TESUAbroad Wrote:What's with all the negative reviews? Do a google search for straighterline reviews and you'll see what I mean. Was the service worse before? Are people angry that you actually have to study and work hard? A lot of people are complaining about being scammed out of money, what do they mean? I will be starting straighterline soon so I'd like to hear some feedback

RANSOMSOUL Wrote:Zero need to fear about being scammed Toastmaster. Those taking that position are the same people who sign up for a gym membership in December and cry foul come March when they have only attended a handful of times and haven't lost any weight. Straighterline is what you make of it. Cost value is incredible when one has prior knowledge in a subject and/or has the discipline to self learn through the provided information. All of the business and math classes because of my background were not difficult to complete. Religion & History are not my strong subjects but the modules provided more than enough information to allow me to stay engaged and feel comfortable during the exams.

Here's an example of how Straighterline can get away from you when selecting courses either not your strength or of real interest to you. My daughter added the once 'FREE' Information Technology course and never got past the second module because she could not connect with the information. Without my supervision, she might have kept renewing the monthly membership until completing it. That could feel like a bait & switch scam to someone not managing their account properly. When one takes ownership, it's pretty clear that life isn't scamming you.

High_Order1 Wrote:I've taken a few.

I didn't find it to be a cakewalk, and I've no clue how some people are completing them as quickly as they are. But I prefer them greatly to butt-in-seat courses, and to the courses that require you to log in every day and participate in discussions and things, and for all the quirks and issues I personally ran into, I have no problems recommending SL.

I will say, in the interest of fairness, if you don't previously have a high level of understanding of the topic, and cannot commit to buckling down and learning the material, SL may not be the best route for you.