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Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - ausernameisneeded - 09-07-2023
Hi, I'm thinking of doing a public challenge in the coming 3 months.
The challenge is learning and finishing 12 Sophia courses (mostly 100-200 gen eds ones) in 3 months with:
. A minimum of 97% per course
. The same level of mastery as 4.0 student who did those same courses in school
. No cheating (the challenge is not copy-pasting from the textbook efficiently
)My time commitment will be 20 to 25 hours a week.
For those of you with experience with Sophia Courses, do you think it's doable?
I don't wanna lose my face
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - bjcheung77 - 09-07-2023
Yes, it's possible, if you're not too picky with the grading. If you're going for the 3 months, you should pay for 3 and get the 4th month free. An example (years ago), in 3 months of StraighterLine, I did 30+ courses (a total of 100+ credits), you should be able to do the same amount in 3 months... Invest in a second monitor, not for copy/pasting, but for multi-tasking and review of the course material...
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - ausernameisneeded - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 10:37 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Yes, it's possible, if you're not too picky with the grading. If you're going for the 3 months, you should pay for 3 and get the 4th month free. An example (years ago), in 3 months of StraighterLine, I did 30+ courses (a total of 100+ credits), you should be able to do the same amount in 3 months... Invest in a second monitor, not for copy/pasting, but for multi-tasking and review of the course material...But the challenge is a minimum of 97% per course.
Also I have a question about the open book nature of Sophia.
I'm very skeptical of it.
Do milestone questions require mastery or can you just pass them by finding where is the answer in the course material?
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - rachel83az - 09-07-2023
It depends on the course. The history ones definitely require at least some degree of mastery. For some, like Visual Communications, I don't know. I came into the course(s) with prior knowledge. So I literally didn't need to read the texts for them. I just skimmed for a few things I didn't know already.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - allvia - 09-07-2023
There is no reason to reach a 97% on a Sophia course as they almost always transfer as 'Pass' and have no GPA impact; even those few schools who require more than just the 70 to pass is in the 80s. So although the goal is noble, it is not wide scale motivational. I would even say working that hard on Alt Credits for what generally amounts to LL Gen Ed credits is not a good ROI, both for time or money. Meaning participating in such a challenge could even be detrimental in getting people closer to their goal of a completed bachelor degree.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - ausernameisneeded - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 11:36 AM)rachel83az Wrote: It depends on the course. The history ones definitely require at least some degree of mastery. For some, like Visual Communications, I don't know. I came into the course(s) with prior knowledge. So I literally didn't need to read the texts for them. I just skimmed for a few things I didn't know already.It's because of money that I have to do Sophia.
If I had 3k, I would've used study.com for everything
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - rachel83az - 09-07-2023
There is no good reason to use Study.com for everything these days. Even if one has the money, the courses aren't that different from Sophia's offerings. At least, not the ones with that meet the same requirements. Indeed, that's part of why these gen ed classes are so widely accepted: they're the same as one another and ostensibly the same as what you'd learn if you took an in-person class.
Just as you can pass an in-person class without learning a thing, you can pass a Sophia class without learning a thing. Or you can come out the other side with new knowledge. It's up to the student.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - ausernameisneeded - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 11:48 AM)allvia Wrote: There is no reason to reach a 97% on a Sophia course as they almost always transfer as 'Pass' and have no GPA impact; even those few schools who require more than just the 70 to pass is in the 80s.I'm pretty sure if I get the money and finish my bachelor, the grad schools I'll apply to will ask for all my transcripts
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - ss20ts - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 12:01 PM)ausernameisneeded Wrote:(09-07-2023, 11:48 AM)allvia Wrote: There is no reason to reach a 97% on a Sophia course as they almost always transfer as 'Pass' and have no GPA impact; even those few schools who require more than just the 70 to pass is in the 80s.I'm pretty sure if I get the money and finish my bachelor, the grad schools I'll apply to will ask for all my transcripts
And the transcripts for Sophia say pass or fail.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - ausernameisneeded - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 11:53 AM)rachel83az Wrote: There is no good reason to use Study.com for everything these days. Even if one has the money, the courses aren't that different from Sophia's offerings. At least, not the ones with that meet the same requirements. Indeed, that's part of why these gen ed classes are so widely accepted: they're the same as one another and ostensibly the same as what you'd learn if you took an in-person class.Yes, I know about the content.
Just as you can pass an in-person class without learning a thing, you can pass a Sophia class without learning a thing. Or you can come out the other side with new knowledge. It's up to the student.
I've looked into both. They're pretty much the same.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't study.com more respected than Sophia (by grad schools).
In term of trustworthiness:
Clep and DSST > Study.com > Straighterline > Saylor Academy > Sophia