IVP willing I hope to go to colledge later this year.

by 5go 19 Replies latest jw experiences

  • restrangled
    restrangled

    5GO

    Don't forget to apply for a Pell grant through FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

    Also I couldn't sleep last night and found some inexpensive non credit online courses in your home state that I'm going to take.

    https://www.ed2go.com/utace/index.html

    r's hubby

  • 5go
    5go
    Don't forget to apply for a Pell grant through FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

    Don't make me laff I already tried. Besides with the loans from the crappy trade school I have left over I am just paying as I go.

  • sass_my_frass
    sass_my_frass

    Nice one! I started my Bachelor of Anything last year, five units in now. It will take around eight years, but I'm up for it. It's really hard work, and a constant slog. I love it!

  • BirdbrianofBritain
    BirdbrianofBritain

    You are not that old I'm 42. I have found friendship and fullfilment at University.

    Never is the only time to late.

    Good luck

  • sinis
    sinis

    Good luck! I'm sure it will be a wonderful experience for you. I think IT is a good field to go into, because computers aren't going anywhere soon.

    Stay focused, have fun, meet lots of new people, and just enjoy the experience!

    Unfortunately, with outsourcing they may not be entirely true. India sounds like a nice place to live Actually, with tech jobs the suggestion now is to get a minor in business.

  • Open mind
    Open mind

    WELCOME TO THE BOARD: BirdbrianofBritain.

    5go: Don't go. The most recent "light" seems to be warning more against it.

    Open Mind

  • 5go
    5go
    5go: Don't go. The most recent "light" seems to be warning more against it.

    All the more to go.

    Who dares Wins - SAS

  • 5go
    5go

    by the way how much does a semester of jr college cost usualy

  • restrangled
    restrangled
    by the way how much does a semester of jr college cost usualy

    You asked for it....its a hot topic in my household these days...here's what I have learned

    You can cut costs, time and aggravation by taking competency tests for a lot of your core required classes. Test usually run about $60-$70 and are offered bt test sites throughout the nation. The CLEP College Mathmatics (not algebra) test and Composition with Essay are both worth 6 credits each and are course required by any college. So theoretically if you pass both then you will have 12 credits for about $120-140. Same goes for a lot of other subjects. If you are smart (which I believe you are) and can study for these tests, you could theoretically knock off 2 years just with these tests.

    CLEP http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/exams.html

    DANTES http://www.getcollegecredit.com/

    EXCELSIOR EXAMS https://www.excelsior.edu/ Exelcior Competency Exams are acccepted by a lot but not all colleges

    DANTES credit includes some upper level courses that reflect subjects that you like to post about

    Civil War and Reconstuction

    Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

    BTW there are excellent ACCREDITED programs for people who are in their 30's-40's-50's want to do nearly all of it online.

    Eastern Illinois University charges the same for online courses as in-state tuition. Their BGS Bachelor of General Studies program lets you use CLEP, DANTES, Life experience Portfolios and previous college credit for up to 100 of the 120 credits needed for the Bachelors Degree. The remaining 20 credits from them you can take online. Only note is that 40 of the credits need to be upper level, but you can knoock off 20 of those through Life experience Portfolios or DANTES credit.

    Hope this helps

    r's hubby

  • 5go
    5go
    You can cut costs, time and aggravation by taking competency tests for a lot of your core required classes. Test usually run about $60-$70 and are offered bt test sites throughout the nation. The CLEP College Mathmatics (not algebra) test and Composition with Essay are both worth 6 credits each and are course required by any college. So theoretically if you pass both then you will have 12 credits for about $120-140. Same goes for a lot of other subjects. If you are smart (which I believe you are) and can study for these tests, you could theoretically knock off 2 years just with these tests.

    I took one a long time ago surprising didn't need much it's free at ACC. Though the written essay part isn't. I bet I would of needed more after that one.

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