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Please help

I am having trouble with accessing my student homepage on coursera, I followed all the steps and linked my student email with my coursera account by using the invite link. However, I don't see my student homepage nor an email saying that coursera is fully linked on my university email.

I seen others saying that an email should have been sent to my student email confirming that it is link. The only confirmation I got was on my personal email and seeing that it is linked on the settings on the coursera website.

I cannot access the orientation course that needs to be completed in order to register for classes and I cannot access the student homepage.

It is like I never linked them at all.

What I have tried:

> unlinking the account/relinking the account

>opening the coursera link on a private tab

> contacting customer support. However, they have not been helpful.

I am at a loss of what to do and the only thing I can think of is deleting the account and starting over to see if that fixes the issue.

Something to mention is that my account is an older account that I opened before I enrolled to the university. Cousera and the university suggested if that I had an account already that I should link them.

Was I wrong in doing so? To anyone who has had similar problems to this have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate any? Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Brutally honest here, I'm not impressed with what you get with Coursera.

However, there are some notable courses and I can still look at the postive side and appreciate whats there combined with some of the courses/training for certifications that arent avilable as part of Coursera. It's when you combine that with what follows that Coursera has become a no go for me.

Probably my biggest beef with coursera is the subscription model that operates like insurance and cable companies. Where you get no discount for renewing and being a LOYAL CUSTOMER. Guess what you get for being an early adopter and supporter of coursera back when it was free and before it was accquired by Google?Guess what you get when you just want to renew your subscription when a current sale is on for a coursera subscription?

You get to pay full price!

And for me, thats a really punch to the nuts. It shows so much arrogance and disdain for your customers. Its the type of move that a company makes when it doesnt care about the money or its customers because it has, or thinks it has, a monoply. So thats why I'm no long coursera fan and will no longer be a Coursera user going forward.

Anyone?

Hello,

Im a 32 year old guy that has mostly worked with my hands.

I got a diagnose and my doctor recommended to move into more office based jobs.

I worked as a warehouse and logistics manager for about 4 years so i have worked with data quite the bit.

I am looking to do the data analytics courses among others to help me move into lowered end admin / data jobs, is coursera the way to go or will i be wasting my time?

I have had hour long conversations with copilot on ways i can go and it all sounds promising but id love to hear peoples experiences and feedback.

Thank you.

I don't understand why so many people advise against buying online courses.

Is it because there are too many scams and low-quality courses? Are they usually overpriced for what they offer? Do people not trust the creators anymore? Or is it simply because most paid courses don't provide much more value than free YouTube videos or other free resources?

I'm genuinely curious to hear your thoughts and experiences.

I was searching for Python courses but there are so many of just Python. I want the best one which will be useful when college starts and puts me ahead of others. I know a little bit of Python already (school level).

Just wondering what platform I should go to for my Tech+, Security+, and so on.

I have been trying to stop Coursera from charging me for two subscriptions for months, and I'm nowhere. I'm being charged two times a month and I only have one subscription. There is no option to deal with this on their site and no live customer service. There are no articles about it and the chat bot doesn't have the answer either. I am now making decisions about the companies that I will do business with over this customer service issue. Companies taking away all human forms of customer service should be illegal. It's a violation of our consumer rights. I have zero way to contact Coursera to rectify this situation, meanwhile Coursera is they are still charging my account double each month. Next stop is the bank to tell them to block all charges coming from Coursera unless I can somehow get some customer service to help me. u/coursera