06-07-2011, 09:24 AM
Thanks for your straightforwardness Y. I can always count on you to give it to me "real". As you see from what I posted above, my 2nd degree would be something that I can do at my own leisure. The quicker I complete my first BA, the more time I have left to complete my 2nd. I need my 1st BA simply as something to slap on my resume. It will help me earn more, quicker, and actually pay off :-D.
**No, this isn't how it works.
So my idea was to complete all the needed credits for something like Liberal Studies or Psychology (as I heard you can test out of all of those) and when I'm 1-2 courses away (probably within 2-3 weeks of being complete) I'll pay my enrollment fee, graduation fees, all fees...etc ..etc. so that I can graduate. From that point I'll have almost an entire year to complete a 2nd Bachelors.
***No, they need to be different fields, you can't do liberal arts with a liberal art.
That's where I'm coming from. I hope that makes sense. I figure that another 24 credits will cost me, at most, 4k total with fees and everything and I'm totally ok with that.
***I'm pretty sure it's 30, but I could be wrong on that.
Another spin to this..I actually qualify for Financial Aid for the year of 2011. I realize I have to take 6 credits to get some of it, so I'm going to do the math on everything, extra money I could be making, time factor and see how things weigh out. If the classes last 12 weeks, that wouldn't be too bad, but I would have to start them within the next month. Gotta look at TESC's schedule.
[COLOR="red"]You "could" do a double major instead. That way it's under 1 enrollment fee. When you say financial aid, I hope you mean a grant not a loan? Otherwise you're going into debt for a second degree when you could be in grad school (much higher yield).
ALSO, please note that you're only going to get 1/4 of your $. They only award $ for the semesters inwhich you are enrolled. If you complete 1 semester (6 credits) you get only 1/4 of the award. You need to enroll for a full year (6*4) to get the full award.
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**No, this isn't how it works.
So my idea was to complete all the needed credits for something like Liberal Studies or Psychology (as I heard you can test out of all of those) and when I'm 1-2 courses away (probably within 2-3 weeks of being complete) I'll pay my enrollment fee, graduation fees, all fees...etc ..etc. so that I can graduate. From that point I'll have almost an entire year to complete a 2nd Bachelors.
***No, they need to be different fields, you can't do liberal arts with a liberal art.
That's where I'm coming from. I hope that makes sense. I figure that another 24 credits will cost me, at most, 4k total with fees and everything and I'm totally ok with that.
***I'm pretty sure it's 30, but I could be wrong on that.
Another spin to this..I actually qualify for Financial Aid for the year of 2011. I realize I have to take 6 credits to get some of it, so I'm going to do the math on everything, extra money I could be making, time factor and see how things weigh out. If the classes last 12 weeks, that wouldn't be too bad, but I would have to start them within the next month. Gotta look at TESC's schedule.
[COLOR="red"]You "could" do a double major instead. That way it's under 1 enrollment fee. When you say financial aid, I hope you mean a grant not a loan? Otherwise you're going into debt for a second degree when you could be in grad school (much higher yield).
ALSO, please note that you're only going to get 1/4 of your $. They only award $ for the semesters inwhich you are enrolled. If you complete 1 semester (6 credits) you get only 1/4 of the award. You need to enroll for a full year (6*4) to get the full award.
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