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5 Reasons Why Me Attending Grad School Online Makes No Difference Compared To An In-Person School

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Sep 04, 2019

Clemson University

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I am getting my masters in counseling online at Southern New Hampshire University. I had an employer interview me a few weeks ago, and gave me a snobby, rude reaction when I told her I was getting my masters online. Then, she proceeded that she went to Clemson in-person for her Masters in counseling, and asked me why I didn't continue at Clemson for my masters when I had done my undergrad there. Not everyone has loads of money, Cheryl. I also wanted to get a job and didn't want an in-person school to disrupt this. Geez *eyeroll*

1. I receive the same education.

Besides being online, there is absolutely no difference in the education I receive. I still see my classmates in live video discussions, and half the time we do those, we practice microskills in role-play counseling sessions.

2. I have the same amount of passion and desire to be a counselor.

A screen doesn't change this; if anything, it makes me more motivated than having to drive to and park at a school.

3. I still get in-person, hands-on experience by going to two residencies.

There, we practice microskills in-person with professors and fellow peers. We listen to counseling sessions done by professionals and we listen to talks on mental health. These residencies are each five days.

4. I graduate in the same time.

Online schooling does not make it significantly longer or shorter than in-person school. Any masters in counseling program at any school ranges from 2-3 years, no matter if it is online or not. I started at SNHU in the beginning of March of this year, and I am graduating in July of 2021. So, thats 2 years and 2 months.

5. My education gives me the same credentials for future licensing as an in-person program.

SNHU's online masters in counseling program is CACREP accredited, as is most in-person programs.

So, me getting a masters online shouldn't make a difference to you. Next time, get educated on the subject before you make a "I'm on my high horse", snobby, opinion/comment.

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5 Reasons Why Me Attending Grad School Online Makes No Difference Compared To An In-Person School

Here's a list:

1. I receive the same education.

2. I have the same amount of passion and desire to be a counselor.

3. I still get in-person, hands-on experience by going to two residencies.

4. I graduate in the same time.

5. My education gives me the same credentials for future licensing as an in-person program.

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)