New follower saying Hello

[RagnaRok]

Welcome to the forum, It seems you've been ping ponging from course to course based on what you have been told previously, first step is to assess the situation.
You qualify for FAFSA this is a great asset, you can use it anywhere you want for whatever courses you want as long as they are regionally accredited and you take them in batches of six or twelve credits. You can enroll in your local community college and sign up for 12 credits and get the maximum amount of financial aid available. Usually close to $5000 which can buy you a lot of credits at a community college as opposed to one of "the big three" we talk about here.

What is your objective an inexpensive degree, or a degree really quickly? while qualifying for FAFSA allows you to get free money since it never needs to be repaid, since it is a grant for the first section and they offer you loans if you need them. Loans do need to be repaid so you want to avoid them. if you are willing to take a little time to complete your courses in six or twelve credit batches you can have little out of pocket expense while accumulating credits.
Testing out is great but isn't always a shortcut, some CLEP and DSST will require as much study as a class in the community college although you can achieve it in your own time.

Your 100% right in your logic. I am leaning on just taking the courses since I am completely remedial in math anyway.

I am just hoping fafsa does help me...they said I am eligible but that the school would decide how much...I hope that doesnt turn into just an offering of loans. My EFC was high because I worked last year. Im praying it goes the way you say.

I want to thank everyone...I am middle aged and fear I wont be able to handle the math. I've changed my major to mechanical engineering...i am just not passionate about computer science or computer anything anymore. And have always been passionate about mechanical engineering. I think it will be more rewarding in the long run. But like I said I am even right now was we speak reteaching myself math. Thank you and I will still review everythiing that testout able just to be able to see if I am able to afford myself a time gain advantage to apply to hard courses. This is a great resource and know how. I am all about these types of freedoms and am glad this group is as well.

[EI2HCB]

You can achieve what you want even the relearning of Math, I'm in the same boat regarding Math, I grew up in a very socially disadvantaged area were my primary education was more survival than education, so I understand completely. In order to figure out how much you should be able to get check out https://fafsa.ed.gov/ once you launch the page there is a small box on the bottom right had side for what is known as the "fafsaforcaster" enter your details there and you'll get a forecast about how much money in grant aid you'll qualify for based on your last years salary. You can do it multiple times so don't be afraid about entering your information. At first I was wary of putting my information in. Anyway I'm at work so back to the Balance sheet this morning!