Testimonials from around the world....

Mercy College International Online Students share their feelings of the Mercy Online Experience. Below are a few of our international students that we would like to honor from around the world. Mercy's online classroom is truely "borderless". Click on the name below to understand why they have chosen Mercy College Online Learning.

Michael Mihajlovic - United States
Kati Little - Finland
William Godfrey Nyagwa - Tanzania
Eghagne Conyers-Oduwa - Africa
Dotan Akiva - Israel
Sagi Gordon - Israel

"I feel that completing my undergraduate education online through Mercy College provided me with a strong foundation from which to excel in graduate studies. I have recently obtained my second Master's degree in psychology and I am currently enrolled in a clinical doctoral program at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Additionally, I have been teaching for Mercy College's on-line campus since 2003 (including the Sloan Semester). I truly believe that Mercy College's online program is designed to encourage those students who are committed to educational excellence."

Michael Mihajlovic, MS, MA

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"My name is Kati Little and I'm an international student from Finland. I am currently finishing my thesis in Mercy College MBA graduate program.

I started as a freshman in the fall of 1998 and took my first distance learning class a year later as a sophmore. Knowing very little about the characteristics of online learning, I ended up dropping my first two classes due to lack of discipline. As I re-registered for these classes I had learned much about the opportunities and challengesonline learning can offer. I realized that online learning is not a bit less time consuming than the traditional classes, but it allowed me to take classes around my busy schedule. If anyone is interested in taking online classes, I will highly recommend it. This type of learning creates unlimited opportunities, especially for international students.

I am no longer taking onlione classes, but I'm highly involved in online learning community in Mercy College. For years now, I have been working as a wizard (teacher's assistant) in these courses and wish to continue doing so. Due to the experience I have acquired as a student going from dropping the first classes to working witht the teachers and students online learning, my goal is also to teach a course after completing the required MBA degree. I want to be able to promote online learning and help students to achieve the goals they have set for themselves. As an international student, I realize that the language barrier can sometimes be great but nevertheless, in my opinion, the reward in online learning are far superior to the challenges."

Kati Little, Finland

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"My name is William Godfrey Nyagwa. I am from Tanzania. I am working on my Master's Degree in Health Services Management. I have taken three online courses.

Mercy Online Learning has provided me with the following:

~ Equal opportunity for each student to contribute and interact with each other

~ Extensive reading, more knowledge

~ No barrier for contributing

~ Enhanced commitment and time management skills

William Godfrey Nyagwa - Tanzania

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I will never forget the summer of 2003, it was the mother of all summers. Instead of sipping a cold fruit drink by the beach, I was bent on taking four classes and an internship that summer. Beforei knew it, the pressure of full course load hit me so hard like a summer heat stroke. To ease the pressure, I signed up for online class titled Introduction to Religion. Dr. Jude Aguwa was the class professor and his teaching technique allowed me to express my views and also learned alot from the class. The academic experience was a true learning opportunity for me. The class even influenced me to switch from beig a traditional tutor to a course wizard (online teaching assistant) at Mercy college. Now I am a course wizard in the same class where I had my first long distance learning. It's a good educational experience.

Eghagne conyers-Oduwa - Nigeria

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I had the pleasure of being a member of Mercy College's huge and diverse community of Distance Learners. I have successfully completed my last class on December 2003, I look back and am very proud of my achievement. My online studies truly offered the highest level of flexibility which helped me to pursue my degree while maintaining my professional and social life.

Despite the geographical distance from the campus, Mercy's staff had always managed to provide personal assistance and a direct connection between students and professors.

I am currently considering studying towards my MBA at Mercy College!

Dotan Akiva, Israel

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My name is Sagi. From my native country, Israel, I joined the Mercy community of Distance Learners. I took the whole online courses learning for my B.SC degree, which I successfully completed last fall. I am taking real pleasure in writing this testimonial in favor of the Mercy Online Program.

Apparently, one may assume that online studies may lack the necessary direct contact between students and professors.

Very soon I discovered that notwithstanding the distance, the Mercy online system is very effective providing the vital personal connections, which, in my case, were of considerable assistance in my course of studies. Now I am looking forward towards my MBA studies.

On this opportunity I wish also to praise the very impressive

graduation ceremony in which I participated.

Sagi Gordon, Israel

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