originalamyj Journey to BA in English from TESU

[originalamyj]

The deal with Shmoop is that you are supposed to keep all the tabs open. I wind up with like 20 tabs open, can't find the information I'm supposed to or forget where it is. Or worst case I leave my computer and someone (kids!) closes out my browser so now I have to start over opening all those tabs.

I wish they would just present the information clearly with fewer rabbit trails, and then test on the information presented. I just don't get it. But as an English major I don't think I have any choice. I can't pay $$$ for each upper level course I need so I have to give Shmoop a good shot. I hope I can pass these courses, if not I don't know what I will do...

Worst case scenario - you switch to a BALS degree, and take Psych or History courses instead.  It's not the worst thing in the world - if I was looking for a tutor for my kid, I'd want someone who was good at that, rather than someone with the "right" degree.  Word of mouth is much more important than degree for what you want to do (IMHO).

True. The thing is, I LIKE literature. So the process of obtaining the degree by taking these kinds of courses (since AOS is just about all I have left to take) is exciting to me. 

I'm not giving up on Shmoop yet! I'm only in the middle of Bible and it's ok so far (but I do have a basis of knowledge). It just feels like my basis of knowledge isn't as helpful as I assumed it would be because of their way of presenting and testing. So it's shaken my confidence a little.

 I think I will learn a lot about their method by the time I'm done and will hopefully be successful in more courses. I'm giving it a month and will reassess after that.