So the government is shutdown and...

[MedGrl@2022]

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Hello,

I am finishing up some of my secondaries. I recently began taking a graduate course through NIH's graduate school. But because the government is shutdown the school is shut down as well. Should I not tell the schools that I am taking the course in the event that the class is cancelled due to the government remaining shutdown for an extended period of time? Or should I just put the information down and if the class is later cancelled, send the schools an update letter explaining the situation?

Thank you for all your help.

 

[Ismet]

The shutdown shouldn't last that much longer. The longest a shutdown has ever lasted was 21 days and the average length is less than a week. You probably don't have to worry about the course being cancelled, but that's up to the NIH.

You should be fine writing that you are taking the course. I'm assuming you've already been to a few lectures, and it's not your fault that Congress can't agree on a budget.

 

[Straw Hat]

Hello,

I am finishing up some of my secondaries. I recently began taking a graduate course through NIH's graduate school. But because the government is shutdown the school is shut down as well. Should I not tell the schools that I am taking the course in the event that the class is cancelled due to the government remaining shutdown for an extended period of time? Or should I just put the information down and if the class is later cancelled, send the schools an update letter explaining the situation?

Thank you for all your help.

I don't have any input in regards to your question but I'd like to know what class you're taking and how do you like it? I've never heard about this but it looks like a good way to explore some classes I'm interested in while I work nights. Are these classes basically viewed the same as an undergrad class?

 

[MedGrl@2022]

I don't have any input in regards to your question but I'd like to know what class you're taking and how do you like it? I've never heard about this but it looks like a good way to explore some classes I'm interested in while I work nights. Are these classes basically viewed the same as an undergrad class?

Most of them are offered after 5PM. They are inexpensive classes, >$500 for a 3 credit course. They also offer inexpensive (but not highly recommended) GRE and MCAT prep. I have taken Biostats and I liked it. This course that I am in now goes over the content fast and it has been challenging to keep up with work and applications, but I wanted to take it to gain a better understanding of the material for my job and future medical school/career.

I recommend it. In addition, AAMC accepts the credits. I think the courses are considered graduate level courses for the most part but I am taking a 300 level course which I feel like could be considered either graduate or undergraduate. The administrator told me that it was a graduate level course though. So I don't know really. I thought that 500+ level was considered graduate level.

 

[Straw Hat]

Cool it does look like a relatively cheap option to explore some interesting subjects. How are courses generally run (you have deadlines for material or do you have to login every day during class time)? I work from 7p-7a and it looks like a lot of the classes are 5:30 to 7:30ish. I just glanced (I can look into it more later) at the website but didn't see much about how the courses are run. I appreciate the info.

 

[MedGrl@2022]

Cool it does look like a relatively cheap option to explore some interesting subjects. How are courses generally run (you have deadlines for material or do you have to login every day during class time)? I work from 7p-7a and it looks like a lot of the classes are 5:30 to 7:30ish. I just glanced (I can look into it more later) at the website but didn't see much about how the courses are run. I appreciate the info.

The classes vary. The instructors are usually NIH researchers and all the courses that I did are in person with no on-line option. They started posting notes and course materials on-line now though. The school looks like it is starting to get more sophisticated.

I have weekly quizzes, a midterm and a final. We get a grade but there is an audit option but you still have to pay for that.