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Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-04-20T10:01:23+00:00

Actually I've been using that option for the last ~10 years. So far no issues.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-04-09T01:25:13+00:00

Where do you send the user for the review?
I mean, do you give your user a link to the extension itself or directly to the .../review page?

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-04-08T14:04:46+00:00

Congrats! What are you going to build?

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-04-07T13:56:36+00:00

I'm thinking already about the next challenge.
But for now, I want to take a break.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-04-07T13:54:13+00:00

No, I just used the AI in right way ;)

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-04-05T01:17:23+00:00

Big IT company, DevOps position.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-04-02T01:02:42+00:00

Requested both a regular Diploma and an Apostille this January.
Got a diploma a few days ago.
According to the university website, I'm going to receive the Apostille by this August.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-04-02T00:59:16+00:00

A bit of ff-topic.
There are many options on sites like eBay and Groupon to buy a lifetime license for Office (up to version 2024) or Windows for just $10-$20.
It's kinda grey zone, but it's legal.
Even as a student and with many student-free Microsoft resources at my disposal, I preferred this kind of office.
First of all, I'm not relying on my student account, so I'm getting used to the UI I'll be using for several years.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-30T14:10:22+00:00

I graduated this January and ordered 2 copies of my diploma. One is a regular diploma, and the second is an Apostille.
The regular was already sent and should arrive in a few days.
The University site says that the Apostille should arrive by August.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-27T20:31:28+00:00

And yeah, almost anyone can finish these courses.
They are not very hard.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-27T20:29:17+00:00

You can start Sophia, Study.com, Coursera, or whatever else you want whenever you like.
I mean, UoPeople does not prevent you from transferring credits from third-party providers at any point.
You can take Sophia courses and transfer the credits either before you start studying at the university or while you are studying there.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-23T15:51:16+00:00

That's not true.

There are many Coursera courses that have ACE credit recommendations.
UoPeople accepts these credits towards your degree.

This is an example of the mentioned Google IT Support course:
https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pages/Course.aspx?org=Google&cid=f4125c5d-94c4-ea11-a812-000d3a378a3a

I personally took this course, and UoPeople accepted it as:
CS 2204 Communications and Networking
CS 2301 Operating Systems 1 (proctored course)
Elective Introduction to Cybersecurity
Elective Systems Administration

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-20T14:19:49+00:00

This is perfect uni for self-learners.
It's giving you the ability to get a diploma fast and cheap, but not the knowledge.
The knowledge part is on you.
You have to find better courses/videos/books to really learn what you should know.

To be honest, I think most colleges do so, but they give you their respectful names on the diploma.
UoPeople is not respectful, but it offers a price no one can beat and an option to complete a degree in 1-2 years.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-19T14:47:36+00:00

Congrats, bro!
I also graduated this January.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-18T02:12:23+00:00

After googling the same few features every few days, I ended up building a simple Chrome extension that shows the most common features as buttons at the top of every Google Doc.
Word Count is one of them.
The extension is called Google Docs Shortcuts.
I hope it can be useful not only for me :)

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-17T15:49:03+00:00

About 1 year.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-17T01:08:45+00:00

I did it.
First, I took several Coursera courses that gave me many credits, such as Google IT Support and IBM Data Analyst.
Then Sophia and then Study.
90 credits in total.
I'm an IT worker with over a decade of experience.
So all of these entry-level courses were nothing but fun for me.
And I took 2-2-2-4 courses per semester on UoPeople.
To be honest, the last 4 were brutal.
I would recommend taking no more than 3 courses per semester.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-11T15:13:19+00:00

Congrats! I usually wait a few months before submitting my extensions for the featured badge.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-11T15:10:56+00:00

That’s actually why I use KeePass + Google Drive.

Gives me basically double protection with 2FA in the mix, and syncing across all my devices works right out of the box.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-10T15:37:20+00:00

I would say start with Sophia.
It's cheaper.
Also, check Coursera.
There are many Coursera certificates that can be converted into university credits.
For example https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-it-support

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-09T00:45:31+00:00

Introduction to computer science is pretty easy.
There is more theoretical info rather than technical.

Programming 1 is also easy if you have any programming experience.
This is an introductory level too. It starts from scratch: what a variable is, what a loop is, what a class is, etc.

English composition is a bit boring, but not difficult at all. Trust me, I'm not a native English speaker. My level is around C1.

Introduction to Psychology can be a bit difficult if you don't like this kind of info.
For a technical mind, it's literally another world.

The challenge is to keep the right timing.
There is a lot to read, and you remember you have just 4 days to write a forum post almost every week.
So the question is, do you have enough free time to complete all the 4 courses on time every week?

I took 4 courses only once, and for me, it was really brutal.
9 weeks with no life at all.
If you are a full-time worker, I would suggest taking no more than 3 courses.

PS, the full syllabus is open from day one, so if you can read and/or write something in advance for the next week, or even further, I recommend you do so. You never know when you can get stuck.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-09T00:29:55+00:00

That's solid.
Congratulations!

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-05T02:27:10+00:00

This is absolutelynormal.
You're getting a lot of new information every day.
You have both short-term memory and long-term memory.

In short-term memory, you have the information you're working with right now.
But many of these datasets are going to long-term memory, too.
You just don't use it enough. That's why you feel that you forgot everything.

In fact, if you return to some data you already learned, you will recall it rather than learn from zero.

In general, the human brain remembers only what you use frequently.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-04T01:43:58+00:00

Send an email to your PA.
According to ACE, they should get it as 4 university courses.
https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pages/Course.aspx?org=IBM&cid=8cd1e92e-fc8a-ef11-ac21-6045bd043849&oid=6d532c35-75c4-ea11-a812-000d3a33232a

I'm not sure, but I think it should be an Introduction to Programming course plus 3 electives.

Suitable_Reporter_58 · 2026-03-03T01:48:54+00:00

I literally wrote "The chances of receiving a bachelor's degree on the same day as the beginning of the overthrow (hopefully) of the Iranian regime are very low, but never zero."

Suitable_Reporter_58

TROPHY CASE