I have done online study, but not through Thompson. I did it through TAFE and it was pretty good because I could just ring them up and ask them questions and get hints when I was totally stuck. It was just hard getting motivated... the problem was that the internet is full of interesting things and I am easily distracted, so the course took me alot longer than it really needed to because of that. It was also great that I didnt need to actually go to classes or go somewhere to sit an exam, so that made it so much easier for me.