So, after filling out my application with Western Governors University, I received a call within minutes from an enrollment counselor! She said the only thing she's worried about is my lack of college hours. She has suggested I take 3-4 classes with Straighterline. We have my start date set for September 1st!
I also had to take some kind of pre-assessment. It consisted of an essay, reading exam, and math exam. The essay and reading test were easy, and the math was ok. I haven't taken math in almost a decade so some of the concepts were a little fuzzy...
After checking out Straighterline, I've signed up for Introduction to Business and Business Ethics. It seems that you take a few tests, a midterm, and a final. Only the final is proctored. I read a few reviews online and it seems legit. They're ACE accredited, so that's awesome!
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Monday, July 24, 2017
Making My Decision
I spoke with an enrollment counselor with both Patten and Western Governors University. I've decided to go with Western Governors University, mainly because of how Patten's model is set up.
The Patten Model:
With Patten you are limited to taking one class at a time, and for each class you have to write 3 papers, do a project, and take a final. You are limited because it takes 2-3 days for the papers to be graded and 5-7 days for a project to be graded! That sucks!
The WGU Model:
With WGU you are given a pre-assessment to gauge your knowledge of the topic, and based on your score with the pre-assessment you can just take the final! So if you already know a ton about something, like maybe you've worked as a tutor in math and you know a ton about math already you can just test out! It's pretty much the degree equivalent of "CLEPing" You're also given more than one class at a time!
With Patten I did like how they set up the interview, you were able to select a time from an appointment calendar from an e-mail. I wish WGU was set up like that! I have a hard time getting into contact with my enrollment counselor. I have no idea when she works and you have to set up appointments by calling.
The Patten Model:
With Patten you are limited to taking one class at a time, and for each class you have to write 3 papers, do a project, and take a final. You are limited because it takes 2-3 days for the papers to be graded and 5-7 days for a project to be graded! That sucks!
The WGU Model:
With WGU you are given a pre-assessment to gauge your knowledge of the topic, and based on your score with the pre-assessment you can just take the final! So if you already know a ton about something, like maybe you've worked as a tutor in math and you know a ton about math already you can just test out! It's pretty much the degree equivalent of "CLEPing" You're also given more than one class at a time!
With Patten I did like how they set up the interview, you were able to select a time from an appointment calendar from an e-mail. I wish WGU was set up like that! I have a hard time getting into contact with my enrollment counselor. I have no idea when she works and you have to set up appointments by calling.
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Getting Started
So, first things first. I've been wanting to go to college for a long time. It's something I never thought I'd be able to do. Actually, I shouldn't even be doing it now! I should be job hunting! A degree will help with the job though, right? Let's get into this!
For starters, I have two main questions:
I'm planning to do my entire degree online, if possible. After some research I've found the top contenders to be (in no specific order)
For starters, I have two main questions:
- Where should I go?
- Cheapest
- Quickest
- What should I study?
I'm planning to do my entire degree online, if possible. After some research I've found the top contenders to be (in no specific order)
- Thomas Edison State University
- Excelsior
- Patten University
- Charter Oak University
- Western Governors University
The positives with TESU, Charter Oak, and Excelsior are that you can transfer in a butt ton of credits, over 100! However, it's still thousands of dollars to get your degree on top of how much you pay to take those transfer credits, and it would take too long!
Patten and WGU are both competency based learning(you can go as fast as you can learn) and pretty cost friendly! Patten is 1500 for four months and WGU is 3000 for 6 months, and you can take as many classes as possible.
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