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Here's a success story, you don't really need to go the StraighterLine route, you can start with Sophia.org for example instead. Just give yourself a bit of time to decide on the degree/school you want and finish there. The example here is a lady who attended TESU and was able to take courses towards their degree and StraighterLine knocked out a handful of them...
Link:
Earn Your Degree at Age 50. A StraighterLine Success Story
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Pre-Med Online, MSc Biomedical Sciences (Starting Jan 2026)
In Progress:
UoPeople BS Health Science
Completed:
UMPI BAS & MAOL (2025)
TESU ASNSM Biology, BSBA (ACBSP Accredited 2017)
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Git up, git out.
Degrees: BA Computer Science, BS Business Administration with a concentration in CIS, AS Natural Science & Math, TESU. 4.0 GPA 2022.
Course Experience: CLEP, Instantcert, Sophia.org, Study.com, Straighterline.com, Onlinedegree.org, Saylor.org, Csmlearn.com, and TEL Learning.
Certifications: W3Schools PHP, Google IT Support, Google Digital Marketing, Google Project Management
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Pffft. I'm 52. Started with Sophia, went to EGCC to get a few other credits, graduating Franklin this Fall. 10 more classes to go!
Current Degree Programs:
MS Psychology - Walden - 1/2026 or 4/2026
MLIS? PhD in LIM? - LSU? ESU?
Finished Degrees:
AAS Board of Governors -PC&TC 8/2021
ASBA (cum laude) - Franklin University 9/2022
BS Social Science (cum laude) - Franklin University 12/2022
MA Social Science - GSU - 5/2025
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TINASAM Wrote:Pffft. I'm 52. Started with Sophia, went to EGCC to get a few other credits, graduating Franklin this Fall. 10 more classes to go!
Congrats for getting thus far! <I'll cheer for you on the side lines>, it's never too old to start or continue with your education. Many of the board members started or completed their degree at the same age (lover 50).
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Pre-Med Online, MSc Biomedical Sciences (Starting Jan 2026)
In Progress:
UoPeople BS Health Science
Completed:
UMPI BAS & MAOL (2025)
TESU ASNSM Biology, BSBA (ACBSP Accredited 2017)
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Yes, I completed my Associates last year and I'm in the over 50 crowd.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg, Associate of Applied Science, Board of Governors program
Traditional College Credits (RA):
18 Credits
ALEKS & CSM Learn:
12 Credits
Straighterline:
15 Credits
Sophia:
38 Credits
Total from All Sources:
83 Credits
