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I know a guy whose kid has been accepted to MIT. They now question if it's worth it paying MIT price for online-only experience.
They now question if it's worth it paying MIT price for online-only experience.
meeting/socializing with correct people that can help them in future
MIT is for loser engineering types who can't meet anyone, outside of the sciences.
MIT is for loser engineering types who can't meet anyone, outside of the sciences.
Not true, a few of my kids who went there met people who helped them get hired
Kendall Sq
most are autistic and incapable of socializing
I'd much rather be an electrician or plumber
Rin saysThink of it as supped up edX.org
$75 per an MIT course.
I get a feeling you didn't do much plumbing in your life...
I don’t understand why 80% of grad school engineers were foreign.
Rin saysI'd much rather be an electrician or plumber
I get a feeling you didn't do much plumbing in your life...
So Shaniqua, working at Target, can get a student loan to buy a $50,000 Harvard degree and say that she has the same education as the guy paying 6 figures
Yes, but somebody has to do all the work to actually go through the courses, pass tests, etc. If Shaniqua is capable of doing that - more power to her.
Harvard has a $50,000 total online degree program. I don't know if they turn anyone away, or do I know if everyone passes.
Eric Holder saysYes, but somebody has to do all the work to actually go through the courses, pass tests, etc. If Shaniqua is capable of doing that - more power to her.
No doubt, but are the degrees really comparable then?
At a first glance - yes. It's not like they are going to develop a separate set of online courses specifically for 6-figure-paying crowd, more like adapt what they already have.
The guidelines, issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, provide additional pressure for universities to reopen even amid growing concerns about the recent spread of COVID-19 among young adults. Colleges received the guidance the same day that some institutions, including Harvard University, announced that all instruction will be offered remotely.
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Under the updated rules, international students must take at least some of their classes in person. New visas will not be issued to students at schools or programs that are entirely online. And even at colleges offering a mix of in-person and online courses this fall, international students will be barred from taking all their classes online.
It creates an urgent dilemma for thousands of international students who became stranded in the U.S. last spring after the coronavirus forced their schools to move online. Those attending schools that are staying online must “depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction,” according to the guidance.
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https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/New-rules-Foreign-pupils-must-leave-US-if-15389653.php