DawnM Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Didn't think this had been posted. Deadline to apply is Feb. 15th. http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/article-113840-11763-4-how-to-get-a-106000-college-education-for-free?ywaad=ad0035&nc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Antioch was an unaccredited, non grade giving uber liberal place back when I lived in Ohio. Just saying.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Well, I know nothing about it, just thought I would share....certainly do your research! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Dawn, I'm glad you posted. Every idea for college money is always welcome. Caveat emptor even if it's "free" and all that. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I got an awesome education at Antioch. Unlike the first college I went to (Carnegie-Mellon University), Antioch taught me how to learn and think for myself. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) Ever since I found out Terri Windling went there, I've wanted my artsy kids to attend. Ahhh I just remembered it's also in Loren Pope's book Colleges that Change Lives. Edited January 28, 2012 by justamouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 At CMU I my schedule was overloaded with classes. My last semester I took 9 classes. Eight of those were required. The ninth was the one I really wanted to take. We memorized lots of information. We learned to do our creative work the CMU way. At Antioch I studied poetry, Japanese, women's studies, cross cultural studies, business administration, environmental science and more because I wanted to. I had teachers who were passionate about what they taught. It was the first time I met someone who was truly joyful about mathematics and was able to communicate that enthusiasm to all the non mathy people taking his class. Our classes were small. Discussions were real and deep. I don't think I had one lecture class. When I was still trying to figure my way around the coop system and decided to create my own, my adviser kept me grounded. I was able to do so much there beyond the classroom. I started a writer's group with a friend. I served in the community government. I helped to run the women's center. I transferred in, so I didn't have very many coops (outside work experience). However, I did work in an arts center in New Orleans. I worked as a cook in a Quaker friends house. I spent a summer studying at UC Berkley. After each coop, I returned to Antioch with a new perspective on my studies. It was invaluable to be able to alternate between time on campus and time in "the real world" working. Antioch (at the time) was really what you made of it. Some floundered there. Some thrived. From my perspective, the slightly older or transfer students often got more out of Antioch because they were more focused and mature. I am thrilled that Antioch is back up and running. I wish they would offer free tuition for a few more years, though. I just can't see my 11 year old being ready to go to college in three years.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I just can't see my 11 year old being ready to go to college in three years.:tongue_smilie: :lol::lol::lol: I had just told my Ds12 to get crackin he has to go to college next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Hmm...we could try to get them there at 14 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have seen a couple of decent deals like this lately and it makes me hopeful that there will be more opportunity in the future for those of us with younger kids. My oldest is very Artsy and I would love to give him the best possible opportunities and I don't even care if he majors in Art....sorry to those of you adamant that your child not major in Art or Drama. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) It looks like they are admitting a small group each year. Good luck to those that apply (mean that sincerely). I would consider sending ds a year early with an opportunity like that, sadly that still put him out of range. I do hope other colleges consider "deals" like this. Edited January 28, 2012 by elegantlion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Hmm, wonder if my dd wants to go to college at 10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 The website crashed from traffic. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 This sounds like an awesome place for my 15 y/o. Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 HA! Yeah, I can believe it! The website crashed from traffic. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Uber liberal? How scarey!!!I think they are on schedule to be accredited with their first graduating class...I'm sure it's a great place for some, and I don't really understand the "liberal" warning. Doesn't pop hit the fan whenever the opposite happens, Lioness? Tit for tat isn't good either way, imo. :iagree: All the "warning" did was inform me that it may be our kind of place. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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