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TIP: Avoid Summer II at FDU

admin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:00:50 +0000

Summer II courses at FDU are almost 30% more expensive that courses during Summer I or any other semester.

They won’t volunteer this information to you, and in general, students only find out after they’ve already taken the course.

That’s why we’re here. Avoid Summer II if you can.

FDU Winter (Spring) Schedule Posted

admin — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:56:59 +0000

We’ve enhanced FDU’s Spring 2013 Schedule (which we refer to as Winter 2013 Schedule, since in any other university, that’s what it’s called), and posted it here: FDU WINTER 2013 ENHANCED CALENDAR.

In short, we take the calendar from the FDU.edu/yeshiva page, do a little investigating and post the names of all the [largely unqualified] people who give these courses so you choose the few classes that might actually be worth your while.

Most of the names link to their pages on Rate My Professor to help you evaluate them. Please make sure to leave a review of them once you finish the course.

Good luck!

FDU WINTER 2013 ENHANCED CALENDAR.

REMINDER: Express FDU courses begin this Thursday

admin — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:36:42 +0000

FDU’s popular 2.5 week “fast-track” courses in Teaneck begin this Thursday. True, they eat up most of your Chol Hamoed time, but they are consistently easy, and within a couple of weeks you’ve got yourself 6 credits!

Please see our Enhanced FDU Schedule for class schedules and details.

Free Education is out there. Why pay thousands?

admin — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:37:17 +0000

Lifehacker compiled a fantastic list of free courses available online from some of the top universities and instructors in the world. Most of us have heard of or used Khan Academy, and a handful have taken courses on Udacity but how many of you are aware of the incredible options there are for an online education?

In my experience, it happens to be that the online courses I’ve taken from Udacity and Coursera were far better than any in class course on the same topic. The online versions provide far better content, practicality and ease of use – and why wouldn’t they? They have to be! Because they don’t offer recognized degrees or the classroom experience, the only thing left to offer is actual content.

Universities have lost their incentive to provide quality education at reasonable prices since they have convinced most of us that we must attend if we have any hopes of ever getting a job. As the future will demonstrate, this won’t be the case.

PLAN YOUR ONLINE EDUCATION

FDU Fall Schedule – Enhanced

admin — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:42:00 +0000

We’ve been working on creating enhanced versions of university issued schedules, starting with listing the Professors of each course with a link to their RateMyProfessors page. We encourage all our readers to post reviews of the professors they’ve had in the past to help other students decide which courses to take.

FDU FALL 2012 SCHEDULE HERE

Bachelors of Talmudic Law; What have you done with it?

admin — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:35:02 +0000

Hey guys,

Yeshiva Degree is taking a poll for an upcoming report we’re currently preparing.

We are asking: Did you earn a Bachelors of Talmudic Law, and if you have, what have you gone on to do with it?

Leave your responses in the comments.

Thanks!

TIP: Transfer your Yeshiva credits right away

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:13:50 +0000

If you want exemptions, higher status or a better shot at getting into a future university (i.e. Law School, Med School etc) you need to have your Yeshiva credits transferred to your undergrad transcript (this is if you have not graduated yet. Obviously if you’ve already graduate you’ve done this already).

Many people put off transferring the credits. This is a mistake.

Yeshiva credits on their own are not worth anything. They only acquire value when they are placed on a real universities transcript. This process can take a few weeks, and if you need to send out applications (in advance of graduation etc) you need to have them already attached.

How to attach them: Simply ask the secretary in your Yeshiva to mail a sealed, stamped copy of your Yeshiva transcript to the secretary of your university. That’s all there is to it. The rest happens automatically, but follow up to make sure it was received.

Hatzlacha and Shteig on!

TIP: CLEPing for your Yeshiva Degree

admin — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:39:04 +0000

If you plan to include CLEP credits on your degree, make sure you understand how the CLEP system works and what tests you should take. Also, START PREPARING FOR YOUR CLEP RIGHT AWAY. If you wait until you finish all your courses to start studying, many of the Yeshiva Degree universities – like any other – will not let you transfer credits after six months of finishing your last course. You need to transfer your CLEP credits before, or at least during the time you’re taking other courses there. People have managed to transfer credits after six months of finishing required classes but it was a lot of heartache, bureaucratic procedure and a huge pain. Avoid it.

Some things to consider about CLEP:

How many CLEP credits can you transfer? (Usually same question as: How many credits can you transfer from institution other than Yeshiva?)
Does CLEP offer exams for courses that you are required to take? (I.e. If you need English credits, CLEP offers English exams that are accepted almost everywhere)
Should you CLEP or should you take the course? How well can you do on your own?

Be sure to test out your CLEPing ability with the sample tests by clicking HERE

WHERE TO CLEP: The best place to take the CLEP test is at Darchei Noam, on Avenue J in Brooklyn. It’s very Heimish – you can drop in anytime (though call a little in advance to make sure a spot is available). Call (718) 338-6464. Cost is roughly $100 – same as anywhere else and cheaper than some Community colleges CLEP centers.

Be sure to comment if you hold any other helpful info and check out our forums!

TIP: Health Insurance Waivers

admin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:02:46 +0000

This is important, especially for Canadians who are on student visas or still claim residence in Canada: Make sure to fill out your schools health care waiver immediately, so you don’t get charged the premium which can be very expensive ($400 in FDU). Double check with your parents and make sure you have a plan (i.e. BlueCross) that covers you while travelling, studying, at a really really long friends wedding etc….

If you are American and your parents or you have a health care plan that covers you, make sure to waive this ‘service’ right away.

The deadline comes quickly. Read the waiver and make sure you send it in at least a week before the deadline. It will save you hundreds of dollars.

In the event you miss the deadline and get stuck with it, at least make sure to use up all the benefits. Buy new glasses or fracture an ankle.

Thank you to reader Y.W. for putting this together.

Yeshiva Degree Forums are Online!

admin — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:36:34 +0000

Yeshiva Degree Forums are up and running right HERE!

Please get involved, read the new posts and help a brother (or sister) out!

To register, simply click the PLUS sign on the “Guest” box and choose a username and password.

That’s all there is to it.

You’ll see the options to Reply or to add new topics as you navigate the forums. If you have any ideas or realize a need for another forum category, please use the contact page to let us.

Together, we can all move through the Yeshiva Degree system as easily as possible, as quickly as possible and as cheaply as possible!

Hatzlacha!