[Blindtlk] Grad School

[Aaron Allen]

Hello!

My name is Aaron and I attended both traditional college and online.

I found the online experience to be more accessible as far as the materials
and instructions.  I would strongly recommend discussing your specific needs
with both online and traditional schools to see what the best fit may be for
you.

I have noticed that many online schools (especially the private schools)
have staff with experience with the needs of persons with disabilities.

Good luck!


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jesse
Johnson
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:17 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grad School

I am attending Amridge University in Montgomery Alabama online. I am
currently working toward my second Master's, and I have had a very enjoyable
time thus far. I do agree that is a matter of preference. For me online is
the way to go because it gives me a lot more freedom of work. My professors
are very much accessible. I reach them by either email or from time to time
I call them. Fortunately, I've had very helpful professors. Best wishes,
Jaybee Jesse Johnson jayjohnson66 at me.com



On Dec 21, 2012, at 1:24 PM, Jasmine Kotsay <jasmine.kotsay at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello, Zeeshan,
> 	My name is Jasmine, and I am a college student.  I am going for my
Bachelor's degree and teaching credential.  I would definitely recommend
that you go to Grad School, but I'm not sure if I would take the online
approach.  Everyone has their own experiences with online classes, but the
one I had was very hard.  Not that the work was difficult, but the program
that was used was not always stable.  I definitely like the on-campus part
of school, though.  You get to know your peers and teachers better that way,
and you can ask a teacher a question and get immediate answers, unlike
sending emails.  It does depend on your preference, transportation, and
daily schedule.
> Hope this helps!
>
> Sincerely,
> Jasmine
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Zeeshan Khan <zeek786 at gmail.com
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org Date sent: Fri, 14
> Dec 2012 14:30:22 -0800
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Grad School
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> So lately I have been thinking about goign to Grad School, actually I
> had applied 3 years ago but was not accepted due to my low gmat scores
> as I did not have proper accommodations at the testing site.  Anyways,
> as all of you are probably aware, going ot school for a blind person
> is much much different nad challenging than for a sighted individual.
> So I have been giving to school online some thought as well but I am
> not too sure about it because there are schools online for a Masters
> program but I don't know how well they work out for us blind people as
> you still have to worry about being able ot read hte textbooks and all
> the materials, which can take quiet some time to read.  So my thing
> is, what would you guys think be a better option , going to school online
or going to a physical location.
> Going to a physical location has its own challenges but it brings a
> social aspect to it that the online version cannot match.  But a
> physical location has its own challenges which you all must know of
> already.  So if anyone of you out there would like to share their
> experiences about Grad School, I would love to hear them and any words of
advice would be helpful.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> --
>
> Zeeshan Khan
>
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