Any degrees from just testing?

[Firedup4Jesus]

Thanks for the feed back guys! It is a lot of help. Have you ever noticed how long it takes to research everything for a do it yourself kind of degree?

[LaterBloomer]

Years ago a friend was at a B&M school as a freshman, and an "advisor" helped her choose her courses. (They must have been using anyone on the college staff as freshman advisors.) Later, when she was preparing to sign up for her sophmore classes, the new advisor asked her why she'd taken freshman English. Turns out, with her English SAT scores she could have skipped the classes. It may take you longer to research it, but you'll probably discover the correct answer in time.

[dcan]

Have you ever noticed how long it takes to research everything for a do it yourself kind of degree?

Sounds like a personal selling point when explaining the college and degree choice to an interviewer...

[Elinor]

Have you ever noticed how long it takes to research everything for a do it yourself kind of degree?

It was very overwhelming at first, but once I decided to actually ask the folks on here, everything went quite smoothly. Folks sent me their degree plans and evaluations (mine is using the template from someone else's). Then all I had to do was take tests, and plug them in to the correct area using THIS PAGE. That page is a future TESC student and current tester's best friend. It helps you to hopefully not duplicate tests, know where to put the tests you have taken (though they'll probably arrange everything differently when they evaluate it anyway...), and determine which are upper level and which aren't. They don't have everything there (like ECEs...), but they've got enough to take you most of the way.

Don't let the planning overwhelm you. Just know that, in the end, you'll be really glad you've done this yourself. First of all you've saved tons of money (if you were considering CollegePlus to do this for you), and you have a better idea of what is actually going on when it comes time to have everything evaluated. Then of course, there's the whole pride thing... you can say, even if it's just to yourself, you obtained that degree, from start to finish, all. on. your. own! It's gonna be great! (*ahem* sorry, I'm just really pumped about this this morning. I finished the last bit of my course work yesterday evening, and now I - hopefully - only lack the final before I'm completely done!!!
:hurray:

[Firedup4Jesus]

Thanks for the encouragement! WOW your are soooo close to done!!!!!!!! Congrats Elinor :hurray:

[studyingathome]

I thought you had to have a GPA to graduate; am I wrong? I took an easy course because that's the impression I was given. I tested out of most of my degree-I took one TESC online course, 3 courses through a seminary, and now am taking an ePack course through TESC because I was short two credits from graduating. (due to a confusing transfer issue with the seminary courses)
Allison

[ryoder]

This doesn't surprise me at all. College advisors are a mixed bag. Some of them really just give everyone the same plan and move on to the next. Mine were very shocked when I setup my schedule to attend school MWF only. They wanted me there all week and I told them I work 35 hours per week to pay the bills including school. I guess they weren't used to an 18 year old working more than they do in a week while attending school full time.

Years ago a friend was at a B&M school as a freshman, and an "advisor" helped her choose her courses. (They must have been using anyone on the college staff as freshman advisors.) Later, when she was preparing to sign up for her sophmore classes, the new advisor asked her why she'd taken freshman English. Turns out, with her English SAT scores she could have skipped the classes. It may take you longer to research it, but you'll probably discover the correct answer in time.