I think that's the primary benefit for a lot of people enrolled but certainly not all.amta wrote:yeah thats what i tell people. you're paying $1400 for a babysitter.
Granted, that, alone, has some value for me and others. I have other stuff going on in my life, and it makes me prioritize this higher which does have value.
IMO - the main value comes from academic support and materials. Materials aren't cheap and you would likely spend $300+ to just get the quantity of materials they have available to you. In addition, that wouldn't be organized. Academic support is of immense value, but I imagine it is vastly underutilized. I have submitted a ticket (and received a response) for every single LR and RC question that I have missed or not been 100% certain on. Typically 10 or so per homework.
Overall, I think, if you can afford it, that they are pretty good values. I'll put it this way. I think it would cost me at least $1400 to assemble the breadth of materials, the time and effort of organizing them, and the time and effort of going out of my way to seek responses. Even though I am pretty much solely studying at this point, my time and my sanity has value!
Long story short, I wouldn't actively discourage people from seeking courses. I think the better advice is just to have them be honest with what they are getting out of it.
(honestly thought that I went under -4
