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*Another* Big 3 Decision Thread...
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Hello all!
First post, and I'm (of course) looking for some help... I've been lurking for a couple weeks and reading as much as I can here. Firstly, thanks to the community for all the awesome info. It's been a great resource!

Now for my situation: Active Duty Navy, stationed in Yokosuka, Japan for the next 3 years. I have extensive 'Applied Professional/Free Elective' credit 48 LL, 15 UL from my military experience. (Please see JST, attached).

Also on the attached JST are 3 CLEPs which are recorded. One is from 2009, and the other two were passed a couple of weeks ago during a 'CLEP-a-Thon' that the on base Testing Center hosted, (which I won!).

Here's where it gets just a bit confusing: I won by passing 8 CLEPS in 4 days. However, only American Government and Humanities have showed up on my JST so far. I also passed:

Not yet recorded:

US History 1 - 60 (3)
US History 2 - 61 (3)
Intro to Sociology - 59 (3)
Information Systems - 62 (3)
History and Social Sciences - 61 (6)
Principles of Management - 56 (3)

Recorded:

Humanities - 55 (6)
A&I Lit(2009) - 71 (6)
American Government - 59 (3)

I also took the 6 credit College Composition with Essay, for a total of 9 CLEPs, but Ill have to wait for the score for that one, to see if I passed. I'm 80% confident that I did... fingers crossed!

SO...

Right now I have, unless I counted wrong:

63 'Applied Professinal/Elective' credits (48 LL, 15 UL)
36 CLEP credits (42 if I passed College Comp)

99-105 Total credits.

JST Link https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/72b5...341589936f

I am trying now to decide between the Big 3 with several goals and conditions in mind.

My goals/conditions are:

1) To get an AA/AS in Liberal Arts or General Studies ASAP. I don't particularly mind or care from where.
2) To apply that Associates degree toward a BA/BS in Liberal Arts/General Studies/History as easily as possible.
3) To test out of as much as possible. I'm fine with a Capstone, or a couple of courses, if necessary.
4) To avoid math as much as possible. (Studying for College Math CLEP now, hoping that for LA/History that will do it!)
5) Long term, I plan to coach golf and teach History at a high school after I retire from the military. (8 more years!)

A couple of other items to consider:

1) Cost is not a huge deal to me. Military tuition asssistance will cover most of what I do with any of the big 3. Especially since I plan to go almost all test out and CLEP/DSST are all free for us.
2) For some reason I am drawn to Excelsior. I think it may be the fact that I know they will take all of my 63 electives, (59 required for the BSLS.) Will the other two take them all?
3) I know the least about COSC, and the most about EC and TESU in that order, from my research so far.

After ALL of that, I have two questions:

1) Should I apply to all 3 and have my evaluations done (once my JST is updated) ?
2) Where should I go!?

Thanks to anyone who read and who will reply!


Messages In This Thread
*Another* Big 3 Decision Thread... - by Bewood - 02-05-2017, 06:19 AM
*Another* Big 3 Decision Thread... - by Notgodot - 02-05-2017, 08:38 AM
*Another* Big 3 Decision Thread... - by dfrecore - 02-05-2017, 11:43 AM
*Another* Big 3 Decision Thread... - by KayV - 02-05-2017, 11:47 AM
*Another* Big 3 Decision Thread... - by Bewood - 02-05-2017, 04:53 PM
*Another* Big 3 Decision Thread... - by KayV - 02-05-2017, 05:19 PM
*Another* Big 3 Decision Thread... - by KayV - 02-05-2017, 09:02 PM
*Another* Big 3 Decision Thread... - by dfrecore - 02-06-2017, 01:46 PM

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