Many students think that online college is a breeze.  However, online colleges are not easy.  Often, online college courses can be much more difficult than courses taken on campus with an instructor that you see face-to-face on a weekly basis.  Online college is not right for everyone. 

To succeed in an online college, you need to be very determined and self-disciplined.  When attending an online class, you don’t get the verbal interaction with an instructor and therefore, you do not receive the teaching style that most students have grown accustomed to.  When attending a college course online, it’s important to keep all assignment due dates and test dates on a calendar.  If you miss something, the instructor is very unlikely to let you make it up; I speak from several years of experience.  Online college is not right for you if you aren’t organized or if you don’t have a good work ethic.  It’s important to be able to schedule time for your school work each week, just as you would if you were actually leaving home and attending class at the college.

Unfortunately, many college students assume that online college will be easy and that work can just be put off until they feel like doing it.  This is not at all the case.  You must work diligently and log-in to your courses frequently in case there are any changes to due dates or new assignments posted.  Online colleges aren’t right for everyone, but someone who is both organized and self-disciplined is a great candidate.