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Re: University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs

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hi, the first day when i attepted the apply the uopeople is im so afraid becaurse they many university online which is non accredited in the world,but when i recognized the uopeople is accredited im try to fill the application then im locky to get this university.becaurse is higher education in the world.im totally changing my life becaurse of uopeople. as now im expiriance too in my feild at uopeople. im happy to get uopeople in my life. and also thank to my programme advisor,which is farhanaz.

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Hi. I attended this school and then got accepted to another more standard institution, which I applied at the same time to. The new institution, learning I had been attending U of the P, promptly told me that U of the P credits would not transfer. Universal transferability in question, I opted out. I did enjoy meeting people from all walks of life, all over the world. However, I also saw a grossly wide range of educa…

I've just completed my first term with UoPeople. I agree that I learned a lot about plagiarism and even had the opportunity to report some!

For me UoPeople is a blessing. I'm able to pursue a higher education all while working and supporting my family. This will give me so many new opportunities for better careers when I eventually move back to the states.

The educational method is challenging. I do like peer assessment, but I feel that some peers don't really try when grading. I like to give grades that are warranted, good or bad. Being told my work is not good with no correction is highly vexing.

I hope to continue to grow as a student with UoPeople and see others do the same.

Re: University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs

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My name is Kahlan, I am an ambassador and student for the university of the people. I have had nothing but a positive experience there as well as have been fortunate enough to receive a scholarship. The quality of education is fantastic, the professors and peers are so respectful and friendly, and I never thought I would even be able to attend a college due to lack of flexible time as well as finances. I feel so lucky to be apart of and to have found this wonderful university.

Re: University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs

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post #33

Hi. I attended this school and then got accepted to another more standard institution, which I applied at the same time to. The new institution, learning I had been attending U of the P, promptly told me that U of the P credits would not transfer. Universal transferability in question, I opted out. I did enjoy meeting people from all walks of life, all over the world. However, I also saw a grossly wide range of educa…

> could not grasp the idea of plagiarism being unethical I remember experiencing this at a private religious university. At the time, my hyper-religious mind was blown to see students outright cheating in the Testing Center. Since then I've been exposed to additional perspectives on plagiarism. It is an extremely deep and nuanced topic. A few years out of school, I ended up mentoring and then teaching college student…

Plagiarism was very widespread in my university. The students doing it were simply not punished

Re: University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs

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hi,good day all. i am sadiq abubakar idriss from nigeria.

i am so glad to be student at prestegious univrsity. i love uopeople becaurse my life has change and also i meet the peoples around the worlds becaurse of university. i have get many expiriance at univrsity. additionally the reason why i always love this univrsity is free education،accrediation online american university,schollership are availble. concern to much about the complain of the student. thank all.

Re: University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs

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This school is not a regionally accredited school, and therefore the vast majority of other schools will not accepted their credit if you decide to transfer somewhere else or use the degree you earned to try & get into a graduate degree program. It is borderline fraudulent for schools like this to operate without being very clear on the limits of the credits earned and their portability.

I don't know about borderline fraudulent, but I really wish there were better explanations by the school. I already knew what I was getting into when I started because I've been in and around academia for more than 2 decades. However, many of the students don't understand the intricacies of American higher ed. And they can be hard to explain to current and prospective students who just want to know if the degree will…

If they're prohibited from treating credits from non-regionally accredited schools differently, then I suspect schools will put into place policies that are not "blanket" policies, but instead policies that dictate individual evaluation of each student, which will turn out to accomplish the same thing. Which really wouldn't be great, but also would filter out a lot of people of questionable academic credentials: regionally accredited schools generally meet some minimum standards, while non-regionally accredited schools are a crap shoot: some are just fine, but many are awful degree mills that don't even grade work beyond assigning an "A" for any submission.

Re: University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs

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University of the People is changing the way we face our educational system. Firstly, it is showing that education is freedom and hence it should not be the privilege of a few, but rather something anyone can have access to. Secondly, it is showing that the traditional educational system is outdated to keep up with nowadays worlds demands and we need to come up with something new!

Re: University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs

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UoPeople has given me an opportunity that the universities here in my country would never have given me. I really appreciate it in the sense that students are given the opportunity to assess their peers. I have really picked a lot of ideas from assessing my peers most of the time. I can also confidently say that I have gotten the opportunity to meet new friends from different countries, which has given me the idea of how they also relate to issues or how they approach things in general.

Re: University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs

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UoPeople has given me an opportunity that the universities here in my country would never have given me. I really appreciate it in the sense that students are given the opportunity to assess their peers. I have really picked a lot of ideas from assessing my peers most of the time. I can also confidently say that I have gotten the opportunity to meet new friends from different countries, which has given me the idea of…

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Re: University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs

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University of the people is giving opportunities for people who previously were not able to secure admission into college. I am a medical doctor currently pursuing a bachelors in community health and i must admit the institution is up to date and top notch!
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