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    <title>Introductions</title>
    <description>A place for Degreeinfo newcomers (and others who wish to!) to introduce themselves to the community</description>
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      <title>Hello!</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 03:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (INTJ)</author>
      <dc:creator>INTJ</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello, everyone. I&#039;m INTJ. INTJ is my MBTI personality type and, by the way, I&#039;m a woman. <br />
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I&#039;m a former DI member from a long time ago. I re-registered under a new handle because one, I didn&#039;t remember my old password and, honestly, I didn&#039;t want to re-assume the handle because I didn&#039;t leave the board on good terms. However, you live and learn and mature, and I&#039;m very much not the person now that I was back then. <br />
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Please don&#039;t ask me what my former identity was or try to guess. I would...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello.62500/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Hello!</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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      <title>My First Post</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/my-first-post.62403/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (elcastor21)</author>
      <dc:creator>elcastor21</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Testing, I will edit or respond to test]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Visit my virtual office and LinkedIn me up</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 15:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/visit-my-virtual-office-and-linkedin-me-up.61083/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (pueblopicasso)</author>
      <dc:creator>pueblopicasso</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all,<br />
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I’ve been in this forum for so long and have been given useful information and tips for years. I hope over the years I’ve given my share of information as well.<br />
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I would now like to have anyone connect to me via LinkedIn. My LinkedIn is <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/shaiomarali" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">www.linkedin.com/in/shaiomarali</a><br />
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At the same time, if you’d like to explore my virtual office which is a combination of several VR-verses, mine starts via...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/visit-my-virtual-office-and-linkedin-me-up.61083/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Visit my virtual office and LinkedIn me up</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Introduce Yourself!</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/introduce-yourself.29381/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Chip)</author>
      <dc:creator>Chip</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We&#039;ve had threads here and there for people to introduce themselves, but we&#039;ve never officially established a place where people, particularly new members, could introduce themselves to the community. <br />
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Of course, many people choose to do so when posting for the first time with a distance learning question, and that&#039;s perfectly fine to continue, but I figured having a forum specifically for introductions might provide an opportunity for people with common or similar interests to get to...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/introduce-yourself.29381/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Introduce Yourself!</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>287</slash:comments>
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      <title>I've been lurking so long...</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/ive-been-lurking-so-long.59435/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Suss)</author>
      <dc:creator>Suss</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Susan here.  I&#039;ve been a lurker for many years, and only recently was allowed to join.  (There was a problem with my email addy, I think.). I&#039;ve also been a life-long student, have three masters degrees (liberal studies, history, business),  one bachelors (chemistry), and two certificates--but I swear I&#039;m not a collector.  (Those are not listed in any particular order.). I&#039;ve been following alternate ways of earning degrees since the days of John Bear and his books in the 1990s, but I admit...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/ive-been-lurking-so-long.59435/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">I&#039;ve been lurking so long...</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Hello from the Southwest!</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello-from-the-southwest.57883/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (SweetSecret)</author>
      <dc:creator>SweetSecret</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello, everyone!<br />
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I just joined the forum. I have been a member of the sister forum for many years. I wanted to join this forum when I started my MBA, but there seemed to be a glitch in the system at the time. I have been reading this forum for several years. I feel like I already know the personalities of some of you. I may have also taken a course with a person on this forum. <br />
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My undergraduate degree was completed at Thomas Edison State University and then enrolled at Walden University...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello-from-the-southwest.57883/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Hello from the Southwest!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>New User / Longtime Lurker</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/new-user-longtime-lurker.57881/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (MasterChief)</author>
      <dc:creator>MasterChief</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I wanted to pop in and just say Hello! I just applied to the Doctoral program at the Virginia University of Lynchburg (VUL) and finishing the program in a year was an attractive option for me. <br />
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I am not concerned with the religious nature and history of  VUL as at my age, this is for self-fulfillment and I look forward to the writing assignments.  <br />
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Concerning MasterChief - I enjoy playing Halo against my grandchildren. Sometimes arthritis acts up, but they give the old man a break once in...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/new-user-longtime-lurker.57881/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">New User / Longtime Lurker</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Hello everyone!</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello-everyone.57857/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (manuel)</author>
      <dc:creator>manuel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello everyone,<br />
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I have been visiting this forum for a while now and I decided to join so I can contribute too.<br />
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I look forward to learning from you. <br />
Thanks!]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Formal introduction because I never did this earlier</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 00:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/formal-introduction-because-i-never-did-this-earlier.57482/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (TeacherBelgium)</author>
      <dc:creator>TeacherBelgium</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Never introduced myself formally. So I will do it now.<br />
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I&#039;m Vincent from Belgium. I&#039;m 24 years old (I feel old already and have a feeling that accomplishments are not going fast enough for my likening)<br />
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I have studied an associate&#039;s degree in legal studies and am now completing a cheap MBA from the University of Isabel I.<br />
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I would love to land myself a decently paying job.<br />
