Sophia Review: Finished 6 Courses in 1 Week

[Chankosumo]

You both misread the post then because I wasn't "excited" when I made it.

I wonder why we misread the post? Do we actually do so, or you simply go defensive mode? 

Just because it is not a testing platform does not mean it prevents anyone from effectively testing out of a course by just taking the quizzes, tests and final. I see no difference from someone who knows the material for a college course to take quizzes, test and the final spread out over 15 weeks and someone taking these concurrently in a shortened time period.

I did already mention that our concern here is not what you "effectively" did, nor are most of us unaware of what a Sophia course is. And yes, completing 6 Sophia courses in 1 week is not all that shocking to some of us either. But our opinion on the matter is not of much of importance. If a course is dubbed exactly as a "course", then it is not a test-out exam, no matter if we feel like it is or not. Another member did give you an example with the fate of another former ACE credit provider. And in an attempt to avoid yet another "but this is not what I meant" post, I'll put it like this - making a thread of this kind, at least in my opinion, reads as boasting. There is a massive course review thread where members can share their reviews on courses and provide some actual utility. 

That was not even close to my intent which you are misrepresenting here.

Well of course you are going to say that. Yet what I mentioned earlier is still how I read your thread. Am I wrong? I could be. That's why wording is important. Because just like one random forum member like me reads your post wrong (still cannot be certain if this is the case at all!), ACE or the course providers too may read it wrong (again, if it is wrong at all).
 

What I stated was my subjective opinion which you cannot claim is objectively false.

The way you worded it (and even in bold!), again, reads a lot more like a certainty than a mere subjective opinion. 

I will rephrase it, "IMO, most people taking Sophia courses should come out with the same knowledge as anyone taking a similar course at a regular university" and I stand by that. I think the courses for what they cover are solid. Everyone learns differently and that includes the number of exercises one may or may not do on a subject. I have not needed to do repetitive exercises to learn many things and neither has many other people. Also for working adults many GE requirements are just a check box for a degree and are not going to help them in their career.

This, now that you rephrased it, is a better attempt to share an opinion. I do not share this view at all, but that is all fine.

There is a lot of information I left out in my post that could help many people complete those courses that I will not be sharing for obvious reasons. The review was not to give people the impression of how long it should take them to complete these courses but rather their difficulty; easy, moderate etc... I presented my experience and results as from someone who knew the material for those subjects and did well in them so the review is taken more seriously.

And that is exactly why this thread exists. And of course, even in that thread a post about completed course may be misread.


Now, before you even consider that this kind of a feedback on a thread is somehow abnormal, take a look at this one . I did not even bother posting there as some of the forum members did point out their concerns about having such threads and I do share those concerns too. Naturally, it is a good thing for all to share success stories of any kind (like a quick course, quick degree, cheap credits etc.). But depending on how we word those success stories, some readers may misread them, just like you suggest that we do here.