Help me set a game plan...

[barcotta]

Yeh--you and gcalvin are going to be able to polish this off in no time--with or without your previous credits. To be honest, if you have one of those minds that functions on overdrive, it's going to be more efficient to test out of the whole thing. Almost every time I tried to figure out how to maximize previous credits, experiences etc., I realized that I could've just tested out a whole lot faster. It's a lot of rigamorole (sp.?) but for someone with a mortgage background, it's probably nothing anyway so, basically, anything you try will likely work. My shots at answering some of your questions are below:

Now, my question to you pros here... should (or can) I start from zero with Excelsior? Is there a way to get credit for those AP classes in HS which did give me credits at Uof Maryland by the way? Yes, there is a way. Once you register, they'll tell you what to do. I figured it out by poking around on-line first. Should I request a transcript from them knowing I bombed all those courses just to salvage my one or two good grades? If it's only one or two--that'll be half a morning of testing for you. Or will this bring in the bad stuff too? It will after December 31 but it WON'T count against your degree GPA. However, I think you need to stack the odds in your favor and since it will be on your transcript--even if it's not counted--I wouldn't do it.Is it even possible to not have them consider my old colege scores, or is this attached to my name somewhere like a credit report for grades? Good question. That's why I would leave it out and hope they don't find it. If they do, just tell them, "Good God, give me a break--I was 16!"

Lastly, do you think Excelsior will give me credits for my "coveted" :p interpreter certification? My guess is no. How about my A+ cert from ComptIA? That sounds familiar. You should download the "Students Guide to Credit by Examination" (or something like that) from http://www.excelsior.edu which includes all of the translatable certifications.