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>> I can't be thankful enough about
the opportunity that I received here.

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And, you know, from the level of
support from the staff members.

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I used the G.I.

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Bill here.

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And there are, of course, many
administrative challenges.

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They were supportive the
entire time throughout it.

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The communication was amazing.

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I'd say from the professors, at least 80-90
percent of them, had some sort of value.

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Very personable.

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You know, you could communicate with them.

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And mine was a hybrid course.

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So, I had some virtual instruction
and I had some on-site instruction.

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So, they were very accessible for the most part.

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Of course, there are some that are, of course,
going to be a little bit of a challenge.

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Not everything is perfect.

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But from the UMUC side, you
know, I had a great experience.

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I remember a couple of classes
that really resonated for me.

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There was a marketing course
and there was a finance course.

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And one, marketing, was a strength of mine.

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Finance, a bit of a weakness
in terms of macroeconomics.

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I mean, I've never really
been a numbers guy or trying

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to understand the general
trends of what's going on.

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So, it was interesting to me
because I had to work really hard

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for that macroeconomics class to understand it.

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And, you know, I remember the professor
in the course interaction where,

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you know, it was open discussion.

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There was a lot of collaboration.

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It wasn't a, "Well, you don't know anything."

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Or, "Maybe, you know, you're
operating at a different level."

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So, there was really a level of professionalism
in the class and from the professors.