Paying for school out of pocket...

[ryoder]

Tesc costs much less than 8k so I would think again about ruling them out.
You should be able to do your entire degree for the enrollment fee plus 100 bucks a test and twenty bucks a book. Straighter line and a leks are even cheaper if you do it right. The gpa thing isn't insurmountable. Ncu.edu for example has no gpa requirements and there are other options like amu.edu that I think don't either.

My advice is to go for the degree that costs the least and allows you to test out of as much as possible. For me that was tesc, a public state school.

Masters programs want students so if you rock the gre or GMAT they will make exceptions. Which school do you see yourself applying for? For me I liked ncu because it is at your own pace with almost no exams. You work the assignments and submit them for a grade. Its not easy and is time consuming but you don't have the hassle of sitting in a class or interacting with other students online.