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Name: Tim Fischer
Age: 32
Marital Status: Married
Current Location: New Jersey
Advice to Online Students: "Don't hesitate [to try online learning] because you feel you may not have time."
School: Thomas Edison State College
Target: B.A. in English, early 2007
That's the strategy that is working for Tim F. The 32-year-old had attended traditional colleges on and off for 10 years before biting the bullet and enrolling at Thomas Edison State College, a well-known school that caters to working adults by offering flexible distance learning programs. The Garden State resident is working toward his B.A. in English.
He was majoring in journalism at The College of New Jersey before leaving school. It turned out that a B.A. in English would be faster to obtain, so the retail manager set his sights on distance learning.
"I stopped going to college when work became demanding of my time. I always figured that I would go back to school a year later, but every year that went by I said the same thing. I finally had enough once I was laid off from my former employer," says Tim, who is married with no children.
He enrolled in TESC in August and recently completed two of the four classes he needs to graduate.
Why does online learning make sense for you?
I decided on distance learning because of the time constraints of my job. I don't work 9 to 5 and sometimes I have to do my college work late at night. A formal classroom does not make that possible.
I tried to go back to a traditional college about five years ago, but ended up missing many classes due to work issues. After talking to a few people I decided on TESC.
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