Originally Posted by mid

I would beg to differ with you on almost everything you said in your post. I have a family member that just graduated from Harvard Extension (he kept it a secret). He's no dummy and he didn't get straight A's as you suggest. He didn't even get "cum laude". He had to fight in every course for his grades and he only took a single class per semester.

The whole point of this exercise is to get a non-traditional degree that will hold it's own when I apply to grad school. The fact that they take extension students into Harvard Law and Harvard Med School is all the "validation" I need.

BTW, there is an option to take classes during the day at Harvard College; even if you are an extension student. It's called "Special Student" status and it requires a considerable amount of work and excellent grades to apply. But it has been done and it is "for real." In that case, you can make all the connections you like. Not that I need any. I'm doing just fine, thank you.

I'm all done with the career counseling advice. If you don't have anything travel-related, please file your post in /dev/null.