Should I go to Argosy Online or keep looking?

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Hi all,
I recently applied to Argosy University's online program for a organizational leadership. I applied Wednesday at 1 and I received an acceptance letter Wednesday 3. I am wondering if this school is a scam. They required 3 letters of recommendations, a resume, a personal statement, and a release for my transcripts. I gave my admissions counselor an unofficial transcript also. I letter asked about fulfilling the personal statement and recommendation letters, and the reply was " We have everything we need" meaning that they did not need my personal statement that I took the time to write and my letters of recommendations. Should I keep looking ?

Absolutely. From what I know, Argosy (not online) is a disreputable degree mill that will admit anyone who has 200k, and online "education" is garbage and a waste of time and money. From this, I'd guess Argosy online is the worst thing you could do

Originally Posted by Ladybug319

Hi all,
I recently applied to Argosy University's online program for a organizational leadership. I applied Wednesday at 1 and I received an acceptance letter Wednesday 3. I am wondering if this school is a scam. They required 3 letters of recommendations, a resume, a personal statement, and a release for my transcripts. I gave my admissions counselor an unofficial transcript also. I letter asked about fulfilling the personal statement and recommendation letters, and the reply was " We have everything we need" meaning that they did not need my personal statement that I took the time to write and my letters of recommendations. Should I keep looking ?

"Organizational leadership?" It prepares you to come out of a school and take over a company?! Um, yea...Come on folks...

Stay away.

I've heard that I/O Psych is very connection-based, so I definitely wouldn't recommend a school with a poor reputation (not that I would recommend Argosy online for any graduate program, haha).

Originally Posted by cara susanna

I've heard that I/O Psych is very connection-based, so I definitely wouldn't recommend a school with a poor reputation (not that I would recommend Argosy online for any graduate program, haha).

Ditto, you are throwing your money away if you go there.

Run, run like the wind!

Take serious caution for any school online. I mean SERIOUS caution (don't do it!).

Originally Posted by perhaps11

Take serious caution for any school online. I mean SERIOUS caution (don't do it!).

Unless you're going to an online school to earn a high school degree from an accredited program, or to learn Spanish, or to learn about Austrian economics or something, I would tend to agree.

Originally Posted by JeyRo

Unless you're going to an online school to earn a high school degree from an accredited program, or to learn Spanish, or to learn about Austrian economics or something, I would tend to agree.

I agree; I think that online learning always = crap is overstating things a bit.* But not in terms of grad school in psych and most graduate education in general. There's a lot of discussion of Argosy in these threads, and the consensus, online or in-person, ain't good.

*For example, "low-residency" MFA programs in CR are gaining in credibility. I think Warren Wilson offers one and they are very well ranked for poetry.