04-22-2024, 10:50 PM
Your Location: IN, USA
Your Age: 24
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor's in CS or CIS. Considering doing the BACS + BS CIS at TESU. Maybe swap the BS CIS for the BSBA with a concentration in Finance because CS + CIS may look redundant to someone who doesn't know that CIS is primarily business.
Current Regional Accredited Credits:
Ball State University Total Credits: 58
HIST150/The West in the World, 3, B
ID101/Freshman Seminar, 1, CR
PFW100/Physical Conditioning, 2, B+
THEA100/Intro Theat, 3, C+
BL260/Prin Bus Law, 3, B
ECON201/Elements of Micro, 3, B
ISOM125/Micro App for Business, 3, C
ECON202/Elem Macro, 3, A-
ENG104/Eng Comp 2, 3, B-
ACC201/Prin Acct 1, 3, C
CC205/Myths World, 3, A
FIN101/Fiscal Well, 1, A
MATH132/Brief Calculus, 3, C+
ENT241/The Entrepreneurial Exper, 3, B
ECON221/Business Statistics, 3, C+
ISOM210/Business Info Systems, 3, B-
ACC202/Princ of Accounting 2, 3, B-
CIS226/Business Systems App Dev, 3, A
ISOM249/Foundations of Business Comm, 3, B
ISOM300/Project Mgmt, 3, A
MGT300/Managing Behavior in Org, 3, B
Indiana University East Total Credits: 23
CHEMC101/Elementary Chemistry 1, 3, A
HISTH106/American History II, 3, A
ENGW131/Reading Writing & Inquiry, 3, B-
SPCHS121/Public Speaking, 3, B+
POLSY103/Intro to American Politics, 3, A-
CHEMC121/Elementary Chemistry Lab 1, 2, A
HISTH105/American History I, 3, A-
ENGL202/Literary Interpretation, 3, B
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None.
Any certifications or military experience? Military experience.
Credits from JST: 23
Advanced First Aid, 3
Human Health And Disease Prevention, 3
Introduction To Physical Fitness, 3
Military Science, 3
Orienteering, 2
Firearms And Marksmanship, 3
Safety, 3
Supervision, 3
Budget: Not a concern of mine.
Commitments: Full-time job, spending quality time with spouse, taking care of pets.
Dedicated time to study: I am committing to 2 hours a day. 2 hours a day is the minimum I want to be at but I would rather be conservative. It will likely end up being more than 2 hours a day, but I don't want to base things off of 3 or 4 hours and then life happens and I am disappointed at myself that I didn't finish in the timeframe I thought I would.
Timeline: I want to get this done as fast as possible. I'm not the most patient individual, so when I want to get something done, I want to get it done ASAP
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Plan on going out of pocket.
Additional Information: I was going to school for CIS, but ended up leaving to pursue opportunities in sales. There are a few different reasons that I left school. There were issues with the military paying for my schooling, so I ended up having to take out loans which I was not happy about. I also felt that the quality of the education was not very good in regards to the the computer side of the CIS program.
In high school I did a lot of projects as a part of working for the school's technology office, and since I was a fast learner I was able to work on pretty much whatever I wanted. I built websites, helped develop software, built automated temperature monitoring systems for the cafeteria, built student information kiosks, created multiple video games, etc. Because I learned so much from these projects, I felt the computer/tech portion of the CIS program wasn't teaching me much and I felt like I was wasting the little money I had.
Because I felt like I was wasting the little money I had as a broke college student, and the fact that I could barely afford my rent, I decided to leave school and get a job as in sales. I chose sales solely because the money was good, and I have been in sales since. I don't particularly enjoy sales, but I am good at it and it keeps the bills paid and allows my wife to stay home.
The main reason I am looking into all of this is because I feel like my current work lacks purpose other than paying the bills, and I have so many credits that it feels like my money has gone to waste if I do not finish. I know that I am capable of a lot more than working a boring sales jobs, and I have always had a passion for computers/tech, so I feel that this path may steer me in the right direction. So far I have applied for TESU and had my credits evaluated.
Sorry for writing a book, but I just want to provide as much information as possible so I can receive the best feedback to steer me in the right direction before I finalize my decision.
