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Does anyone know of any downsides to enrolling? Like others, I'm doing school/work full time already but I'm letting my curiosity get the better of me (enrolled on Udacity only so far). Is it wrong to assume that if you pass, you pass, if not you can just try again when you have the time (and it's being offered of course)?

Edit: add MITx and some coursera courses as well... this semester's been gentle so far, why not liven it up?

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I have this question as well. I read through the TOS, Honor Code and what have you but I did not find anything concerning re-enrolment/negative implications when not able to finish the course/drop out half way or be just really bad at it.

I would really like to do it and could most likely also take the time to do so but for me there is a possibility of something more important coming up in the future resulting in me having to cut back on the curse. If something like: "If you want to enter the next course/a different one and your record shows that you began a course which you did not finish, then you have to do X/will be given a lower priority etc." applies, I would reconsider enrolling.

Does anyone have any further information on that?

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