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Online Learner Profiles: Randy

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Guide to Online Education > Online Education In-Depth > Meet Real Online Students > Randy, MBA

"If it is not specifically to benefit the organization I try restrict it to home," the Utah native says of his studies. When feasible, however, he has been given approval to take work projects and turn them into school projects.

Yet, he has not permitted the demands of his schoolwork to wreak havoc on his family life either.

"My wife has been completely supportive," he says. His children have not made a fuss either. "There has been no impact on their daily lives."

Indeed, the father of three has managed to keep up with his extracurricular activities. However, he does look forward to the day when the eldest of his three active daughters, now aged 10, 12, and 14 is able to drive. "Then she can become part of the transportation pool."

As it stands, his evenings are packed. He is a soccer referee officiating between 5 and 8 games per week.

He also works at the council level of Boy Scouts of America, and volunteers with the American Legion at the state level.

The former naval intelligence specialist has been able to successfully navigate his roles as husband, father, employee, student, and volunteer by maximizing his time. Most nights he is not able to begin his studies until 10 or 11 o'clock. It does help, he admits, that he only requires 3½ to 4 hours of sleep per night. Distance education was particularly conducive to his unusual sleep pattern and commitment to his outside activities.

"I was able to work one hour one night, and 10 hours the next as time permitted. The ability to increase my pace as my motivation was high, and then the ability to take a few days off when workload or personal pressures interfered with my studies was fundamental."

The flexibility of his distance education program also relieved him of the possibility of being penalized for time off. "[I was] without fear of a failing/lowered grade for a particular assignment that would have been rushed to completion in a traditional setting."

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