It seems as though Drexel is acting somewhat foolishly (at minimum, just putting their foot in their mouth), but it's not clear that this particular incident relates to higher education in general.
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True enough - I suppose my search for an interesting program (That I could 'qualify' for) has soured me towards Higher Education in general.
Needless to say, their email was not well received...
I wish I could find a legitimate school, with an online program, that would accept me.
Just out of curiosity, did you apply to Georgia Tech's Online Masters when it opened a few months ago?
It will be interesting to see how they treat candidates with primarily industry credentials/experience, given that an online degree may attract a higher proportion of these prospective students (industry credentials suggest a full time job, which may lead to a preference for an online degree, but I'm obviously speculating).
Honestly, I was really looking forward to that program. I started the process, but was deterred by:
1) The need for official Transcripts (I attended 3 undergrad schools - 2 of which require in person forms/snail mail and a 2-4 week waiting period) I have unsealed formal transcripts I can send in - I don't understand why those arn't enough for a conditional acceptance.(based on verification)
2) The need for letters of recommendation (As I mentioned in the post - I've recently asked my employer/co-workers for letters twice, I hate to impose that again)
It might be worth revisiting GT's program.
_that_ is definitely an issue with higher education. The qualities schools look for are generally difficult to accurately represent and quantify in standardized ways (e.g., GRE, GPA). I've been devoting some brain cycles to this. The best idea I've come up with so far is a "draft" style selection, where applicants come together for a week to demonstrate their ability in a given field and schools then make offers based on that. This might only be tractable in a smaller field though.