I'm considering enrolling in a university. I'm in my late 20s, so there is no space for making wrong calls.
Due to the proliferation of various educational institutions, both local and international, I'm looking for reliable methods to determine whether a particular one is "legit." What does that mean? Well, I'm sure you know, but let's make it clear: it should be reputable enough so that the degree holder is taken seriously among employers and isn't ridiculed by colleagues.
We live in the "diploma mills" era where for-profit companies disguised as universities sell diplomas to naive students. The criteria to get one are often low or non-existent, as long as one pays the tuition fees.
Where I'm at, the situation with public universities is slightly better but far from confidence-inspiring. The forums I frequent are full of lost students falling off the uni's assembly lines with neither knowledge nor real-world experience. Of course, there are some brilliant people, too, but they're almost an exception to the rule.
TL;DR: how to pick a good school?
Due to the proliferation of various educational institutions, both local and international, I'm looking for reliable methods to determine whether a particular one is "legit." What does that mean? Well, I'm sure you know, but let's make it clear: it should be reputable enough so that the degree holder is taken seriously among employers and isn't ridiculed by colleagues.
We live in the "diploma mills" era where for-profit companies disguised as universities sell diplomas to naive students. The criteria to get one are often low or non-existent, as long as one pays the tuition fees.
Where I'm at, the situation with public universities is slightly better but far from confidence-inspiring. The forums I frequent are full of lost students falling off the uni's assembly lines with neither knowledge nor real-world experience. Of course, there are some brilliant people, too, but they're almost an exception to the rule.
TL;DR: how to pick a good school?