Thanks in advance!
Your Age: 24
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor's in CS or CIS. Considering doing the BACS + BS CIS at TESU. Maybe swap the BS CIS for the BSBA with a concentration in Finance because CS + CIS may look redundant to someone who doesn't know that CIS is primarily business.
Current Regional Accredited Credits:
Ball State University Total Credits: 58
HIST150/The West in the World, 3, B
ID101/Freshman Seminar, 1, CR
PFW100/Physical Conditioning, 2, B+
THEA100/Intro Theat, 3, C+
BL260/Prin Bus Law, 3, B
ECON201/Elements of Micro, 3, B
ISOM125/Micro App for Business, 3, C
ECON202/Elem Macro, 3, A-
ENG104/Eng Comp 2, 3, B-
ACC201/Prin Acct 1, 3, C
CC205/Myths World, 3, A
FIN101/Fiscal Well, 1, A
MATH132/Brief Calculus, 3, C+
ENT241/The Entrepreneurial Exper, 3, B
ECON221/Business Statistics, 3, C+
ISOM210/Business Info Systems, 3, B-
ACC202/Princ of Accounting 2, 3, B-
CIS226/Business Systems App Dev, 3, A
ISOM249/Foundations of Business Comm, 3, B
ISOM300/Project Mgmt, 3, A
MGT300/Managing Behavior in Org, 3, B
Indiana University East Total Credits: 23
CHEMC101/Elementary Chemistry 1, 3, A
HISTH106/American History II, 3, A
ENGW131/Reading Writing & Inquiry, 3, B-
SPCHS121/Public Speaking, 3, B+
POLSY103/Intro to American Politics, 3, A-
CHEMC121/Elementary Chemistry Lab 1, 2, A
HISTH105/American History I, 3, A-
ENGL202/Literary Interpretation, 3, B
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None.
Any certifications or military experience? Military experience.
Credits from JST: 23
Advanced First Aid, 3
Human Health And Disease Prevention, 3
Introduction To Physical Fitness, 3
Military Science, 3
Orienteering, 2
Firearms And Marksmanship, 3
Safety, 3
Supervision, 3
Budget: Not a concern of mine.
Commitments: Full-time job, spending quality time with spouse, taking care of pets.
Dedicated time to study: I am committing to 2 hours a day. 2 hours a day is the minimum I want to be at but I would rather be conservative. It will likely end up being more than 2 hours a day, but I don't want to base things off of 3 or 4 hours and then life happens and I am disappointed at myself that I didn't finish in the timeframe I thought I would.
Timeline: I want to get this done as fast as possible. I'm not the most patient individual, so when I want to get something done, I want to get it done ASAP
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Plan on going out of pocket.
Additional Information: I was going to school for CIS, but ended up leaving to pursue opportunities in sales. There are a few different reasons that I left school. There were issues with the military paying for my schooling, so I ended up having to take out loans which I was not happy about. I also felt that the quality of the education was not very good in regards to the the computer side of the CIS program.
In high school I did a lot of projects as a part of working for the school's technology office, and since I was a fast learner I was able to work on pretty much whatever I wanted. I built websites, helped develop software, built automated temperature monitoring systems for the cafeteria, built student information kiosks, created multiple video games, etc. Because I learned so much from these projects, I felt the computer/tech portion of the CIS program wasn't teaching me much and I felt like I was wasting the little money I had.
Because I felt like I was wasting the little money I had as a broke college student, and the fact that I could barely afford my rent, I decided to leave school and get a job as in sales. I chose sales solely because the money was good, and I have been in sales since. I don't particularly enjoy sales, but I am good at it and it keeps the bills paid and allows my wife to stay home.
The main reason I am looking into all of this is because I feel like my current work lacks purpose other than paying the bills, and I have so many credits that it feels like my money has gone to waste if I do not finish. I know that I am capable of a lot more than working a boring sales jobs, and I have always had a passion for computers/tech, so I feel that this path may steer me in the right direction. So far I have applied for TESU and had my credits evaluated.
Sorry for writing a book, but I just want to provide as much information as possible so I can receive the best feedback to steer me in the right direction before I finalize my decision.
Thanks in advance!
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