I'm listening to the Bee Gees right now. I haven't listened to them in forever. They are awesome.
I'm also watching Bleach. I'm so far behind still it isn't even funny. Episode 135 out of like 270... ^_^;
I've been thinking a lot a lot about what classes I'm going to take next semester. I'm not entirely positive yet, but I know I'll be taking at least Japanese 201. I'm also thinking about starting Korean in the fall (since I have to take a year of either Korean or Chinese) but doing so may require me to take a class over the summer through Rio Salado. Which I don't mind doing, but I don't know If I'll have the money for it. Sigh. Always about money.
...You know, I meant for this to be longer, but right now the tired is just getting to me. I'm gonna go crash. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
3 comments:
so how does rio solados online class program work. I'm also considering going to college online (well with the exception of math with that I would like a teacher physically there to help me) so I was curious because I've seen you mention that you have taken courses from rio solado online before.
If you did take a class during the summer, would you just work on it during your stay in Austria?
Rachel - yes, that would be the plan.
David - I like Rio Salado classes because I don't think they're all that hard. Of course, it depends on the class. I'm sure that the set-up of the class also depends on the particular class. I took CIS 105 through them, which is basically an introduction to computers. Given the subject matter, most of it was easy since it was stuff I already knew. This particular class could be completed entirely online, that is, there was no midterm as such, and I was able to take the final online. Not all classes are like that with Rio Salado; some classes (I think typically science classes with a Lab accompaniment) must have the midterm and final taken in person. But even that's not all that impossible to do. The computer class I took consisted of 13 book chapters. I had to read each chapter, and then there was a 20-question quiz for each chapter, as well as 2 short essays which required APA citation (which was pretty easy; I'd never cited in APA format before but they made it really easy because they provided me with some links of examples to learn how. Most classes take place over 14 weeks, but you can choose to take the 8-week track, which is what I did with my class, since I needed the impetus to get it done and not slack off. I ended up getting an A in the class, and the credit is in the process of being transferred to ASU. I would easily take another class through Rio Salado again - if money were not an issue, lol. With in-state tuition it's about $200 for each class (which is still cheaper than ASU) but when you first register there is a one-time registration fee. Which basically means you pay $15 for someone to click their mouse a couple of times to get you into their system. Anyways, the short and short of it is that my experience with them was a positive one, so if you're able to at all go that route, then I highly recommend it.
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