Completley new to college and need Help bad

[PonyGirl93]

If you decide against CLEPs, have you thought about taking online classes from a local school? Lots of colleges are adding online classes, especially general ed classes that everyone needs to take. Your local schools (particularly a community college) are probably going to be significantly cheaper than classes with TESC or Charter O, but more expensive than CLEPs.

CLEPs are really useful for gen eds. Purely for example purposes, take a look at the TESC RN to BSN program: Thomas Edison State College | RN to BSN Credit Distribution This program assumes you are already an RN, but it gives you an idea of the courses/tests you will need to take. Your English, Humanities, & Social Sciences credits could easily be filled with CLEPs, and the math/sciences could most likely be partially CLEP partly normal courses.

So it isn't quite as simple as sticking 60 or so CLEP credits in there, but it's still way cheaper and less lengthy than regular classes.

[bpr103]

...i am trying to do about 6 months to a year with a certain school online and then Transfer my credits from online to a Cuny based city or state school In New york city.

The most important thing is that you communicate this with advisors at the traditional schools you are looking at attending in the future, like CUNY. Make sure they will accept EVERY class you intend to take online.

I have a BA from a state school and am now, like you, moving from media into personal care which requires an AAS (Associates in Applied Science) in my field. The degree program is 92 credits, and the community college I'm attending will only accept 28 of my credits from my BA degree (in the humanities, so I didn't have a lot of the science classes required for an AAS).

The only other advice I can give you is to watch out for debt traps: everyone wants you to get a student loan, but understand that a federal student loan isn't like credit card debt: yes, it has a lower interest rate, but it can't be dispensed by bankruptcy. Neither form of debt is desirable, but choose wisely when deciding on financing your education.

Good luck.