interesting info on TESC website

[cookderosa]

I have had a lot of people at my community college, specificly advisors, talk down to me just selecting classes when I insisted for online only classes. I even had to argue with a dean just to be approved for 3 classes in an accelerated session - the advisors said no one does that, its "too hard". I've also scared every advisor except 1 when I said I'm going to CLEP out of classes - the only advisor who wasn't afraid was this wonderful older woman who looked at me and said "dear, if you think it, you can do it and who am I to stand in your way."

The only person I've been able to talk to it prior to finding this forum was a very ambitious friend of mine - this 28 year old woman is currently in a doctorate program while working a full time job and part time job. She did the same thing while doing her double masters degree and she didn't test out of anything, in fact until I mentioned it to her she had no idea what CLEP was let alone every other credit earning method on this site. She's already trying to talk to me about grad school, something I wasn't considering due to price but after some of the recent postings I may look into it.

I feel like I've already learned so much from this forum and really wish I found in last year when I was going through so much trouble with my school. None of this feels strange at all, instead I feel like I'm making my college experience one that is meaningful to me at the pace and price that works for my life. That friend I mentioned owes 6 figures for her education so far and is doing grad school since her full time job is paying for half of it and it allows her to defer her student loans. I know we've gotten a bit off topic but really, the comparison between what people on this forum are doing/have done vs. what people like my friend do makes me wonder if traditional education is really the crazy idea.

Just for the record, I will be schedualing my first test with the assesment center this week - CLEP English comp. - I'm excited!

Advisors and admissions are the "sales force" that pump enrollment. You found the right place. Now you have two old ladies cheering you on!