Grad school! I LOVE APUS so far!

[studyhard]

Hey folks!

I haven't been on here in a hundred years or so, but I thought I'd post a quick update. I've enrolled with American Public University (sister college of American Military University) for a master's degree in military history. I'm very excited! Wish me luck!

If any of you are thinking about that school, so far I have been very impressed. Granted, I haven't actually started classes yet (starting February 1st) but the enrollment process and communication from APUS has gone so smoothly! Their communication is fantastic--an enormous contrast to TESC.

One of the things I really like is their "live chat" option on their website. If you have a question about ANYTHING, you can talk to someone right then and get immediate answers. I've been having trouble with my e-mail and one of the "Welcome, here's the next steps" e-mails from APUS didn't arrive properly in my inbox. I hopped on the live chat and someone held my hand and guided me step by step as I enrolled in the class I wanted.

Immediately upon enrolling, one of the staff members sent me a personal e-mail welcoming me, explaining how certain things work, letting me know I could contact them if I had questions.

I've had other questions here and there along the way and the staff has been very prompt and very helpful.

The other thing I like about it is that there is no yearly tuition. You just pay a flat rate for each class. This really takes the pressure off to cram as many classes as possible into each year to save on yearly tuition.

Anyway, I might not be so glowing after I actually start classes .....but to date I've been very, very impressed.

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Keep us updated on your classes and how things are going with APUS.

I have been required by work to take certain courses and decided upon UWF which was one of 3 choices -- and it was because of their support, how helpful and pleasant their staff has been, and the ease of registering online has been great. Nice after working with a local community college that was very frustrating -- then I found one outstanding counselor who was not actually involved in the program I was in. I had to get special approval to continue using him, but he alone made things so much better. The people we work with can make such a difference.

Anywho....keep us informed.

[annegirl]

Wahooo! That is awesome to hear!

I'm very interested in getting a Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management from them. I am glad to hear that so far they're impressive. Keep us posted!

[Katterina]

That's great! I've heard many good things about APUS/AMU.