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Online Learner Profiles: Cynthia

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Guide to Online Education > Online Education In-Depth > Meet Real Online Students > Cynthia, Certificate in Regulatory Affairs

"I put it off for awhile," she admits.

She later found that other schools were too expensive and too far away from her job and life in New Jersey. She spent the money she had saved for her graduate degree to buy a house with her husband.

"I had pretty much given up," she says of her plans to return to school.

A friend encouraged her to look into Lehigh University. She did some research and decided to press on. Cindy confided in her immediate supervisor, who encouraged her to press on.

She was approved for tuition reimbursement and began the process of enrolling to become an online student.

"The biggest challenge is not falling behind," she admits. Her courses have consisted of 26 pre-taped lectures, a midterm and a final exam. "Three courses also had papers with over-the-phone presentations. One course also had four sets of homework."

Cindy is accustomed to heavy reading and writing papers. Her current job involves project management. She is no stranger to time management principals.

She stays abreast of guidances and releases from the FDA. She manages the development process of products in the pipeline in her company. And she is responsible for compiling 4,000 page reports 4 to 5 times a year to the FDA for drug approval.

Still, she found herself watching two lectures a night over the summer to try to catch up.

"It is so much easier to put it off," she says candidly.

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