Why are you earning credit this way?

[rlw74]

I finished my associates in '95. My husband and I got married and moved from Ohio to Texas. The plan was for me to put him through school so we could be debt free and I could continue school when he finished. But when he finished things were a little more complicated. I had a really good job I couldn't quit, he was constantly traveling for work and we couldn't afford for me to quit anyway. So I tried to go part-time. He got into a great career but it required transferring every 2-3 years from state-to-state. OH to TX to OH to GA to MS to VA to MO to MS to IN and finally back to OH. All this in about 17 years. Every time I started back to school we would have to move. I started back to school three or four times. It actually became a joke that if I applied to a school it was a sure thing he would be transferred. Online education just wasn't what it is now. I wanted a B&M experience, an alma mater. I love in-person classes. But no way was I going to start that again. Online has ensured that no matter what happens I can finish, anywhere, anytime. Once I found out about TESU I felt I had to rush as fast as I could for fear they would change their minds. No way could getting a degree be this fast or easy. No 16 week semesters, crazy tuition fees etc. I could take an exam at 2 am or 2 pm. I could work around my families schedule. It has been an amazing experience. I'm now working a master's degree in the same way and I have plans to get a 2nd masters in something more practical later. I'm also loving that I'm debt free - no student loans! I tell everyone about TESU and this forum now.