Overwhelmed(by all the different services for credit)

[Mamasaphire]

It really sounded overwhelming to me too when I first started thinking seriously about alternative credit options, but if you break it down and just focus on whichever one you are immersed in at that moment, it will get better. I think SL, Sophia, and study.com are all good, pretty flexible options. And they aren't so prohibitively costly that if, after you take one class with one of them, you decide to try a different one, that it would severely injure your budget.

My advice is just to jump in. Try SL first, if that's what you have on your plan. I really enjoyed their format. Two suggestions - use an ebook (search function for studying was super helpful) with the courses, ignore the videos that are with the lessons, look for a coupon code before paying, and read semi-recent old threads here about SL for tips on studying, etc. Okay, that was 4 suggestions.

But really, just jump in. My major regrets with SL are that I didn't start sooner, and that I took too long with my first class (not understanding how the course grading worked -- in my mind it was like a CLEP and so much relied on the final grade).

You'll probably do great, just don't over think the options!!