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I'm going through this Walden U free term, and I'm finding I very much do not like having to write giant papers, developing large projects. I would much prefer a program that's heavy on Exams/Assessments than writing a lot of papers.
Which regionally accredited online Master's programs feature heavy on the exam side and light on the paper-writing side?
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Generally, STEM programs require less writing. I've also found that traditional universities tend to require less writing than non-traditional universities. Even though I was in a social science major for my first master's, I didn't write as much in it as what's required by Walden. I would write one 5 to 7-page paper and one 10 to 15-page paper per course. Sometimes, I had the option of doing a PowerPoint instead of a paper. We also had required discussion board posts. My first master's was earned at a traditional, public university.
I'm also at a public university for my second master's, but it's in medical science. I was briefly in their microbiology program. Neither program requires a lot of writing. The longest paper I've written so far has been seven pages, but I was supposed to stay under six. We have discussion board posts. Most of the courses are based on multiple choice exams, and we have short essay questions for the mid-term and final. The series of forensic medicine courses consist of short answer questions or 1 to 3-page papers every week.
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(03-31-2019, 05:57 PM)elbebopkid Wrote: I'm going through this Walden U free term, and I'm finding I very much do not like having to write giant papers, developing large projects. I would much prefer a program that's heavy on Exams/Assessments than writing a lot of papers.
Which regionally accredited online Master's programs feature heavy on the exam side and light on the paper-writing side?
I too would love to find a master’s degree program in education that is test-heavy and definitely light on the papers.
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I really like writing in general. I'm a professional writer and I mostly enjoyed all the papers I wrote for undergrad.
But Walden's specific rubric system makes one a slave to regurgitating this stuff they want you to regurgitate in an extremely specific manner. And other projects are 10+ pages. Absolutely sucks all the joy out of learning.
I think I'm just gonna roll all these HES Poetry in America courses into an ALM in English at Harvard. That's probably the way to go. But if it doesn't work out, due to potential cost and travel budget/sechedule restrictions, I may seek a more traditional University as a fall-back plan. U of Alabama has some really affordable online programs that interest me.
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I think all competency-based programs are like that. You don't really have instructors; you have paper graders and mentors who are dealing with hundreds of students in different stages of the program. So, it's all about sticking to a very detailed rubric.
Other than creative writing, my favorite papers to write are reflection papers.
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This is one of the main reasons I haven't looked into MBA's. I just do not want to write papers. Ugh!
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(04-01-2019, 04:10 PM)dfrecore Wrote: This is one of the main reasons I haven't looked into MBA's. I just do not want to write papers. Ugh!
I get this. I just submitted my first paper for my first MBA course and it was 19 pages. I'll be done with the second paper tomorrow but it is looking to be about 10-12 pages.
Out of the 11 courses in my degree plan, 6 of them only require papers (or projects) and 4 only require exams, one course requires both an exam and two papers. Those that require papers typically require 2 or 3 of them for each course.
I'm not enjoying all the writing, but at least it is in an area I'm already well-versed.
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The courses that require both exams and papers.... Are the papers on those at least shorter due to there also being an exam?
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(04-02-2019, 10:12 AM)elbebopkid Wrote: The courses that require both exams and papers.... Are the papers on those at least shorter due to there also being an exam?
I assume so, but I won't know until I get there. Well, I suppose I could look it up but I don't really need to worry about it for a while yet.
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(03-31-2019, 06:44 PM)elbebopkid Wrote: I really like writing in general. I'm a professional writer and I mostly enjoyed all the papers I wrote for undergrad.
But Walden's specific rubric system makes one a slave to regurgitating this stuff they want you to regurgitate in an extremely specific manner. And other projects are 10+ pages. Absolutely sucks all the joy out of learning.
I think I'm just gonna roll all these HES Poetry in America courses into an ALM in English at Harvard. That's probably the way to go. But if it doesn't work out, due to potential cost and travel budget/sechedule restrictions, I may seek a more traditional University as a fall-back plan. U of Alabama has some really affordable online programs that interest me.
I'm going to be starting a Master's at U of Alabama in the fall (financial planning). So far, I can tell you that the service/marketing is the exact opposite of these online degree programs. They are super slow and want you to pursue them, not the other way around. A big change from WGU. My program mentor has been really quick, helpful, and on top of things, but not the school itself. I didn't get my official acceptance letter until 6 weeks after my application was marked as accepted online.
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