What makes a successful student? Often times people are taking time after high school to work and to establish themselves in a community and have hopes of someday returning to finish their degree. This also can apply to steudent who seek college right after high school as well.
How many of you have Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or any other social media connection in a form of online communication? I bet all of you have one or all of the ones listed above and furthermore I can bet that most of you check those sites once or more in a day; in fact, most people now have a synced connection between their accounts with social media sites and receive hourly or minute by minute notifications to update them on what is changing, updated, and happening.
This is why online schools like the one Rasmussen College offers allows flexibility in respects to the online culture. Yes, there are deadlines and things to be done on a weekly basis and often times course projects; however, while you manage all of your applications, games, and emails you can apply that same energy to being successful in an online school environment.
I have explored many email options within my school email account and found that I can sync my school emails to be forwarded to my personal email account with Gmail. This way I can get notifications on my phone rather than having to sign in from a laptop to communicate with the student or professor. Although, another benefit of doing online school, specifically with Rasmussen College, is that they have a 'PDA' option when you see the homepage and it caters to smartphone accessibility.
Point of all this - you can very well be successful at online college! Make sure you learn about the benefits, resources, and the team that backs you up before signing on to any college or program. Those are important tools as well. If you sincerely want to make a change in your life for the better and get that degree take the energy you use for all that web surfing and YouTube videos and transfer it into changing your life and getting that degree.
