Level with me: how bad is Liberty University?

[ReyMysterioso]

I would suggest that if you feel you have to ask this question at all - that's good enough reason to seek alternatives.

[SteveFoerster]

I would suggest that if you feel you have to ask this question at all - that's good enough reason to seek alternatives.

By that logic, no one should ask anything. Asking whether there's anything wrong with Liberty is a reasonable question, and "no" is a reasonable answer, depending on one's goals.

[MFG]

Let me throw my log into the fire. First, I am can ONLY speak of the LU History Department. I understand ss20ts concerns, but I can tell you I never had that in my 4.5 years at LU. Every doctoral class in History has discussion boards and they were quite engaging. I had no group projects and yes, the faculty were involved ( we ( students) had their cell phone numbers) and my dissertation chair is still involved with me ( my journal article I am trying to get published and future book). I had never had religion forced down my throat ( LU is SBC and I am a UMC), not once in the discussions or by the professors. This is what I posted for Degreeinfo.com

Let me add my 3 cents. I started at LU in August 2019, taking courses in the PhD program in History. It was tough. The comps courses, 4 in total ( 77 books in 7 months, reading alone, with 4- 6 hour final exams of 20 to 25 pages each), separated the folks who could be successful and those that could not be. That being said, LU did not take one single course from my MA program at North Carolina Central University nor the four doctoral classes at the University of Houston ( too old they stated). I was hyper focused to finish after the trials and tribulations I had at UNISA. I defended my dissertation in January 2024 and graduated with a 3.96. Now, we lost a lot of folks during my almost 5 years at LU. Some had some serious talent, but life got in the way ( two walked away during the dissertation phase that I know of, some washed out early). I think some thought that a PhD would be fun to attain, but when they started to take these classes, the involvement level may have been too much. I treated each class like the NCAA Basketball Tournament, survive and advance. All of my classes were 8 week courses, so time management was a premium. The professors in the program are top notch and were there for the students. My dissertation chair still is there ( we texted as late as yesterday, my proposed journal article was too long...lol).

Again, it might not be for everyone. I can only speak for me, no one else. Also, my LU PhD has not kept me from being published ( The Sound Historian- Texas Oral History Association) or being considered for publishing ( Journal of Contemporary History and UNT Press).

RE: " I was hyper focused to finish after the trials and tribulations I had at UNISA"

I'm looking at UNISA now and the admission process seems mired in the 20's--the 1820's. I see at one point someone actually had a business guiding people through, but the boards here are not good on specifics/how to. 

Could you please share specifics of your UNISA experience? Thanks.