My online classes are a convenience for me.

They allow me to take additional classes

that would not have fit into my schedule otherwise. I am not a traditional student, so
I have non-traditional needs. Internet classes allow me to remain at home with my
family. Taking Internet classes has many advantages for a non-traditional, and
traditional student, such as: saving money, saving time, and most of all the
convenience. Internet classes are the answer for many students with non-traditional
needs. However, the only downfall to my Internet class was a computer virus, which
was disastrous. I lost everything on my computer, but as for the important files I had
backup on floppies. I was lucky, my sister-in-law came within a few days and fixed my
computer, so I did not get too far behind. This situation should be considered when
taking an Internet class. 
   In my experience with Internet classes, the good far outweigh the bad. Taking
Internet classes has saved me money. If I were taking traditional classes,  I would be
spending about twenty dollars a week in gas alone, not to mention the wear and tear
on my car. The only expense that I incur with Internet classes is my server charge,
which is about twenty-five dollars a month. That means by taking Internet classes I
am saving over eighty dollars a month, and that does not include wear and tear on
my car. I could finance a new computer with the savings from taking online classes.
    Also, Internet classes save time, and saving time is important to me. The travel
time alone is time enough for me to complete my assignments. It would take me
forty-five minutes to travel to Hammond from Mandeville, and that is only one way.
The extra hour and a half makes a big difference when I am a wife, a mother of three
children, a full time student, and I work part time. For example, if I spend one hour a
day working on my assignments, that means that I still have an extra half hour of free
time each day; time that I would normally have to spend commuting to and from
school.