Hard Work and Patience: The Praiseworthy Qualities of distance learning Students

The popularity of the online course is increasing by leaps and bounds simply because of the advantages that they provide to the candidates pursuing them. Even though people are attracted by the prospect of gaining a degree while working on their regular day job, what they hardly comprehend is the hard work that the students have to put in to get the degrees.

The distance learning students do not have to face the pressure of attending regular classes that the on-campus students have to face. But they have to deal with the day to day pressures of their lives, a job and also take care of their family. On top of it all, it is almost like a lonely journey that they have to negotiate. Long distance students, above all, are lonely and have to manage their studies themselves.

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Where do the online students score?

Compared to the regular on-campus students, those who pursue the online courses have a lot of expectation from their studies. As a result, they try and give it their best. Besides the fact that they have to negotiate their way alone, it cannot be denies that the way is pretty long. While an on-campus student can get their degree in an average of 2-3 years, a distance learning student has to stay put for about 5-6 years for the same degree. So, they have to be patient and committed for a longer time.

Another thing that has impressed today's academicians is the attempt of learning online by students and working professionals for achieving high career prospects. Researchers say that distance learning programmes have rather been so effective that students today are taking pleasure to attend lectures and seminars conducted by their tutors.

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Contributing to the society

These students have also in an indirect way made their contribution to the society. Many of their projects and dissertations have been able to successfully address the local issues keeping the global viewpoint in mind. The ability to think globally and yet act locally has helped them to produce some highly acknowledged dissertations that have been presented to some of the highest professional conferences.

The commitment and hard work shown by distance learners in the recent years have really been commendable. This learning medium has become more innovative with the initiation of a wide range of modernised learning tools and software applications. This is one of the reasons why a good number of colleges and universities today have come up with lucrative distance learning courses for not only students but working professionals.

The results that they reap are in the true sense an affirmation of what Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Happiness … lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” (Source: http://goo.gl/UN6kA)

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Distance learning might seem like a happy deal since you can earn a degree while working a regular job. But the hard work that has to be put in is only seen by those who pursue the course. The students not only put their best foot forward not only gaining the degree from the distance learning courses but also in making the society a better place to live in.

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