MAOL Expectations and Questions

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I hate to say this, but I'm glad I decided against the MAOL and wasn't the guinea pig for this degree. It sounds like complete nightmare. I'm also glad I decided against Brandman/UMass Global. When the enrollment counselor told me there was no way to complete the degree in 6 months, I was surprised. He said a year is very rare and to really plan on 2 years. I see why now! I don't think I would have stuck with it this long! I'm still happy about my decision to go with WGU. Haven't started yet, but I'm confident I'll be able to complete the MSML and MBA in a year there.

I'm glad you did, honestly, and I'm glad you're now focusing on a major you want as well. I only considered this degree because of my great experience at UMPI. The professors are great, but, the content is just not there yet. I considered Brandman until you told me about the 6 month thing because I didn't want to spend a full year on this. I kind of regret not going to Brandman since the course content is identical, because with Brandman, I know the assignments and milestones are identical and I would have more time to do these instead of being so rushed, and having mixed up content and broken links and instructions to use Chapman/Brandman resources (a large number of links require a Brandman login). 

I think WGU would be great for you.

I hope my experience helps make this program better for UMPI and lets you all avoid a nightmare.

This whole thing still makes me sad. I LOVE UMPI. I didn't expect the MAOL to be anything like it is. It REALLY needs a lot of work as we've discussed privately. I really hope the administration listens to you and does some serious overhauling. Otherwise, I fear that few people will complete it and the graduation rate will be terrible.