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I guess I'm missing the part of what the goal is. I see what the goal is not, but... what is it that taking the classes and a degree in your field, but not the classes that degrees in that field expect, going to do?
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@scottalanmiller said in AstroTurf is super green.:
I guess I'm missing the part of what the goal is. I see what the goal is not, but... what is it that taking the classes and a degree in your field, but not the classes that degrees in that field expect, going to do?
I had mentioned it up above, it's nothing more than having wanted to go to school and graduate with a degree. People may think that is stupid, but that is my reasoning. I figure if I can take very focused classes, then I'll learn something in my field that I don't know (I certainly don't know everything so I'll learn stuff while I'm attending). I want a degree in my field, and these classes are teaching me more than the nearest university (at least as far as the applicable classes go). I only know that because I looked at the road map at both Boise State University and the University of Idaho. I asked the advisor and the response from both places was "we're not making you into a systems administrator. We're making you into a well rounded student." Okay that's great, but it's just not what I want. I wanted a degree, but I wanted to be made into a systems administrator.
If my scope was to get a well rounded education and open my mind, would I go to the school I'm at now? No. Absolutely not. You don't get exposure to all the core classes and different avenues of extensive learning. I would go to Boise State University, or the University of Idaho (if I were to stay in state), instead of College of Western Idaho then Idaho State University or Western Governor's.
I could get a sense of achievement some other way that people would probably disagree about as well. Something like getting various certifications, or winning an award for something. That's not what I want though, I want a degree. My reasoning is probably very disagreeable, because it is a want. An expensive and time consuming want. I'm willing to risk time and money to fill that void of achievement. I've tried other avenues and have come up short so I'm trying this one. If I come up short and don't feel that sense of achievement, I'll try another approach.
I may never find what I'm looking for. But, I won't stop looking.
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I guess it is the "degree in my field" bit that confuses me. Having been on a college board specifically for the degrees in your field... you are skipping every class that we considered to be critical for the field and taking the ones that we kept saying shouldn't be in the curriculum. I feel like you are intentionally avoiding what we normally consider a degree in your field, but you found a place that will say that it is that. That's why I'm confused by the goal because it feels like you are making a huge effort to actually avoid what I thought you were stating as the goal.
Just wanting a degree to get a degree, I understand.
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@scottalanmiller said in AstroTurf is super green.:
I guess it is the "degree in my field" bit that confuses me. Having been on a college board specifically for the degrees in your field... you are skipping every class that we considered to be critical for the field and taking the ones that we kept saying shouldn't be in the curriculum. I feel like you are intentionally avoiding what we normally consider a degree in your field, but you found a place that will say that it is that. That's why I'm confused by the goal because it feels like you are making a huge effort to actually avoid what I thought you were stating as the goal.
Just wanting a degree to get a degree, I understand.
Just wanting a degree. That's what I was trying to get across. Maybe I could have done a better job at explaining it.
Maybe the other side of my explanation muddled it... I don't want just any degree, I want classes that pertain to systems administration. So all the classes I'm taking consist of things like routing and switching, Linux server administration, Exchange, SharePoint, operating system deployment, scripting (PowerShell, Python, etc), and some other classes along those lines. Along those, I already filled my Comm/English requirements and just have to take a Sociology class, as well as two more math classes. Those are all applicable to a degree in the IT field I believe. Why should those classes not be in the curriculum (all the tech ones)? I guess I'm confused. Maybe there is a miscommunication...
I mean sure there are lots of other classes one could take that pertain to the field... business management, accounting, psychology, etc.
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@scottalanmiller said in AstroTurf is super green.:
@Dashrender said in AstroTurf is super green.:
@scottalanmiller said in AstroTurf is super green.:
Isn't that a community college?
That's what I was thinking.
Is Idaho State Univ part of the traditional 4 yr schools getup? If not, then how is it better than DeVry?
This is an accredited school. Not sure how they did that if they don't require the core classes, though.
So is WGU
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@Jason said in AstroTurf is super green.:
@scottalanmiller said in AstroTurf is super green.:
@Dashrender said in AstroTurf is super green.:
@scottalanmiller said in AstroTurf is super green.:
Isn't that a community college?
That's what I was thinking.
Is Idaho State Univ part of the traditional 4 yr schools getup? If not, then how is it better than DeVry?
This is an accredited school. Not sure how they did that if they don't require the core classes, though.
So is WGU
Ugh, sadly. WGU is the "why saying accredited means nothing" school. Doesn't WGU still require core classes, though, even if they are really bad at them?
