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For Terry P., 44, Illinois, finishing his master's degree was top priority. Fortunately, he did not have to work full-time and go to school. He was able to work part-time and focus more on class work.
Name: Terry Parnell
Age: 44
Children: Two
Current Location: Boston
Advice to Online Students: "Distance learning requires just as much, if not more, work as a land-based degree program."
School: Regis University
Target: Master's in Computer Information Systems, 2003
"I was between jobs when I started school. My intention was to take about one year off from work to concentrate full-time on school and then to work full-time and part-time study," says Terry.
"However, after one year, finding full-time work was difficult because of the economy, so I decided to continue full time with my studies until the degree was completed."
Terry received his master's degree online in 2003 from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.
"The freedom from full-time job responsibilities allowed me to put more time and effort into the coursework," he says.
He had already gotten his Bachelor's degree in computer information systems. Then he started a traditional graduate program in 1993 and was not able to complete it.
"I was interested in completing a graduate degree but wanted some flexibility since my work involves quite a bit of travel. I didn't go back to the original program, which was at a state university," he says.
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