My experience at SNHU as a BS Finance major

[ausernameisneeded]

Thanks, LevelUp.

I'm working on final papers in my two classes this term (HUM-100 and FIN-336), so I don't have a ton of time to post today

You asked (and please let me pluck out the questions I can best answer on the spot):


2. Which courses do you still have left to complete?
For my BS, Finance degree -- after this term, I will have 5 classes remaining. 
FIN-341 (Financial Regulation and Ethics)
FIN-450 (Investment Portfolio Analysis)
BUS-400 (Driving Business Opportunities)
DAT-210 (Foundation of Data Analysis)
Senior Capstone


3. Are you working full-time? 
Yes, absolutely. I have been the entire time through my SNHU coursework.


4. Do you tend to work ahead in your courses?
I did when the classes were "easier", say 100-level or 200-level. But now that I have 300-level (and again soon 400-level) classes to be immersed in, I can't. It's just too much reading / homework / papers / online discussions to keep up with. I'll also say that the class structures and online coursework is generally structured in a way for the whole class to keep up with one another. Some classes have deep online discussions, and if you're not up to speed on the reading, or post late, you won't get the interaction with classmates nor peer feedback. I find it is best to stay "lock step" with the weekly assignments, neither falling behind nor getting ahead. 


5. How have the deadlines impacted your life? 
You mean, have I had to say no to fun things and trade off personal time so I can study and read and write papers? Absolutely. I'm the "no fun friend" for the last year and change as my coursework difficulty has ramped up and I'm just not available for last minute drinks, meals, weekend activities, invitations to parties, etc. It's a little lonely but soon -- in a little over 25 weeks? -- all that will be over. Then I get to start grad school, ha. 



6. Approximately how many hours do you spend per week on each course?
As you'd expect, the easier classes require less time. My initial 100-level classes were too easy, and I'd procrastinate and wait too long to make 'last minute' posts or write a paper from scratch with 'hours to go' before the deadline. As class difficulty has picked up -- like mid 200-level and higher -- now there is real textbook reading, electronically scored homework, an increasing number of papers and projects, and online discussion board posts and replies. As the material got denser, I needed to set aside more time to read, study, take notes, ingest and think and understand, make the first discussion post, write the paper outline, re-read the book, do the online assigned homework, respond to peers, and then submit the paper, etc. 

At first, I was likely spending 2-4 hours a week per class.
At this level I'm easily spending 5-8 hours a week per class, and more when needed. 
Today I project I will spend 6+ hours piecing together my final paper and project submission for FIN-336, which is on top of the interval project submissions I've previously made, of which only half were graded, but all were required. 



10 Have you ever revised a paper after submitting it to improve your grade?
Yes, once, but because my second submission was after the SNHU cut off time for late work, the professor kindly gave me feedback, but it did not improve my grade standing. Since then, I've taken to trying my best to get the paper right the first time. 

Once a professor gave me a zero on a paper, and their feedback was very focused on the first page of my paper as submitted. I emailed the prof within minutes of that grade posting and asked for an explanation; it turned out that the software reader on the professor's side had paginated the paper differently than Word did, so she didn't easily see the remaining 4 pages of my paper submission. After getting that fixed, my paper was properly graded and that was the updated grade for that assignment. 


11. Could you share your overall experience in dealing with professors and advisers?
I've been an on again - off again student at SNHU. I had to stop attendance over COVID so that my consulting business could stay afloat, and I could make ends meet. That was *work*. Between the two intervals, the adviser side of SNHU has markedly improved: it's easier to reach the adviser (phone / email), easier for the adviser to see my interim progress, and easier for the adviser to help me "think ahead" in terms of progression planning. On the professor side, it's about the same: I feel like many are distant adjuncts, trying their best to batch grading, work, communications, and emails together. I always feel like being such an adjunct requires you to be running multiple classes (perhaps at a few institutions) in parallel so it's a non-stop firefight with the machines and systems for them to make the kind of money to live their lives. As a result, emails may take a day or two for response, cries for help are acted upon pretty darn quickly, but if you truly struggle in the class and get behind, you're at the mercy of the prof and the adviser trying to figure out how to get you back on track. I think I've only withdrawn from one class where I realized I was over my head, and I have knowingly failed a few classes as I would get so far behind there was no chance to really make up the time needed to read, study, and write papers. That both was as pandemic was settling in and before. 



12. Would you recommend SNHU to others?
Yes, absolutely. I started my college career in person in 1989 (gasp) when I was just graduated from High School. I was the smart kid, didn't have to study. Back then my major was molecular genetics and as class work in my major concentration got hard, I absolutely did not have the studying skills I have today to be successful. As a result, I was academically dismissed from Ohio State due to poor grades. I took business classes at a local community college as I explored changing my major, petitioned to and was reinstated at Ohio State, and after a few good grades of business classes plus transfer credits, started a business that has become my career. And never completed a degree. Now that I am older, I know for sure the degree I want and now I hope I know how to study  

The SNHU onboarding process was super easy. Applications and admissions process was straightforward and very handholding. I feel like many of my peers are adult learners looking to either finish an unfinished degree or to obtain their first degree but are now married with full-time jobs, etc. SNHU reviewed the whole of my transcripts (official ones I had to have a third-party service send on my behalf), I did not get any 'life credits', they gave me many credits (likely transferring in about half of the credits needed to obtain a baccalaureate) and it's been a slow grind to get to a place where I have only 5 classes / ~15 hours left to obtain my degree. 


Thanks for the chance to share a bit. I'm surprised there aren't more SNHU posts here, but maybe it's because they are all busy. I know I didn't answer all your questions, and getting to the more complicated ones may take me a few weeks between work and school (and kids) I'm pleased to be here and contributing.

Hi, very helpful post.

I live in a french speaking country and I would like to know (if you don't mind and if you have the time) the list of EVERY documents I need to have to be admitted.  

All I know for know is that I need a high school diploma or equivalent and a proof of English proficiency and everything listed on their website.

I would like to have the list of EVERYTHING I need to provide to be admitted at SNHU. And I mean everything without sparing any details.

Like:
Can I be admitted with my ID (from my country) or do I need a passport?
Do I need to provide all my high school transcripts?
What about medical history forms?

I asked admissions by email, their answer was what I already know from their website.

[LevelUP]

I live in a french speaking country and I would like to know (if you don't mind and if you have the time) the list of EVERY documents I need to have to be admitted.  

All I know for know is that I need a high school diploma or equivalent and a proof of English proficiency and everything listed on their website.

I would like to have the list of EVERYTHING I need to provide to be admitted at SNHU. And I mean everything without sparing any details.

Like:
Can I be admitted with my ID (from my country) or do I need a passport?
Do I need to provide all my high school transcripts?
What about medical history forms?

I asked admissions by email, their answer was what I already know from their website.

Their website does do a good job of explaining what is needed
https://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/...quirements

[bjcheung77]

très bien mon ami, I took French Immersion from grade 4-12. All you need to do is follow through with the website as linked by LevelUP... For admissions, you just need to have all the requirements. It's not something you really need to spend too much time over looking, I'd get a checklist and make sure all of those have been completed and get more time for the actual courses or alternative credits for transfer instead...