Thanks for the advice - I very much appreciate it.
Now, here is one of the things that concerns me about the 7 weeks sessions...

There is a 4 day period (Thursday - Sunday) about 2/3 of the way through where we do a company retreat, and it would be very close to impossible to do any coursework.
In fact, many times we purposely go off places where we have a chance to brainstorm and roundtable ideas without outside distractions.
I am very concerned about reaching a point during the term where I have difficulty preparing or submitting a required assignment on a Saturday.

Do the professors have any leeway to work with you in circumstances like this?

Thoughts?

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Posted by TigerDragon435

South of Canada

Member since Oct 2017

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Posted on 2/5/18 at 1:35 pm to Thomas Owen

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There is a 4 day period (Thursday - Sunday) about 2/3 of the way through where we do a company retreat, and it would be very close to impossible to do any coursework.
In fact, many times we purposely go off places where we have a chance to brainstorm and roundtable ideas without outside distractions.
I am very concerned about reaching a point during the term where I have difficulty preparing or submitting a required assignment on a Saturday.

Your post is not clear, 2/3 of the way through what; AP2, every week, every 7 week session. As far as leeway, there is none that I see. You literally need to be on your death bed to get a bye and even in that situation if you could have foreseen yourself being on said death bed, you're still screwed.

A lot of graded quizzes and papers do not open until Fridays, so that means you need to make sure you have the time and connectivity to meet requirements.

Do yourself a favor and before you start make 100% sure you have the time to devote and the flexibility in your schedule to take this endeavor on.

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Posted by DieDaily

West of a white house

Member since Mar 2010

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Posted on 2/5/18 at 2:19 pm to Thomas Owen

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Do the professors have any leeway to work with you in circumstances like this?

I don't think you're going to be able to work around this. You could, of course, email the professor for whatever class it is that you plan on taking before the class starts and explain the situation to them, but I suspect they're going to tell you it's not fair to other students who have made their own sacrifices, blah blah blah, etc.

You may just need to sit out the sessions where you're "disconnected" for 4 days. Confirm this with admissions, but my understanding is that you have to complete the program within 5 years of your start date. The classes don't have to be taken consecutively.

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