11-01-2016, 09:53 AM
My 17 year old is working towards a business degree - he has about 45 credits and is working on more via Study.com and SL right now. His plan has been to attend WGU, but I keep seeing folks mention TESU on this forum, while there's not too much talk about WGU. Should I do some research into TESU for him? WGU seemed like a no-brainer as he can most likely complete his bachelors degree in one six-month term since he'll have only about 30 credits left to do and he'll be devoting himself full time to school. When I originally looked at TESU it appeared to be a lot pricier than WGU, but it seems that many of you are using workarounds to bring the price down. I'm completely clueless, so if there's a post or specific link that might get me up to speed so he and I can discuss that option, I'd really appreciate it. Or if you think WGU makes more sense, I'd love your thoughts on that as well.
On a related note, my younger child is just not academically inclined at all - I worry about him being able to succeed with college because he detests school and just doesn't have the drive to work terribly hard. I would like him to get a degree just because I think it's still important to have one, but I don't see him graduating from a brick and mortar school, or from a rigorous program such as WGU. I've been looking at Ashworth and while it doesn't seem like the best school by a long shot, it looks like something he could handle. Would we be wasting time and money on a degree there, or would it be better than just giving up on the whole college thing altogether? He'd probably go for a general business degree since he's not sure what he wants to do for a living yet.
On a related note, my younger child is just not academically inclined at all - I worry about him being able to succeed with college because he detests school and just doesn't have the drive to work terribly hard. I would like him to get a degree just because I think it's still important to have one, but I don't see him graduating from a brick and mortar school, or from a rigorous program such as WGU. I've been looking at Ashworth and while it doesn't seem like the best school by a long shot, it looks like something he could handle. Would we be wasting time and money on a degree there, or would it be better than just giving up on the whole college thing altogether? He'd probably go for a general business degree since he's not sure what he wants to do for a living yet.
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