My Observation Of GCU In High School

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Based on my informal observations, I would have to say that would also hold true for many in this class. Many of the students I have noticed during my limited time at GCU are what one would consider "non-traditional" in that they aren't the typical out of high school student. What that means is that with all honesty attending GCU online most likely was their original plan for life (especially at this time for many). Plus even those who are in the age range typically associated with starting college likely did not originally plan to attend GCU via the online program. This is since most of us felt that we had other purposes which would lead us down a different path to our goals. However, I would argue of not for such attempted purposes we would

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