This is an accurate statement that I would like to expand. It's not just a function of WHERE, but also WHEN. Allow me to elaborate:
SITUATION 1: I earned my MBA from a 'brick and mortar' institution in 2002. In the first three weeks I was having difficulty with some stats material. I approached the professor WHO WAS A FRIEND OF MINE - Golfing buddy. His response: "McDonalds is always hiring". I was like ... what the fuck bro...I need some guidance. He explained, "This graduate school is for people who make their own guidance and dig deep to find the answers themselves". That fucked me up. Our attrition rate for the first semester was like 65%. If you made it to the CAPSTONE side of the curriculum (back half) you got treated like an equal with respect ... until that time, you were a piece of shit lower life form trying to gain access to a very exclusive club. It was hard as hell and fucking awesome. You had to learn that shit like you invented the ideas or you would never pass the boards.
SITUATION 2: In 2012 I got a Masters in HR. It was still brick and mortar with a dash of online. It was fucking pathetic. Half the classes were 'show-up, participate, and pass'. Touchy feely bullshit mostly. The law classes were kick ass but the rest - lame. I proof read several papers for classmates ... how the fuck those leptons got past high school was beyond me. No one ever explained apparently, you don't write like you speak. Graduate level courses, and half those cats had a 6th grade writing level at best.
This is an accurate statement that I would like to expand. It's not just a function of WHERE, but also WHEN. Allow me to elaborate:
SITUATION 1: I earned my MBA from a 'brick and mortar' institution in 2002. In the first three weeks I was having difficulty with some stats material. I approached the professor WHO WAS A FRIEND OF MINE - Golfing buddy. His response: "McDonalds is always hiring". I was like ... what the fuck bro...I need some guidance. He explained, "This graduate school is for people who make their own guidance and dig deep to find the answers themselves". That fucked me up. Our attrition rate for the first semester was like 65%. If you made it to the CAPSTONE side of the curriculum (back half) you got treated like an equal with respect ... until that time, you were a piece of shit lower life form trying to gain access to a very exclusive club. It was fucking awesome.
SITUATION 2: In 2012 I got a Masters in HR. It was still brick and mortar with a dash of online. It was fucking pathetic. Half the classes were 'show-up, participate, and pass'. Touchy feely bullshit mostly. The law classes were kick ass but the rest - lame. I proof read several papers for classmates ... how the fuck those leptons got past high school was beyond me. No one ever explained apparently, you don't write like you speak. Graduate level courses, and half those cats had a 6th grade writing level at best.