Please don't judge me!

[irnbru]

Have you considered the partnership options available with EC? It does tie students into taking at least 12 credits with EC. It also brings enrollment down to $135 and classes to $800 each (3 credits).

Since I was always going to take the Capstone course with EC, this route opened up another reasonable source of upper level and/or interest courses.

[rebel100]

Oh yes..definitely understandable! But it would at least cover the yearly enrollment (which, for TESC, I believe is somewhere just under 3k) if I am correct...right? :-p

Only if your actually taking classes there. Minimal half time for a half award (6 semester hours). 12 semester hours for a full time full grant award. You can also perhaps work out a consortium plan. I started to try and explain this to you in one of your other threads but you skipped over it. As far as I know there is no way around the requirement to be actually enrolled in and actively taking classes to get hold of the federal money.

A wise old Fire Chief once berated me in front of a roomfull of people. He put his finger on my chest and his nose was almost touching mine, he said "God gave you two ears and one mouth, so you could listen twice as much as you talked"....... Had a lot to teach that old guy.

[CollegeStudent7]

Only if your actually taking classes there. Minimal half time for a half award (6 semester hours). 12 semester hours for a full time full grant award. You can also perhaps work out a consortium plan. I started to try and explain this to you in one of your other threads but you skipped over it. As far as I know there is no way around the requirement to be actually enrolled in and actively taking classes to get hold of the federal money.

A wise old Fire Chief once berated me in front of a roomfull of people. He put his finger on my chest and his nose was almost touching mine, he said "God gave you two ears and one mouth, so you could listen twice as much as you talked"....... Had a lot to teach that old guy.

I'm sorry, but sometimes I receive so many replies to my threads, I must have accidentally looked over yours. I'm thinking I may just have to go full-time one semester to get that full grant. Still need to research it. I hope it wasn't a total waste to apply for it. I'll be happy if it just covers my enrollment. I'm looking to knock out most of my stuff via ALEKS, FEMA, SL and CLEPS..in that order. I'll probably have around 45ish credits to earn my Bachelors, so that's somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 actual courses. Wish me luck

[CollegeStudent7]

Have you considered the partnership options available with EC? It does tie students into taking at least 12 credits with EC. It also brings enrollment down to $135 and classes to $800 each (3 credits).

Since I was always going to take the Capstone course with EC, this route opened up another reasonable source of upper level and/or interest courses.

Thanks I, but isn't that still aheck of a lot more than clepping out for $109 per class? Thanks again!

[Mian]

I'm sorry, but sometimes I receive so many replies to my threads, I must have accidentally looked over yours. I'm thinking I may just have to go full-time one semester to get that full grant. Still need to research it. I hope it wasn't a total waste to apply for it. I'll be happy if it just covers my enrollment. I'm looking to knock out most of my stuff via ALEKS, FEMA, SL and CLEPS..in that order. I'll probably have around 45ish credits to earn my Bachelors, so that's somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 actual courses. Wish me luck

You should confirm this with TESC, but I think you'd have to go full time (12 credits) for two semesters to get the full Pell. That would be a total of 24 credits for the year. You might be better off going with the comprehensive tuition option in order to take advantage of the full Pell. You may need to get loans to supplement it either way.

[alleycat]

You need to do 6 credits in a semester to recieve your financial aid.

[Mian]

You need to do 6 credits in a semester to recieve your financial aid.

Yes, you can do that too, but you will not get the full $5500 if you do that. You'll probably get half that amount. And that's for the entire year, you don't get that much per semester.

[alleycat]

Yes, you can do that too, but you will not get the full $5500 if you do that. You'll probably get half that amount. And that's for the entire year, you don't get that much per semester.

Yes that is true. I have had friends use their whole Pell up in two semester. In this case the thing to do is to get as much done as possible before enrolling. She will probably also have access to Stafford Loans.

[CollegeStudent7]

As long as my total out-of-pocket amount doesn't exceed $2,000 in the next 4 months then I can pay for it. I reallllly want to avoid loans in any amount. I'm super anti-loan:ack: . If anything, I can put it on a credit card. I have one that can provide cushion. It has a $2,000 limit.

[Lindagerr]

You have been a member of this forum for two months now, you have over 300 post in that short time. How much time a day do you spend on this forum??

You said you finished one Aleks course, which course was that? Did you send it to ACE? Do you plan on doing more Aleks courses? WHEN?

You have asked a lot of questions and gotten A LOT of answers. Have you done anything else to further your persuit of a degree?

Have you even thought about which general ed exams you will do? Have you studied for any?

Maybe because it is Mother's day and I have children and grandchildren of college age, but the Mother in me is coming out?

Are you going to actually do something or are you just going to keep talking about it?? The longer you wait and waste time the less likely it is that you will graduate this year.

As a good friend of mine used to say you talk to much talk, but you don't do any walking of the walk.

If you want us to give you a break and/or take you seriously you need to $hit or get off the pot.:coolgleam: