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Am I insane for wanting to try a competency based program?
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(01-20-2023, 06:33 PM)IReallyNeedADegree Wrote:
(01-20-2023, 06:23 PM)Schlafen Wrote: I am really glad I found this idea / this community as this was exactly what I was looking for. 

About me : I am a student from Germany who is totally unhappy with his university and his degree choice. I dont think the traditional German university system is the right fit for me. Here in Germany a competency based degree is pretty much unheard of (Although the associated universities that offer this are recognized through research on the anabin database) I would still have a lot of time left in my traditional degree 2.5 years or so.

So my idea was that I would do a BLS degree at UMPI with a minor in management information systems (My current program is adjacent to that) and fill electives with courses that I think are useful. And also find some type of entry level job on the side.

I genuinely cannot tell if my plan is delusional as there is nobody I could ask about this. It does not help that my family is quite old fashioned when it comes to this and not very open to new ideas. They have no idea about educational systems (Which is understandable) but then they would obviously judge my choice with no expertise. My current university program does offer the option to take a leave of absence so that I could execute this plan.


People have done much more crazy things in life so compared to many stories this is quite modest but to me this feels like a radical choice. 

Some further information about me : 
I am pretty familiar with java,Know the basics of python
German Abitur (College prep diploma) that had a year 13
you are not delusional go for it king/queen I am german aswell altough i dropped out and got my ged

Thank you. As you may know the educational system is much more rigid here and even transferring between universities is an absolute nightmare. 2 universities in the same city might only recognize a fraction of the credits. I just couldnt ascertain whether its a viable plan because I think we are one of the few people in Germany that are even aware of these options. So there is nobody to ask. 

Germany also has a distance learning university (FU Hagen) but that university is super inflexible compared to the online programs from other universities.

Did you do your GED in Germany? I completed the Abitur and looking back it was fine, but that always depends on your relationship with your classmates and teachers.
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RE: Am I insane for wanting to try a competency based program? - by Schlafen - 01-20-2023, 06:46 PM

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