Hey everybody!
I just wanted to share some information here. I see questions about grad school on a regular basis, so I wanted to give you some advice on how to handle people that try to tell you that your fast-track degree is not considered equal to other degrees. Tell these people to go to hell, cuz I got my TESC degree for under 5K in less than two years and got accepted at both of the two grad schools I applied for. One was Edinboro University and the other one was the University of Southern California! Yes, I will attend USC from this fall with a degree that included 27 FEMAS, 15 ALEKS, 6 Straighterline, countless DSST and CLEPS, and only one capstone course with TESC (got an A though).
Also, check out Edinboro's online grad degrees. It is a solid school!
My advice, take the capstone, treat this paper like it is is your last will, get an A on it, and apply to the top schools of the nation! My MSW at USC is ranked #11 in the country and USC is within the top 25 schools. :hurray:
Taking your tests guys, it is the smart way to go!
For more info on what tests I took just click on my profile!
Long live the test-out degree!
p.s.: I wanted to add some more details as this post seems to be very interesting to some of you. I did not take the GRE or any other entry exams. I just sent all my transcripts to USC (along with an essay about how hard I worked and three solid recommendations). I also did not hide the fact that I got a degree in less than two years. Some people are convinced that this is the reason why I got accepted. They say it shows hard work and intelligence and that these are the characteristics the top 25 schools in the nation are looking for. I am not sure if this is true, but just in case it is, I would recommend you to apply to USC asap. The people who work in admissions at USC now might not be the same anymore in a year or two.
Also, my MSW is entirely online. That mean, USC will put me into field placements at hospitals close to my home, but the rest is all online. I will not have to move down to LA. I hate LA, too.
I just wanted to share some information here. I see questions about grad school on a regular basis, so I wanted to give you some advice on how to handle people that try to tell you that your fast-track degree is not considered equal to other degrees. Tell these people to go to hell, cuz I got my TESC degree for under 5K in less than two years and got accepted at both of the two grad schools I applied for. One was Edinboro University and the other one was the University of Southern California! Yes, I will attend USC from this fall with a degree that included 27 FEMAS, 15 ALEKS, 6 Straighterline, countless DSST and CLEPS, and only one capstone course with TESC (got an A though).
Also, check out Edinboro's online grad degrees. It is a solid school!
My advice, take the capstone, treat this paper like it is is your last will, get an A on it, and apply to the top schools of the nation! My MSW at USC is ranked #11 in the country and USC is within the top 25 schools. :hurray:
Taking your tests guys, it is the smart way to go!
For more info on what tests I took just click on my profile!
Long live the test-out degree!
p.s.: I wanted to add some more details as this post seems to be very interesting to some of you. I did not take the GRE or any other entry exams. I just sent all my transcripts to USC (along with an essay about how hard I worked and three solid recommendations). I also did not hide the fact that I got a degree in less than two years. Some people are convinced that this is the reason why I got accepted. They say it shows hard work and intelligence and that these are the characteristics the top 25 schools in the nation are looking for. I am not sure if this is true, but just in case it is, I would recommend you to apply to USC asap. The people who work in admissions at USC now might not be the same anymore in a year or two.
Also, my MSW is entirely online. That mean, USC will put me into field placements at hospitals close to my home, but the rest is all online. I will not have to move down to LA. I hate LA, too.
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