The Online Student

Dear classmates and Professor:


I earned a Bachelor's degree of Science from Mexico 5 years ago. I had the opportunity to be an onground student for 6 years. The difference is a lot, but I can't say that one is better than the other. One of the reasons why I like the online environment is because you do not have to be running, get ready, drive, and spend 1 hour on the traffic to attend a class. Moreover, Kaplan University has great programs that encourage students to do their best and keep up with each class and each assignment. For example, I never had a face to face discussion about a topic in my old University; probably because some people doesn't like to confront others in public or doesn't like to talk in front of many people. The weekly discussion boards in my classes are great. I have learned a lot out of them and you can share experiences, ideas, and, thoughts with your classmates and Professors. Another thing that I love about the online environment is the communication that you have with your Professors and the feedback that they give you. Because onground classes are so crowded I seldom had the opportunity to speak with a professor or have a conversation about certain academic topic. Even though we take classes in different places, cities, or communities I feel more in touch with my professors than in the onground environment. As, I said before, online education is not better than Onground education or the other way around, there just different. I would not change the experiences and the knowledge that I acquired during those years and I would not change the way that I am conducting my professional studies at the present time.

I like online classes, because I like to work on my own and at my own pace, and I do not like to be interrupted by somebody's cell phone in the middle of the class. I am not a grouchy person; I just like to focus on what I am doing. I do not know what can work to bring closer communities; I think that it depends on each individual and their social needs.

Thank you guys for reading, have a nice day =0)