12-18-2007, 06:16 PM
Hi WantaJD,
You can definitely start from zero and get your Excelsior degree. What's more, you can do it almost entirely by examination. You should talk with an academic advisor at Excelsior, and you should probably talk to an advisor at Stetson as well. Ask tough questions -- you're entitled, since you'll be spending real money. Ask Excelsior whether their graduates have been admitted to law schools, and to Stetson in particular. Ask Stetson whether a degree from Excelsior will be respected (it should be, but ask anyway). Ask Stetson what concentration or major would be preferred, and then ask Excelsior how to achieve that concentration or major with maximum credit-by-exam. Then ask us here again. hilarious
My story is somewhat like yours. I graduated high school at 18, but was considered "gifted" and easily admitted at University of Michigan with an Air Force ROTC scholarship. I washed out badly in my first year, slowly recovered, worked in retail for a while, then built a career in Information Technology. Did that for about fifteen years and started getting burned out. Meanwhile started learning Japanese just for fun, and singing Japanese songs at karaoke bars in Little Tokyo. I also play piano in a big band.
Last month, while killing time on-line, I stumbled across the bain4weeks.com site, and thought "hey, I could do that". I took my first CLEP on 11/27, and in three weeks I have amassed 78 credits by examination -- two and a half years toward a four-year degree. I sort of have law school in the back of my mind as well (my kid brother recently got accepted at U-M Law School). But I also might try teaching, or spend a year or two in Japan teaching English. But first things first, eyes on the prize, nose to the grindstone, etc. -- I want to have the work finished for my degree before my 47th birthday on Feb. 12. Looking at what I have left to do, I may even be able to move that up and finish before 01/27/08, which would be a four-year degree in two months.
So you can do this. It's a lot like those all-nighters you pulled when you were learning programming or figuring out radios. It's that same kind of rush from making progress and not wanting to quit until you see what's around the next corner. Good luck!
You can definitely start from zero and get your Excelsior degree. What's more, you can do it almost entirely by examination. You should talk with an academic advisor at Excelsior, and you should probably talk to an advisor at Stetson as well. Ask tough questions -- you're entitled, since you'll be spending real money. Ask Excelsior whether their graduates have been admitted to law schools, and to Stetson in particular. Ask Stetson whether a degree from Excelsior will be respected (it should be, but ask anyway). Ask Stetson what concentration or major would be preferred, and then ask Excelsior how to achieve that concentration or major with maximum credit-by-exam. Then ask us here again. hilarious
My story is somewhat like yours. I graduated high school at 18, but was considered "gifted" and easily admitted at University of Michigan with an Air Force ROTC scholarship. I washed out badly in my first year, slowly recovered, worked in retail for a while, then built a career in Information Technology. Did that for about fifteen years and started getting burned out. Meanwhile started learning Japanese just for fun, and singing Japanese songs at karaoke bars in Little Tokyo. I also play piano in a big band.
Last month, while killing time on-line, I stumbled across the bain4weeks.com site, and thought "hey, I could do that". I took my first CLEP on 11/27, and in three weeks I have amassed 78 credits by examination -- two and a half years toward a four-year degree. I sort of have law school in the back of my mind as well (my kid brother recently got accepted at U-M Law School). But I also might try teaching, or spend a year or two in Japan teaching English. But first things first, eyes on the prize, nose to the grindstone, etc. -- I want to have the work finished for my degree before my 47th birthday on Feb. 12. Looking at what I have left to do, I may even be able to move that up and finish before 01/27/08, which would be a four-year degree in two months.
So you can do this. It's a lot like those all-nighters you pulled when you were learning programming or figuring out radios. It's that same kind of rush from making progress and not wanting to quit until you see what's around the next corner. Good luck!
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