I suffered through all of high school with fibromyalgia. Then I went through a few years of college and my body just broke down to the point that I couldn’t take the roommates and late nights studying. I hated that I had to stick to someone else’s schedule because my body was just in a constant fibro flare. It was probably the sickest I’ve ever been and the longest I’ve ever been that sick. It would have been tottally different if bachelors degree online had been around back then.

I really want to go back and get a master’s degree. I don’t know in what exactly, I just know that I want more than my current degree is offering. For me really the option would be an online university because most of the time I’m too sick to even put on shoes.

I’ve looked at a lot of different schools and so far I’m really impressed with Western Governors University Online. First off, it’s regionally and nationally accredited. They are nationally accredited by the DETC and their regional accreditation is from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Plus it’s cheaper than the schools in my state and it would be a lot more convenient. They are probably the only online university I’ve ever seen that offers Pell Grants which can really help cut down if not eliminate student loans. The other really amazing thing is that you pay by the term instead of the course which means you can get as much work done as you possibly can in that time.

I’ve been looking around at online universities for years trying to find one that had good financial aid, accreditation and just made sense for my life. My point is that I know first hand how fibromyalgia can affect higher education but that isn’t any excuse to quit.

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