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09-09-2019, 08:29 AM
Justlearning,

I had a thought, I think in your situation, you might be an excellent candidate for an associate's degree. Not as a stopping point, but as a celebration point! Rolling forward the credit you earn and building the remaining (you'll need 60) using some of the new methods that are popular now (Studycom, Straighteline, etc.) and combining that with the ones you're familiar with (CLEP, DSST, etc) you could DIY a degree from any of the big 3 in a really straight-forward way.

Some will say that it will cost more because you'll have to pay a graduation fee twice, etc. but that's not the big-picture in my advice. Mine is to help you with a win so you can get "something" for everything you've done so far. After you've checked that box, not only will you have a win for your resume, but you'll be 100% more knowledgable about what it takes to DIY a degree this way and your skills / preferences for earning college credit. Whether or not you pursue a bachelor's at that point is your call, but this gets you a LOT closer and is a much more attainable goal.

I will make 1 specific recommendation- that is to pick the SAME SCHOOL for you associates as your bachelor's. That helps TREMENDOUSLY with planning. Changing schools will create unnecessary chaos.

P.S. I earned my AA from scratch using CLEP/ DSST in about 6 months. Though the requirements differ today, the principles are the same.
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8 years later - by justlearning123 - 09-01-2019, 02:34 PM
RE: 8 years later - by allvia - 09-01-2019, 03:41 PM
RE: 8 years later - by justlearning123 - 09-01-2019, 04:13 PM
RE: 8 years later - by cecilgambe7 - 09-01-2019, 04:10 PM
RE: 8 years later - by justlearning123 - 09-01-2019, 05:24 PM
RE: 8 years later - by jamshid666 - 09-01-2019, 05:39 PM
RE: 8 years later - by cecilgambe7 - 09-01-2019, 06:08 PM
RE: 8 years later - by jamshid666 - 09-01-2019, 04:52 PM
RE: 8 years later - by justlearning123 - 09-01-2019, 06:47 PM
RE: 8 years later - by cecilgambe7 - 09-01-2019, 08:59 PM
RE: 8 years later - by justlearning123 - 09-01-2019, 09:15 PM
RE: 8 years later - by cecilgambe7 - 09-01-2019, 10:21 PM
RE: 8 years later - by jamshid666 - 09-01-2019, 11:22 PM
RE: 8 years later - by allvia - 09-02-2019, 08:44 AM
RE: 8 years later - by cookderosa - 09-02-2019, 11:30 AM
RE: 8 years later - by quigongene - 09-03-2019, 10:24 AM
RE: 8 years later - by dfrecore - 09-03-2019, 12:55 PM
RE: 8 years later - by justlearning123 - 09-05-2019, 06:01 PM
RE: 8 years later - by jamshid666 - 09-05-2019, 06:15 PM
RE: 8 years later - by justlearning123 - 09-05-2019, 06:21 PM
RE: 8 years later - by jamshid666 - 09-05-2019, 07:35 PM
RE: 8 years later - by justlearning123 - 09-05-2019, 09:21 PM
RE: 8 years later - by CSstudent0725 - 09-05-2019, 09:31 PM
RE: 8 years later - by jamshid666 - 09-05-2019, 11:23 PM
RE: 8 years later - by jsd - 09-05-2019, 06:40 PM
RE: 8 years later - by davewill - 09-05-2019, 07:22 PM
RE: 8 years later - by justlearning123 - 09-05-2019, 09:34 PM
RE: 8 years later - by davewill - 09-05-2019, 09:45 PM
RE: 8 years later - by CSstudent0725 - 09-05-2019, 09:54 PM
RE: 8 years later - by CSstudent0725 - 09-05-2019, 09:16 PM
RE: 8 years later - by cookderosa - 09-09-2019, 08:29 AM
RE: 8 years later - by tesu-acct-student - 09-09-2019, 04:57 PM
RE: 8 years later - by bjcheung77 - 09-09-2019, 03:59 PM

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