12-15-2016, 01:37 PM
My advice is to get the degree that will help you with your career in the long run. Doesn't make sense to get a degree after you've decided to leave a career.
Here's what hasn't sunk in yet - the average time to complete an entire 120 credit degree from scratch here is about a year. So, the difference of those lost credits or a different major may change the time investment you put in by +/- a month or two. Seriously, don't worry nearly as much about the time as about the "how" requirements.
(I like the suggestion about picking up the associates, it won't mess up your bachelor's, but it will add cost)
I'll be frank- the thing that kept me from pursuing a business degree is the horrendous math requirement. Before the waterfall of people saying it's not that bad, for *me* it was too much, and I mention it because you said it wasn't a subject you were good at. For some people, that means they can limp along through calc, but for me that meant restarting a 46 year old brain learning something I didn't even do in high school - I'm not going to be successful taking college algebra, statistics, and accounting - it's just not happening. If I had more time, yes, but I had other fish to fry. I took a nice and easy Math for Liberal Arts through TESU directly (8th grade math with a little extra bling) and checked the box.
What's the deal with Straighterline? SL (for short) has open book online quizzes that you can use their material to teach you or locate the answers. For most classes (not English) it's hunt-and-peck. You can do a class in a few days. The exam requirement is a joke because you can accumulate enough points on the quizzes to earn a zero on the exam and still pass. You have to actually take it, but you don't have to achieve a high grade. The SL classes are good, and you can absolutely take longer and learn all of the material, but if we're being honest here, you're paying by the month, so speed is expected.
Study.com isn't as easy of a math game - you have to actually pass the exams. Like SL, they are proctored using a webcam. (you won't be able to take exams on your phone)
Textbooks, especially since you are military, can be online books. Ctrl button + F opens a find box, allowing you to search for answers in the text. Paperback is heavier and doesn't allow such nifty searching. (we use both in our home because my teens are doing Straighterline classes for homeschool this semester, but otherwise I wouldn't bother)
Here's what hasn't sunk in yet - the average time to complete an entire 120 credit degree from scratch here is about a year. So, the difference of those lost credits or a different major may change the time investment you put in by +/- a month or two. Seriously, don't worry nearly as much about the time as about the "how" requirements.
(I like the suggestion about picking up the associates, it won't mess up your bachelor's, but it will add cost)
I'll be frank- the thing that kept me from pursuing a business degree is the horrendous math requirement. Before the waterfall of people saying it's not that bad, for *me* it was too much, and I mention it because you said it wasn't a subject you were good at. For some people, that means they can limp along through calc, but for me that meant restarting a 46 year old brain learning something I didn't even do in high school - I'm not going to be successful taking college algebra, statistics, and accounting - it's just not happening. If I had more time, yes, but I had other fish to fry. I took a nice and easy Math for Liberal Arts through TESU directly (8th grade math with a little extra bling) and checked the box.
What's the deal with Straighterline? SL (for short) has open book online quizzes that you can use their material to teach you or locate the answers. For most classes (not English) it's hunt-and-peck. You can do a class in a few days. The exam requirement is a joke because you can accumulate enough points on the quizzes to earn a zero on the exam and still pass. You have to actually take it, but you don't have to achieve a high grade. The SL classes are good, and you can absolutely take longer and learn all of the material, but if we're being honest here, you're paying by the month, so speed is expected.
Study.com isn't as easy of a math game - you have to actually pass the exams. Like SL, they are proctored using a webcam. (you won't be able to take exams on your phone)
Textbooks, especially since you are military, can be online books. Ctrl button + F opens a find box, allowing you to search for answers in the text. Paperback is heavier and doesn't allow such nifty searching. (we use both in our home because my teens are doing Straighterline classes for homeschool this semester, but otherwise I wouldn't bother)
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