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I remember when I started on my journey 3 years ago, the question that stumped me was "What good is this degree anyways?' Well, I'm happy to announce that after getting my BA in History from TESU it has all been worth it. I applied to American University and UCSD for their Master's in Intentional Affairs program. Both are top 10 programs and got into both! My GRE was poor (152/150) but I had a 4.0 GPA since the 21 CLEPs and DSSTs I took didn't count for a letter grade.
So if you're worried about getting into grad school with a Big Three degree, don't sweat it. Get that knock-out GPA and focus on the LoRs and statement of purpose. You'll be surprised the amount of schools that accept your BA.
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Congrats on getting into both!
It's nice to see such encouragement posted here.
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(02-27-2018, 02:37 PM)25BangBang Wrote: I remember when I started on my journey 3 years ago, the question that stumped me was "What good is this degree anyways?' Well, I'm happy to announce that after getting my BA in History from TESU it has all been worth it. I applied to American University and UCSD for their Master's in Intentional Affairs program. Both are top 10 programs and got into both! My GRE was poor (152/150) but I had a 4.0 GPA since the 21 CLEPs and DSSTs I took didn't count for a letter grade. So if you're worried about getting into grad school with a Big Three degree, don't sweat it. Get that knock-out GPA and focus on the LoRs and statement of purpose. You'll be surprised the amount of schools that accept your BA.
Congratulations!
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Great work!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
I love it when Big 3 grads for international degrees!!!! Woo hoo!!
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03-11-2018, 10:48 AM
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Congrats! I had a similar path; did the TESC BSBA program with a TON of CLEP/DSST/No grade courses. I'm currently attending an AACSB MBA program. I think more and more people are coming to respect online degree programs.
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That's awesome, I would think most graduate RA programs will accept the Big 3 since their undergrad programs are RA. It's good to have some type of confirmation and this is it! Woo woo!
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(02-27-2018, 02:37 PM)25BangBang Wrote: I remember when I started on my journey 3 years ago, the question that stumped me was "What good is this degree anyways?' Well, I'm happy to announce that after getting my BA in History from TESU it has all been worth it. I applied to American University and UCSD for their Master's in Intentional Affairs program. Both are top 10 programs and got into both! My GRE was poor (152/150) but I had a 4.0 GPA since the 21 CLEPs and DSSTs I took didn't count for a letter grade. So if you're worried about getting into grad school with a Big Three degree, don't sweat it. Get that knock-out GPA and focus on the LoRs and statement of purpose. You'll be surprised the amount of schools that accept your BA.
Congratulations! It's great to hear you achieved what you wanted!
I am wondering whether you worked anywhere before applying for Master's.
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(04-20-2018, 08:36 PM)Helen003 Wrote: Congratulations! It's great to hear you achieved what you wanted!
I am wondering whether you worked anywhere before applying for Master's.
I was enlisted in the Army signal corps for 4 years. Most people in my program taught ESL or were working entry level jobs in energy industry or local politics.
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Yea any fear of getting into a good grad school with a Big 3 degree is completely unjustified. So these threads are very important. Thanks for sharing!
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Need help with portfolios? I earned 18 credits at TESU through portfolio evaluations. Nine of those were for upper level accounting courses. My advice for PLA/portfolios:
TESU portfolio tips The first post has the Portfolio Checklist I created. Page ten has the actual narrative I wrote to receive credit for ACC-440.
Using Straighterline's Financial Accounting as a substitute for TESU's Intermediate Accounting I? Don't do it if you are an accounting major and/or want your CPA license. They are not the same course and I think TESU has erred in accepting the SL course as Intermediate I. I made this discovery here:
Intermediate Accounting II.
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Congratulations - Very Cool!!!
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