I looked at the site...not very informative, from what I can see.  That is something that makes me wary of saying whether it is a scam that uses Obama's copy and pasted image as "proof" of all you'll "get" from the courses.  What would be the result of taking the courses?  This would be my first ...

Henry, Thanks.  I'm giving them until Monday before I request a new counselor.  Actually, I was given a list of a number of the books I would need.  My original counselor said to try online for used versions because the school bookstore is outrageous.  I "plugged" the ISBN numbers into a few used text book data ...

Thanks, Cajun.  I tried calling the new counselor again, and left the third message asking him to call me back.  I realize that he probably has a life too, so I'll try being patient, but if I haven't received a call back by Monday, I will call and ask to be placed with another enrollment counselor.  I want to get the ...

I recently began the process of transferring into the B.A. program at Grand Canyon University for Liberal Arts/Communications.  Everything was going smoothly until I received a list of the books I would be responsible for attaining and found that there was a lot of them that, even used, I couldn't afford (one was nearly $300 ...

I think everything I was thinking of when I read your question has been covered.  Basically, it's a matter of preference as to what is an advantage as opposed to a disadvantage. For me, the advantage has been that I can actually attend school now.  Before online college, my work and life style would never have permitted me going ...

Hi again.  I just had a few questions about some of the scholarship search web sites on the Internet.  I've been looking into trying to attain a scholarship to cut some of my costs, especially text books and a few other things I will need. The problem is, it seems like, every site you go to asks you a series of questions about ...

Steve, I'm not sure about other areas, but I know that here, we've had some local vets who have helped some of the lower income people in our area this way.  The vetrinarian who takes care of my dogs and cats offered me this opportunity to get my certification because of the fact that I was always really interested in their ...

I am sorry. I didn't see that there were replies here. I must have asked this before I set my account up to email alerts to replies.  Actually, when I signed up for information about the scholarship, they called my home and asked me questions about my living situation.  Some of the questions made no sense, but I answered as ...

SteveFoerster: tcord1964:This is just me thinking out loud, but at the age of 17 why are you looking at a distance learning degree program?  Do you have a state university or college in the area?  Resident tuition at local colleges is, more often than not, going to be the best deal you will get.  Not only that, but you will be ...

Tcord, I'm a bit confused...are you thinking I am 17?  I apologize if I mislead, but I am actually 34-years-old, and work full time on second shift, unfortunately, and have a 7-year-old daughter.  I can't switch shifts, as this was the only opening they had. I went to Ohio University at the age of 17...maybe that's where ...

Steve,  OK...oddly enough...my reply didn't go through again.  Hmmm...  I tend to be overly analytical at times, but I guess in this case it's a good thing because I learned today that I'd misunderstood yet another thing about FAFSA.  You only have a specified "threshhold" for each program.  So...I ...

Steve, You're right.  A lot of people don't make sure to crunch the numbers.  Sadly, it took me a really long time to realize that I need to do that.  I always overanalyze everything else, but I think I always tended to let other people decide on the academics parts for me, and that got me into a bit of trouble in the ...