08-21-2007, 08:20 AM
well, John Bear & his droning clones are just snake oil vendors of the cheapest sort...BUT! any person choosing an education for himself, whose badge he'd proudly display and/or upon which he would build a career or the like, based on some cheap booklet "phone directory style" found in the shelf next to a "secret forex trading strategies of the wealthy'n'famous", "lose 50 pounds in three weeks with dr.Skummitz all-liquid diet", "marry a model like me, by worldwide dating authority E. Sluttova ", etc IS A VERY UNWISE PERSON.
Any "street smart" conman will always get the upper hand against gullible people.
Lately i was shopping on the net for some new DE/DL providers. True, these days a web search sorts more real-time results than a pile of old books, and equally true I have bought Bear's guides in the distant past, but people should never, ever trust advertising...and most books ARE advertising, especially "directory " books...same as "black" or "gold" lists on some sites.
I am in charge of myself, so i located a few new DE/DL providers. A couple well-known (& duly chartered) UK universities i ignored offered DE/DL courses-degrees AND a few US universities.
Now I usually shun US outfits, whether accredited or not, because they are typically expensive AND place a lot of unnecessary burden on some categories of students.
Well, they proved me wrong this time...
I was able to call the schools, ask questions, and verify i can get courses for under $400, fully accredited and hassle-free.
I even got feedback back from a couple instructors!
A couple universities were not for me (or i was not for them)...
Needless to say, the links next to these good schools advertised both dodgy/gray-area schools of dubious reputations, outright degree mills and degree mills masquerading as "alternative" schools.
In one case they wanted more to be believed, but pressed for details and under scrutiny, a "school" admitted all they offer are high-school level courses...
Usually, links/ads for dodgy providers are more catchy or promising than ads from accredited providers.
So perhaps i should change my name and write a book...
It's YOUR life people...stand up for it! Do the homework!
Any "street smart" conman will always get the upper hand against gullible people.
Lately i was shopping on the net for some new DE/DL providers. True, these days a web search sorts more real-time results than a pile of old books, and equally true I have bought Bear's guides in the distant past, but people should never, ever trust advertising...and most books ARE advertising, especially "directory " books...same as "black" or "gold" lists on some sites.
I am in charge of myself, so i located a few new DE/DL providers. A couple well-known (& duly chartered) UK universities i ignored offered DE/DL courses-degrees AND a few US universities.
Now I usually shun US outfits, whether accredited or not, because they are typically expensive AND place a lot of unnecessary burden on some categories of students.
Well, they proved me wrong this time...
I was able to call the schools, ask questions, and verify i can get courses for under $400, fully accredited and hassle-free.
I even got feedback back from a couple instructors!
A couple universities were not for me (or i was not for them)...
Needless to say, the links next to these good schools advertised both dodgy/gray-area schools of dubious reputations, outright degree mills and degree mills masquerading as "alternative" schools.
In one case they wanted more to be believed, but pressed for details and under scrutiny, a "school" admitted all they offer are high-school level courses...
Usually, links/ads for dodgy providers are more catchy or promising than ads from accredited providers.
So perhaps i should change my name and write a book...
It's YOUR life people...stand up for it! Do the homework!
A.A Mole University
B.A London Institute of Applied Research
B.Sc Millard Fillmore
M.A International Institute for Advanced Studies
Ph.D London Institute of Applied Research
Ph.D Millard Fillmore
B.A London Institute of Applied Research
B.Sc Millard Fillmore
M.A International Institute for Advanced Studies
Ph.D London Institute of Applied Research
Ph.D Millard Fillmore