I&#039;m the kind of person that is basically always obsessing over details and never satisfied. I&#039;m actually convinced I...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/formal-introduction-because-i-never-did-this-earlier.57482/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Formal introduction because I never did this earlier</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Starting college at 40</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/starting-college-at-40.57192/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Scott Eason)</author>
      <dc:creator>Scott Eason</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ok I lied a little IM 38!   <br />
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My name is Scott and I am thinking of going back to school to get a BA in History and then to try for Law School I know that I have a long road ahead of me, but I was looking to see if there is a faster way to obtain a BA in History then sitting through 4 years of college since we are in the internet age now. Any help would be appreciated.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Hey everyone! Im newbie</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hey-everyone-im-newbie.57026/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (gramps)</author>
      <dc:creator>gramps</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Nice to be a part of this community!]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Looking for a Masters philosophy/Theology</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/looking-for-a-masters-philosophy-theology.56992/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jason9934)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jason9934</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been looking at threads regarding Masters programs in theology and Philosophy. I am looking for a graduate program that has elements of both Philosophy and theology. I would like it to be an accredited degree, but the accrediting body is not important. I found a program at Southern California Seminary (Masters of philosophy and apologetics) that would meet my needs. Does anyone have any suggestions. I am aware of: Southern Evangelical Seminary, Holy Apostles, Houston Baptist...<br />
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      <title>Mac Juli</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/mac-juli.56988/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Mac Juli)</author>
      <dc:creator>Mac Juli</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello!<br />
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My name is Mac Juli. Well, it is not my actual name. I am 39 years old and a purchasing manager for electronic components from Germany.<br />
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I am a college dropout after passing my Vordiplom (roughly eq. to associates degree) in Physics. Started studying online in 2009. My approach to studying can be compared to a five year old boy that is left alone with $500 in a candy store. I managed, however, to finish a DipHE (another thing roughly eq. to an associates degree, but this time, from...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/mac-juli.56988/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Mac Juli</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Hi</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hi.50852/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (monu96)</author>
      <dc:creator>monu96</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi..<br />
     I am Monu. I am happy to be a part of this forum. I would like to learn more about Architecture from this forum.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Hello to all</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello-to-all.56871/</link>
      <guid>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello-to-all.56871/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (claramax600)</author>
      <dc:creator>claramax600</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey everyone, New here, Glad to be here.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Hello from Me.</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello-from-me.56261/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Stewart81)</author>
      <dc:creator>Stewart81</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Flo to everyone on here from a long time reader who had finally registered an account.<br />
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I finished my MA in Music with OU last year 16 years after graduating with  BA(Hons) in Contemporary Arts (Music) at MMU in the UK. Having planned to go the whole way through the academic tree I sadly detoured in to school teaching in order to earn a living as I got married for the first time straight after graduating. A divorce, second marriage  and two kids later I picked up where I left off.<br />
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Day job...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello-from-me.56261/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Hello from Me.</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Hello everybody!</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello-everybody.56709/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Madison74)</author>
      <dc:creator>Madison74</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Glad to be in a new environment))]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Greetings &amp; Salutations!!!</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 18:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/greetings-salutations.56598/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Heather Lee Crandall)</author>
      <dc:creator>Heather Lee Crandall</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello, my name is Heather Lee and I&#039;ve just joined, obviously. <br />
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I am here because I need advice concerning my career path and finding online schools that offer legitimate degrees without charging a fortune.<br />
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I would like to become a youth pastor for the Methodist Church. What degrees would be required for this? What online seminary schools offer programs that can help me earn those degrees legitimately without costing a fortune? <br />
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Any tips or advice would be very much appreciated. <br />
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Thank...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/greetings-salutations.56598/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Greetings &amp; Salutations!!!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Hello from Netherlands</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 02:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello-from-netherlands.56212/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (JLV)</author>
      <dc:creator>JLV</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I just realized I am member of these fora since March 2001. Well over eighteen years!!! It has been a while since I last read &amp; posted... I became inspired here so I though I’d I stopped by to say hi and thank you very much. <br />
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In those years DL education was an oddity and there was a thick cloud of suspicion around it. Fortunately the industrial university system is behind us and education is not confined anymore to the walls of a physical classroom.<br />
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I can humbly share that I have...<br />
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<a href="https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/hello-from-netherlands.56212/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Hello from Netherlands</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>I'm new and don't know where to start</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/im-new-and-dont-know-where-to-start.56191/</link>
      <guid>https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/im-new-and-dont-know-where-to-start.56191/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Scott)</author>
      <dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have 14 yrs sales experience in a non-technical role. I want to transition to SaaS, however most require a degree. I&#039;m considering going back to school if I don&#039;t get any traction soon in my job search.<br />
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Where (within this forum) can I find info on quickly getting a bachelors? Also, are there any CLEP or other tests that are related to the sales field?]]></content:encoded>
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