At a brick wall

[cstock]

Take a deep breath and regroup. Sounds like a there are a lot of things going on. focus on one thing at a time. As post above me said take a step forward. Stay strong and you will weather the storm. You can do it!

[soliloquy]

There are people on this forum who got their degrees from all of the Big 3 and managed to go on to get their Masters (and even further).

Agree. I graduated from COSC and I'm almost finished with my Master's from Missouri State. I don't think most graduate schools bat an eye and a big three degree. They are looking at RA accreditation, transcripts, GMAT/GRE, and purpose statements, etc.

[soliloquy]

Military service- I know you have a family, but a very real option is serving as a reserve soldier. You'd be required to complete boot camp, and then serve one weekend a month. In return, however, you have education benefits and GI Bill (confirm that ahead of time, I'm not confident about the differences in reserve benefits within each branch.) One more lesser known option, you can even do the US Coast Guard Pre-Commissioning Initiative (it's their version of ROTC) which pays full tuition for your degree in exchange for your service as an officer. Just throwing that out there as another idea.

As a veteran, I'm going to advocate heavily against this. I don't think joining the military solely to benefit from educational benefits (particularly with the current political climate) is the way to go. I'll leave it at that.

[soliloquy]

Okay, here's the first pick on you posts. You are wrong, Wrong, WRONG when you say that you don't have anything. You have a forum here and more than a handful of posters who have already posted and want to help you achieve your goal. And I've gotta say, when Sanatone and Cookderosa are in your corner, well, you really want to reconsider throwing in the towel.

Okay, second pick. This forum is a big tent with members who come with a wide range of experience and knowledge. You have Cookderosa who could probably be a college guidance counselor/advisor/whatever they're called for Harvard or MIT, and other forum members who bravely put it out there that they're babes in the educational woods. While you see folks picking on you, I see folks who are trying to ascertain where you fall in that spectrum. They want to assist you, but they want to make sure that they're giving you the correct assistance. Some forum members post a problem, and, when others have asked for clarification, it turns out that the original poster misunderstood something, or made an incorrect assumption and there isn't a problem, or the problem is not what the poster thought it was. We're not Harvard Law 101, but there is some Socratic method being used here.

Here's another suggestion. Let's say you're at the end of your financial rope. Go to the library. Get books out on subjects for courses you'll need to take or test out of in the future. See if your college has on-line study assistance for CLEPs, etc. Just because you're not actively earning credits does NOT mean that all learning activity has to end. When you get to a point where you have the opportunity to take classes or test out, studying now could put you in a position to take more courses per semester because your foundation of knowledge means you'll blow through them, or you'll be able to take 5 CLEPs/DSSTs in a day. Also, just getting out of the house might help you. You sound really blue.

I've come back to this forum many times in a blue funk sure and certain that I had reached an insurmountable obstacle, and I was wrong, Wrong, WRONG. With support and guidance, I got through Statistics, College Algebra, and other things that I thought would defeat me. I've got my degree.

You're going to get through this. You're going to get your degree, too. The first step is to take a step. Keep moving forward even if you're not moving as fast as you'd like. Know that we're here for you.

There's some fussing here from time to time but by and large it's a difference of opinion on some substantive issue. People aren't usually on here just picking on each other for the fun of it. Every one of us came here because we aspired to certain educational goals and we all came here humble and eager to learn in the beginning. I've read the entire thread and I think the "picking" is your perception. Sometimes when we anticipate a certain negative behavior by others, we see it even if it's not there - kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy.

[sweetcrabhoney]

So my husband has ordered me to put my Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree plan on hold and focus on getting a job as well as raising our children. He says I can work on my degree in another 18 months if I do well in my job.

So my goals are on hold until then....

Thanks.

[socsci]

I personally think you should keep the dream alive and keep working towards your goal. Sometimes we need to pause for a few days, clear our heads and come back with a fresh, positive mindset. Try to see your particular circumstance as a challenge which you WILL overcome with a little bit of creative thinking and whole lot of perseverance. Try not to dwell on the negatives and what you can not do, instead seek solutions and take steps that you can achieve now, until your situation in the future changes. A lot of people have challenges like these and others. Challenges build character that can not be bought through education. You can choose to sit back and choose to let your problems get in the way of your goal, or you can readjust your goal and continue moving forward. You WILL get there in the end if you keep working at it.

Standing still now and waiting until later to continue is one option. Another is to continue finding as much free education as you can until things change. Saylor credits can be completed for free, you just need to seek out a someone to be a proctor. Find as many free courses as you can. Study all the math you can on free websites for many weeks, and then sign up for the free trial at Alexs. If you complete the exams during the free trial%2

[rebel100]

We wish you all the best, come back anytime and we will try to help you out.

I'm closing this one up now, thanks everyone.