TESU BACS v.s. SNHU BSCS

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Thanks everyone, so many great insights here!

SNHU is a good school if you are shooting for a high GPA as 25% of students graduate with a perfect 4.0 GPA and 50% graduate with a 3.5 GPA or better.

TESU, you can earn a high GPA as well. Their exams are usually hard.

I've been thinking about this a lot. Even though I like TESU for its flexibility, the fact that it has many proctored exams and that people usually consider them "hard" really concerns me. Maybe I'm second-guessing myself, but even though I have a lot of industry experience, I consider myself not a good test taker and often perform much poorly in exams than real life work.

Because of this I'm considering SNHU since there's no exam and many people say it's "easy". After all that's what I'm after: A regionally accredited CS degree with GPA as high as possible for future MSCS admission. I don't worry about the fact that the program may not teach me a lot of useful things, as I already have industry experience to make up for that.

Am I thinking in the right direction?

If you are looking at a competitive master's program, then I think the Big 3 are not your best option; instead, I'd probably choose a school where you'd take 30cr in your major through a school.

In this particular instance, SNHU's BS in CompSci/SW Engineering concentration might be a great fit. They are flexible in accepting credits from other schools, Sophia, Study.com, etc. (they are a Sophia partner so it's a bit easier to see what comes in how, but they will take SDC for 100% certain). $9,600 for 30cr there.

Franklin University also allows you to bring in 90cr of RA, NA & ACE; and they have a BSCS degree; I think between Sophia and SDC, you should be good for 90cr. $10,746 for 30cr includes SL scholarship (need to take 4 SL courses to get 10% off)

UMGC is also a good fit, as they have a BSCS, and are partners with Sophia and SDC; I know they allow a full 90cr from SDC, even though they normally only allow 70cr from CC/Alt-credit combined (not sure if they have the same deal with Sophia, or what happens if you have some Sophia and other credit already). $11,227 for 30cr which includes the 25% discount for bringing in an OnlineDegree course.

Wilmington University has a BSCS; I know far less about them though in terms of what you can bring in, but they are a Sophia partner. $11,700 for 30cr.

Wow thanks, so many more options. Could you please share more insights into Franklin, UMGC and Wilmington, especially about their assessment format and generally perceived difficult level?

Chào bạn!  "Bóng đèn" - Light bulb moment!  Before you begin, you need to decide what is considered a competitive Masters?  You've taken courses from RMIT, which I believe has at least two campuses in Vietnam - Hanoi & HCMC, maybe a third at Da Nang.  I was wondering why you're not continuing with them?  They're a very well known research institution...

Let's get some more background, did you go to an international high school? I asked several members the same question when they first started their journey trying to reach their end goal.  I ask is because many provide college credit through the use of AP/IB, further to that, besides Vietnamese - what other languages do you know?  You have the experience, but do you have certifications along with that?

Xin chào! Yeah I had good experience with RMIT, but I'm not thinking about continuing with them due to cost and distance. I didn't go to an international high school, don't know any other foreign language besides English, and unfortunately have no industry certifications despite my years of experience.

By "competitive" I mean programs that are on par with Gatech's OMSCS. It's my dream to pursue a degree at such a highly ranked institution. I don't have a good explanation for why I want that (after all I've been working in the industry for so long), but maybe because I want to experience a prestigious education once in my life (I never really had a chance) and also because I believe a rigorous master program will help me push myself further in my field, given that I've been feeling myself reaching a plateau in my day-to-day work.