Feelings about TESU / online schools

[cookderosa]

I'm trying to think of something encouraging to say, but honestly, you just have to let this go. Your school checks some VERY special boxes that other people can't check.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educationa...ted_States

Completed high school: 88% (seriously, think about this, there are 12% of adults over age 25 without a high school diploma. That's a HUGE number in a country that spends more per student, starts school earlier, has preschool, and compulsory attendance)

Completed a bachelor's degree: 34% You're already in an elite class holding a bachelor's degree - top 1/3 of the country. Seriously, take a minute to soak that up. Now, consider that number includes both NA and RA bachelor's degrees. Dude.

Master's degree: 11% in the USA.

So, you could spend all your life stuck in the illusion that your degree is something less than it is just because someone else from a different school may or may not think much of your school. You want more prestige? Go for it. Fill out the applications and play the game. After you graduate from Penn State, there are 51 higher ranked schools that will be less than impressed with your degree - so you'll really have to try harder. After you graduate from Yale, the entire Harvard alumni association will think you suck- because anyone who can't get into Harvard sucks... you see? The game of impressing everyone is a game that can't be won because no matter what criteria YOU use to decide prestige, it's never universal.