by Sandy Womack, Ed.D., Director, EduPlan www.eduplan.org
I like to see college websites where the curriculum is clearly visable and the costs are upfront. I don't want to call a rep or have a chat on the Chat Line. I found that most of the reps on the Chat Lines only know basic information and many were there to get prospective students to enroll immediately. Some reps wanted to sign me up for a Bachelor's degree, even though I have a doctorate.
Many times you have to put in personal information before you get any questions answered. I usually put in false information because I don't want the school to be constantly bugging me. BTW, you can request that schools not call you and get on their Do Not Call list and the schools have to comply.
Bottom Line: Beware aggressive marketing and marketing ploys to get you to enroll in a degree plan before you are ready and before you have all your questions answered.
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