Student review [#90804] for Business Administration
at University of the People - UoPeople

I’ve always been critical of the higher education system. Too often, it’s overpriced, bloated, and more about signaling than actually preparing people for real-world success. For a lot of students, traditional college feels like a trap — tens of thousands in debt for a piece of paper that may or may not open doors.

That’s why I gave University of the People a shot — and it surprised me in the right ways.

UoPeople strips away the nonsense. No campus fees, no forced electives designed to drag things out, and no professors more interested in publishing than teaching. What you get instead is a rigorous, no-frills education that’s designed to be flexible, accessible, and actually useful. I’ve applied what I’ve learned in my career already, especially in leadership, strategy, and operations.

Now, it’s not perfect. My biggest gripe is the lack of real networking infrastructure. In traditional colleges, a lot of value comes from the people you meet — classmates, professors, alumni. UoPeople hasn’t cracked that yet. If you want to build a network, you’ll need to go outside the platform and put in the work yourself.

But at the end of the day, if you’re motivated, self-directed, and not looking to waste time or money, UoPeople is the real deal. It won’t hand you a shortcut — but it’ll hand you the tools. And in this economy, that’s a lot more than most schools can say.