What did your families think?

[dfrecore]

A degree from the big 3 will not be enough for medical school or law assuming you only used alternative credits for your degree. And if money and time are no issue at all then probably the traditional route makes the most sense. But most of the people on this board, lack either time and/or money to purse the traditional path. If you are young there are a lot of benefits from connections from going to a University if you can afford it of course.

I KNOW there have been people who had a TESU degree with entirely alternative credits (no GPA, not even a capstone back a few years ago) that got into Law schools, so this is not a true statement.

I also don't think your med school statement is entirely accurate.  I know of at least 2 people that had degrees in computer science who were accepted at med schools conditionally, and had to spend some time getting their lab sciences done.  So if they could get accepted, then I'm sure a TESU degree is also an option.  Yes, you'd have to go get those lab sciences done, but hey, at least you know you're spending the time and money on those AFTER you've been accepted.

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Regarding my family, the only ones that mattered were my husband, who was completely supportive, and my kids, who honestly could not have cared less (for those who are doing this to "show" your kids something, they don't really care). I don't think I ever even told anyone except maybe my mom as I was going along, and she didn't care much either except to encourage me to keep going. WHERE I got it was not even discussed. I just said "online" and she was like "alrighty then, have at it."

Spend far less time thinking about what others think or say, and more time figuring out what's right for you. In this, and just about everything else in your life. I have found that there are a few people in your life who will encourage and support you in what you do, and also tell you the truth if you're being an idiot. Find a few of those, and don't even discuss important things with the rest.