How can I speed up my bachelors?

[bjcheung77]

@OP, You're a younger student and I've coached minors/young students before, there are a few things you may want to do and here are a few things to recall. 1) Excelsior is a not-for-profit university... 2) Your focus is on getting a degree, but what's your educational goals? 3) Are you homeschooled or are you taking dual enrollment courses? 4) Do you have a budget?

You have RA credits already, I would focus on dual enrollment courses for ones that are not offered by CLEP/ACE. CLEP/ACE is recommended as supplement to your current credits and best to be used for your first/second year requirements and elective courses, you need to look forward and see if you need "graded" credits for future studies. If so, see if dual enrollment allows an option to take third year courses.

If you're homeschooled, I would "graduate" ASAP and head to Excelsior for an Associates and then ladder that up to a Bachelors. You can then put focus into a second degree or start a Masters program. Again, the factor here isn't age, it's the requirements for entry into the program, generally the GPA on the last 30-60 credits will be considered.