Changing everything, advice?

[Lyanne]

Hi All,
I'm fairly new here in the forums(2-3 months). I also physically moved recently. I had a plan in place and a list of tests to take to get my Associates from my old community college, then find a 4 year locally to continue toward a Bachelors. Unfortunately I just found out that my old college will not evaluate the 2 tests I just took or the 5 I am planning because I am not currently registered for classes. Because I have moved, tuition rose from $377 to $1390 for 1 class. This is too much money for me to register just so that they will apply the remaining credits I need for a degree. (I have already met the 15 credit in-school requirement so this 1 extra class is really extra)

I become eligible for in-state tuition in my new home Summer 2011. I was thinking of taking as many tests as possible between now and then and just applying everything toward a Bachelor's and skipping the Associates, but without a college picked, I am not sure what to do. I don't want to waste tests that might not apply.
I live in California now which apparently has a fantastic in-state tuition rate, which is why I have not yet considered a fully online school. Does anyone know where I go from here? Should I pick a college first, and if I do, will an advisor help me even if I don't plan to register until I am "in-state" eligible? Is there some kind of generic Liberal Arts degree requirement plan somewhere that I can work from?
BTW, I know that I will have to complete probably 30 credits at the school I pick. That is not a problem because I actually like taking classes, and will pick some that I feel I need the full instruction in.
Any comments, advice appreciated. Thanks!
Comm college credits -34
Test credits -9

[TMW2010]

Hi All,
I'm fairly new here in the forums(2-3 months). I also physically moved recently. I had a plan in place and a list of tests to take to get my Associates from my old community college, then find a 4 year locally to continue toward a Bachelors. Unfortunately I just found out that my old college will not evaluate the 2 tests I just took or the 5 I am planning because I am not currently registered for classes. Because I have moved, tuition rose from $377 to $1390 for 1 class. This is too much money for me to register just so that they will apply the remaining credits I need for a degree. (I have already met the 15 credit in-school requirement so this 1 extra class is really extra)

I become eligible for in-state tuition in my new home Summer 2011. I was thinking of taking as many tests as possible between now and then and just applying everything toward a Bachelor's and skipping the Associates, but without a college picked, I am not sure what to do. I don't want to waste tests that might not apply.
I live in California now which apparently has a fantastic in-state tuition rate, which is why I have not yet considered a fully online school. Does anyone know where I go from here? Should I pick a college first, and if I do, will an advisor help me even if I don't plan to register until I am "in-state" eligible? Is there some kind of generic Liberal Arts degree requirement plan somewhere that I can work from?
BTW, I know that I will have to complete probably 30 credits at the school I pick. That is not a problem because I actually like taking classes, and will pick some that I feel I need the full instruction in.
Any comments, advice appreciated. Thanks!
Comm college credits -34
Test credits -9

I'd take a look around at a couple of the schools in your area, and get an idea of what tests they will and won't accept, and how many max credits from testing that they take. Also, this'll give you an opportunity to figure out what program is going to be the one you want to go through, and help with your school choice.

I'd doubt that there's going to be a general degree plan that will work across various schools, but the using the information that you find out from the schools, you can start planning which tests will be accepted and work on getting those out of the way, so that when you enroll, you can have you transcripts shipped over to the school of your choice.

[Lyanne]

Thanks, I'll start poking around.
Is there any benefit to going ahead and paying the out of state tuition for one semester to complete my Associates at the old community college? Or doesn't it really matter?
Thanks again

[TMW2010]

Thanks, I'll start poking around.
Is there any benefit to going ahead and paying the out of state tuition for one semester to complete my Associates at the old community college? Or doesn't it really matter?
Thanks again

There.. might be?

From what I've heard (and haven't had anything like this in my experience) by finishing off your Associates degree, it might help you get credit at a schools for courses/tests that they wouldn't normally take in transfer. They'd accept the whole 60 credits of the Associates as a package, and then you'd have to finish the other 60 for the bachelor's requirement.

[jackzack87]

Hi All,
I'm fairly new here in the forums(2-3 months). I also physically moved recently. I had a plan in place and a list of tests to take to get my Associates from my old community college, then find a 4 year locally to continue toward a Bachelors. Unfortunately I just found out that my old college will not evaluate the 2 tests I just took or the 5 I am planning because I am not currently registered for classes. Because I have moved, tuition rose from $377 to $1390 for 1 class. This is too much money for me to register just so that they will apply the remaining credits I need for a degree. (I have already met the 15 credit in-school requirement so this 1 extra class is really extra)

I become eligible for in-state tuition in my new home Summer 2011. I was thinking of taking as many tests as possible between now and then and just applying everything toward a Bachelor's and skipping the Associates, but without a college picked, I am not sure what to do. I don't want to waste tests that might not apply.
I live in California now which apparently has a fantastic in-state tuition rate, which is why I have not yet considered a fully online school. Does anyone know where I go from here? Should I pick a college first, and if I do, will an advisor help me even if I don't plan to register until I am "in-state" eligible? Is there some kind of generic Liberal Arts degree requirement plan somewhere that I can work from?
BTW, I know that I will have to complete probably 30 credits at the school I pick. That is not a problem because I actually like taking classes, and will pick some that I feel I need the full instruction in.
Any comments, advice appreciated. Thanks!
Comm college credits -34
Test credits -9

If you can't start until the summer of next year, why don't you consider the local schools, see what they offer as far as degrees you like, and see how many CLEP/DSST exams they will accept towards your degree. Most schools will take between 15-30 credits for this. While you wait for your instate eligibility, you can get a full year of school out of the way easily and affordably.
If you go with a TESC or EXcelsior, as you have probably seen mentioned many times on this forum, you can transfer up to 120 credits to them for your degree, ( more realistically, you'll transfer 60 or 80, and complete the rest of the work through the college itself.) They are not in Cali, but the tuition you can save through CLEP and DSST can still make it a real bargain. IF you can find a program you want.

IMHO - your best "advisers" can be found in your family, in this forum and within yourself. Of course, figuring out the details of how to go about it is somewhat of a process, but get involved in a Bachelors program that you like. You'll find plenty of assistance on here if you go with an online college.

[Lyanne]

Thanks to you both. I will do lots of poking around. :-)