Daily Archives: May 20, 2008
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My Online Degree Experience – (Kaplan Univeristy)
Posted on May 20, 2008 by MANIFEST ME! in GeneralI felt the urge that I needed to go back to school to complete college around August 07′. So I start checking into schools and what would benefit my schedule of being a mommy, wife, having a job full time and by own businesses that I have. How could I possibly make time for getting a degree?
I checked out Letourneau University and other schools that were available online but I ended up going with Kaplan University. I have maintained a GPA of 3.85 which has been very difficult to do with every thing else that I have going on. It does take commitment and time but, I made up in my mind that I was going to invest in myself! Because when all else fail you need something to fall back on!
Kaplan has been great! The online learning experience has been challenging. You still have to attend classes but everything is done online. The classes consist of two classes per term. A term is 10 units or 10 weeks. With Letourneau University you will have one class a term and the term last 5-6 weeks and if you attend class it is once a week for 4 hours. I couldn’t imagine myself sitting in class for 4 hours. So, that is another reason why I went with Kaplan. The online universities really do work. They are real schools that it available for you to get your degree with having a full time job or a challenges life style. It makes it easier for me because no matter where I go I can take school with me and won’t miss any classes, as long as I have Internet access and my laptop=)!
If you are wanting to get you degree from the convience of where ever you are with internet access, check it out! Kaplan University
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My PELTIER Experience (Tyler, TX)
Posted on May 20, 2008 by MANIFEST ME! in GeneralWell.. I was looking and believing in God that he would bless us with a new car but this time around I wanted to make sure I just did not settle for anything so, I did my research. I notice that through my employer that I could receive great deals on just about any car. So I research and compared cars, I checked into the gas mileage the amenities, different styles, different lines, etc…. So, I knew what we were looking for. Dealerships was giving us the run around, throwing the sales pitch and we already now what that is about.
Anyways……. I was really checking out Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler cars because of the $2.99 gas for 3 years guarantee for the first 12,000 miles of each year. I was so feeling that deal. Then my husband really like the new Chevrolet HHR’s. We have rented a couple and really thought they were great cars so boiled down to either a 2008 Jeep Compass or a 2008 HHR. But, you know the spill once you start looking for a new car the car salesman is going to hound you until you have literally just tell them, DON’T CALL ME! We really needed a car because with ministry and travel we needed something dependable and paying $100 a fill up twice a week for a Suburban was not cutting it! So, we needed something better on gas.
My Peltier Experience:
My co-worker told me not to go to Peltier because they lied to her. People know that you need a car and really try to take advantage of you. Salesman and Finance Managers tries to give you a whoopy because they know you are pressured for time and you have been there all day and you are tied of going back and forth trying hearing the same ole same ole. So, you can get frustated.
So, I should have really listened…. SHE WAS RIGHT!! The sales person was great Mr. Mike Buevnaventura, he was really trying to be honest based on the circumstances that he works for a car lot. You must know that salesman only has so much athority and the real liars are behind the scene. Mr. Buevnaventura tried to wheel me in with giving me their version of gas saving, promising that they would give me $1000 for gas, if I came in and bought a car only because I told him that I was considering going to Mike Pile and purchasing a Jeep Compass. So, I went to Peltier…. Did I get the the $1000 for gas, NO! They tried to negotiate it to take place of a down payment. Then when I ask him how much is the car, he told me and it sounded a bit high so I reminded him that I had first told him right off the bat that I was suppose to pay invoice price and not MSRP so then…… he went back and came back and said that the finance office said he can either give me the car at invoice price or give it to me with $1000 rebate. Now how did the $1000 gas money option turn into a rebate, you tell me….. When they are running a special on their 2008 HHR’s in the paper that the dealership was giving $1000 owner loyalty rebate and $1800 Peltier discount, was that applied, NO!
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So, the bottom line. Only $1000 was credited toward the down purchase a car. He said they waived the down payment and use the special discount that I was to receive at invoice…. YEAH RIGHT. They would say anything to get you in. But, they know you have to buy a car so they are going to try what ever they can to get you in. Not to mention the discount that I received could be combined with any other offers as stated from the manafacuter but, as far as the dealership offers is concerned it is totally up to the dealership.
So, what became of this????? My husband was highly upset and he contacted the dealership to let him know how upset he was being that they negotiated the $1000 gas toward the car… So, the salesman promised to 8 fill ups. Did it compare to Chrystler, Jeep and Dodge $2.99 deal, which was the main reason why we considered it. No! I am still not happy with Peltier and will never give them my business again but life goes on. Bottom line is I do have dependable new car, thanks be to God, but the experience was the experience worth it? Next time, I will listen to the ones that have already been through it……..
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