A greeting, and request for help!

[soliloquy]

Good evening.

I've been watching the online/alternate degree community for many years now. I've been a part of several boards, and groups, and I finally found my way here. I am looking forward to becoming a part of this group.

I am extraordinarily interested in online/distance education, the promise that it provides for many who would, in many situations, not be able to achieve their educational goals otherwise, and it's connection with society/technology.

Ultimately, I come here because of the prospect of completing my own educational goals, and I seek advice, and guidance. I have read many pieces of information, but I am still scared that I am going to go about all of this the wrong way. What it comes down to is that I have essentially painted myself into a corner, educationally, due to a multitude of mistakes when I was younger. The only option for completing a degree/s at this point, are likely through the test-out method.

I have about 70-ish credits thus far. Transferring them shouldn't be a problem, but there are several roadblocks preventing that at the moment. Beyond this, I just hope that some of you here will be willing to walk me through what I need to do to consider, plan, and execute this whole process. I am going to read, and reread much more around here, too, just to further gather information. I am familiar with the big three, and how the process works, I just want to make sure I am doing things correctly. I just don't know which of these is the best choice, or which tests are the best, where to find ACE recommended courses or whom to contact to verify their usability, etc. The one part of all of this that I never really studied or researched in depth IS the testing method.

I look forward to being a part of this online community, helping to further our cause and interests, helping others who are in the same situation that I am in, and hopefully helping to bring more visibility to all of this by completing this whole process. Thanks again.

PS - Forgive me if this should have gone in a different category.


Best wishes,
Clay / three3nine

Welcome to the board!

Like you, I did a lot of reading and more reading before I finally decided to dive into this. I lurked here for a loooooooooong while before I ever joined. I am no expert because my situation was unique as I used credential evaluations and CLEP/DSST to accomplish most of my goals but I think the best thing to do is to start off by listing what your goals are (career/personal) and what type of degree you are seeking (fastest possible or a particular field). Also list all of your earned credits and explain what your current roadblocks are. That will help us give you better feedback.