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[sweethomechcago]

I got accepted into Argosy University in Chicago and Phoenix, and at first I was overjoyed, until a friend sent me a link to some not-so-flattering reviews of Argosy. I'm wondering if anyone here has experience at this university, specifically the two I was accepted to, and even more specifically the Clinical Psych program.

Thanks!

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[catseyecordelia]

I've heard that it's not a good program.

http://www.onlinedegreereviews.org/college/argosy-university-online/

I had a friend consider it once but then once she found out more about it decided it wasn't for her...how can you get a degree in clinical psychology by taking so many of your courses online? was her reasoning.

[kandi_panties]

I thought Argosy was not only an online school, they do have a (some) physical school(s) too...

[catseyecordelia]

You take a number of your courses online, depending on the degree program.

[sweethomechcago]

The program I interviewed for never mentioned online courses, and said that classrooms will have less than 10 people in them.

[andystarr]

There have been several posts on here about Argosy and other for-profit, corporate colleges like it. I used to work at one of the colleges that Argosy is affiliated with and it was just God-awful. First, these schools are ALWAYS under review for accreditation and more often than you may realize their accreditation is revoked. Because of this, the majority of other universities and college will NOT allow you to transfer any credits you earned from these types of schools. These schools only have one priority and that is to make money. For an undergraduate degree, it usually costs about $40,000 in tuition a year, I can only imagine a graduate degree costing much more. They usually do not offer financial aid in terms of grants or scholarships,however, they do offer loans, lots of loans. I was told by the dean of one of these schools that the students at these schools are usually high school drop-outs therefore they are not good students and I should not grade them like "real" college students that I should go easy on them but at the same

[roseofjuly]

I was told by the dean of one of these schools that the students at these schools are usually high school drop-outs therefore they are not good students and I should not grade them like "real" college students that I should go easy on them but at the same time fail as many as possible in order for them to be forced to retake the class thus giving the school (aka corporation) more money.

That's just...awful.

[sweethomechcago]

Thank you so much for your help!

[silverthief2]

It's a for-profit school. Think of it this way: the primary mission of a non-profit university is to provide education. The primary mission a for-profit university is to make money. Which would you rather attend?

[pdxdrums]

Funny this should come up - just this morning someone was singing Argosy's praises on one of my subsribed Counseling listservs. However, keep in mind the woman who posted was older, had gone into psych/counseling as a second career, had the resources to NOT take out $100K+ in loans and just wanted the advanced professional degree so she could progress in her already established private counseling practice.

So I would say this REALLY depends on your professional goals are and your current financial/life situation. If you are similar to the woman above then it may not be a bad choice. However, if you're like most people, and NOT like the woman above, you may want to reconsider. I would also say a big NO if you have any intention on pursuing research or being on faculty at a university.

[rusleeping]

Hmm, accepted by Argosy. Congratulations, you're breathing.

Here's what you can expect: an almost constant barrage of emails and phone calls designed to get you enrolled. Even when or if you express reservations, they will continue to badger you.

At least that's what happened to a good friend of mine.

[firemosa]

"Hmm, accepted by Argosy. Congratulations, you're breathing."

LULZ