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Some major "I'm done" kudos to degreeforum peeps - studyingfortests - 12-30-2021
So I am officially done with my TESU degree. It was conferred December 17th, and I received the actual diploma in the mail a few days ago.
I wanted to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone on the board who has contributed so much helpful information, between the message board, the Wiki, and the test materials at InstantCert.
An extra special thanks to bjcheung77, who gave me the encouragement to consider TESU (which I'd ruled out because of the nonresident fee). TESU ended up being MUCH faster than either of the other two (UMPI wasn't a good option for me), and honestly, it ended up being the same price or maybe even a bit less, given all the extra coursework the others would have required.
I would also like to thank rachel83az and dfrecore, both of whom offered a ton of helpful input on specific issues and made recommendations.
Someone here (don't remember who, specifically) recommended contacting Don Stoltz for advising at TESU and that turned out to be fantastic advice. He was knowledgeable about a lot of obscure stuff, helped me file appeals to apply some of my credits to specific requirements (and he accurately assessed what they would and would not take.) I highly recommend anyone seeking reliable advisory information email to his attention or make an appointment with him specifically.
LevelUP (pretty sure that's who it was) had a great thread on how to knock out the SOS-110 requirements quickly and efficiently, and that was a godsend.
And there were many other threads that were super helpful.
I'll also offer up one other piece of advice, for those taking the Liberal Arts capstone: Choose Augustus Black as your mentor. He is probably the best college professor I've ever had, and I've had a lot over the years. He's incredibly generous with his time, very knowledgeable, a very fair grader, and he'll help you refine both your writing and your APA formatting skills. He's helped me become a much better writer. But his sections fill up fast.
I now have three other friends who are all pursuing a similar path, but don't spend much time outside of school requirements on the Internet, so I'll probably be popping in to ask questions on their behalf now and again.
And... I'll be starting my MSW in about 10 days. I applied during my one-and-only semester at TESU, got accepted to both schools where I applied, and chose Western New Mexico U.
I'm forever grateful.
RE: Some major "I'm done" kudos to degreeforum peeps - rachel83az - 12-31-2021
Congratulations! I love to hear when people are able to get the degree(s) of their dreams and move on to what they REALLY want to do in life.
RE: Some major "I'm done" kudos to degreeforum peeps - bjcheung77 - 12-31-2021
Congrats! You did it! Wow, that's great, you got into the MSW so quickly... This is what finish looks like and you've completed it with the persistence needed to get things done! Hope your next educational journey is smooth sailing, have a great time studying, good luck and have fun!
Some major "I'm done" kudos to degreeforum peeps - Tedium - 12-31-2021
Congrats! I’m super happy for you! Well earned! Good luck in grad school and keep us posted!
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RE: Some major "I'm done" kudos to degreeforum peeps - Alpha - 01-01-2022
Congratulations and best of luck with your MSW.
RE: Some major "I'm done" kudos to degreeforum peeps - Goldilocks! - 01-01-2022
Congratulations!!
RE: Some major "I'm done" kudos to degreeforum peeps - ARhead - 01-01-2022
I believe Studyingfortests and I were in the same capstone class, and I would echo what was stated about our mentor. I have some nitpicks but I think you could definitely do worse than Dr. Black for the simple fact that he genuinely seems to want his students to succeed. I'd definitely take him over a blind roll of the dice, that's for sure.
...I was the guy that did the investment-related presentation/paper. If I'm guessing correctly based on the MSW, you knocked your presentation out of the park, and we had some interesting and very enlightening back and forth in the discussions. Congrats!
RE: Some major "I'm done" kudos to degreeforum peeps - studyingfortests - 01-01-2022
(01-01-2022, 05:56 PM)ARhead Wrote: I believe Studyingfortests and I were in the same capstone class, and I would echo what was stated about our mentor. I have some nitpicks but I think you could definitely do worse than Dr. Black for the simple fact that he genuinely seems to want his students to succeed. I'd definitely take him over a blind roll of the dice, that's for sure.
...I was the guy that did the investment-related presentation/paper. If I'm guessing correctly based on the MSW, you knocked your presentation out of the park, and we had some interesting and very enlightening back and forth in the discussions. Congrats!
Yes! And I remember your presentation (and our conversations) as well; I particularly liked your presentation because investment and finance are not things I've put energy into and so I learned a bunch from it.
Now that we're in touch outside of TESU, feel free to stay in touch via PM (and we can exchange emails via PM as well.) Congratulations on completing your degree as well!Dr. Black told me in one of our phonecalls that this particular cohort did particularly well and almost everyone earned an A. He seemed as happy about that outcome as the students. A friend who is finishing his degree chose Dr. Black for the January 2022 LIB-495 and Paul Kiesow for SOS-110. I didn't have as much interaction with Kiesow, but he was friendly and helpful and a very fair grader as well.