Advice for my 17 year old daughter with over 100 credits done... Computer/IT Focused.

[MNomadic]

Hey just a few questions:

- why does she have discrete math planned for early 2023 at both schools? Can't she get UoPeople to accept the course from U Cincinnati? I also saw that she did networking courses at both universities. With all that your daughter is trying to accomplish, having a lot of redundant classes will slow her down. 

- Why specifically is she interested in pursuing the certifications through EC Council? It sounds like your daughter is mainly interested in pentesting/bug bounty hunting and there may be other certs more catered for those goals(while also being cheaper). Also, check out this thread for a free opportunity for a cybersecurity certification from (isc)2: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...through-is

- With all your daughter is accomplishing both academically and professionally, she shouldn't have any trouble getting into really well paid positions within a few years so delaying that further by getting a 3rd bachelor's degree may not be the best ROI(unless she does get into a high caliber university). I'd avoid an education degree though, since I don't believe she'd need one to teach STEM in most cases. Schools are absolutely desperate for STEM teachers, especially ones for CS/tech subjects.

- If law is an interest of hers, she may want to consider a JD down the road, not another undergrad degree on the subject. In general, you want to progress up and not laterally. 

- She probably has a good chance at the GT OMSCyber degree and a doctorate program down the road.

- From everything I've read, UoPeople's MSIT would be redundant for your daughter since she already has an extensive IT/CS undergrad while the MSIT is more designed for someone with a minimal preexisting knowledge on those topics(I could be wrong though!). Doing the OMSCyber or an MSCS at UT Austin would be a much better use of her time. 

What options are out there for her to transfer credits to and pick up some additional degrees that would fit into her plans?

She may actually have trouble getting into more undergrad programs at this point since she has so many undergrad degrees, and grad programs aren't known for being transfer credit friendly. At this point, I'd focus less on quantity and more on "quality" of degrees, so unless she gets into a high ranked/ivy(which she very well might!), I probably wouldn't bother with any more undergrad once she confers her currently enrolled programs. 

Best of luck!