Cristos P.

Apr 15, 2024

I was a transfer student to SNHU

I was a transfer student to SNHU. I had completed my associate degree in business management from a community college with 71 credits. All of my existing credits were accepted at SNHU. I also completed and transferred another 26 credits through Sophia in one month for $79 during my time at SNHU. You have a residency requirement of 30 credits through SNHU, so they can make their money. I completed those 30 credits in 10 months and received my bachelors degree specializing in business administration with a 4.0 GPA. Most all of the professors are adjunct and are decent. A word of advice, if you are one of those kinds of people that starts trouble and that has to “win“ and start escalating things, you won’t win. You may also blacklist yourself. My advice to you is to be kind and, move onto the next topic. If you try and cheat they will catch you. They use turnitin and other sophisticated tools to catch you. Plus, other students can fill out a form and tell on you. Each term flies by in eight weeks. Also, if you anticipate any family members croaking, your dog getting sick, having any sort of personal meltdown or any other else that’s going to prevent you from doing your schoolwork, don’t go here. They don’t care, nor take any excuses, you are either here to study your tail off and get the work done on-time or fail. I got in a major car accident and got Covid and still got my work done on time. So, suck it up buttercup. The professors are not going to hold your hand or pat you on the head and tell you that you’re a good little boy or girl, either. You have hard deadlines every single Thursday and Sunday to get a lot of work done. You have to get discussion boards completed with multiple replies, papers to write, and possibly quizzes to boot. All while working on a final project that will be due on week seven or eight for every class, and at the end of every single term. Another thing, there are NO Lectures. Remember Daniel LaRusso in the movie the karate kid? That is going to be you “learning karate from book”. If you can’t learn like that, then don’t go here. Yes, they have online tutors available, but you need to be a self starter, resourceful, and a person who is able to comprehend what they’re reading. At best, you will get a professor to respond to your email within 24 hours. I’ve had some professors that never replied to me at all. But, I was resourceful and got my answer somewhere else. If you can’t deal with that, then don’t go here. As for your academic advisors, they are good for signing you up for your next courses based on your degree plan. I would highly recommend that you write a very detailed list down of questions you might have for them when you are able to get them on the phone. The reason is that they do not have an Email address or phone number to reach them. They have this general email address called advisors @ SNHU, and this general phone number 1-800 Advisors. Supposedly, when you email or call that number, your phone number or email address is supposed to be recognized and it’s supposed to magically route it to your specific advisor. 99% of the time that does not ever happen. The good thing is they have advisors working 24/7 that can do anything that your personal advisor can do. So just choose that option when you call. Being an online student, I feel is tougher than in person. There is zero personal interaction and you can’t ask questions on the spot. I work 60 hours a week and I found it convenient that I can do my classes between midnight and 4 AM. That’s really the only advantage over in-person classes. So, be very sure that you are insanely motivated and can get work done without excuses if you’re going to go here. It is what you make it. If I can deal with the nuances, work 60 hours a week, pull off a 4.0 GPA, and complete my bachelors degree in 10 months, so can you. My studies totaled about 35 to 40 hours per week to maintain a 4.0 GPA. If you’re OK with B’s and C’s, I’m sure you can get the work done in 15 to 20 hours a week. It comes down to how bad you want it and how hard you are willing to work for it. PS. Everyone you interact with will tell you that they never had a textbook at SNHU cost them over $85. Everyone loves to tell you that! Well guess what? Every single darn textbook that you need to buy will cost you $85. So, you better budget that additional book cost every single 60 days into your budget. I also recommend that you take the intro to critical thinking course as an elective. It includes a digital certification badge that you can put on your résumé and on LinkedIn. It is also verifiable by employers.