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computer science degree for an affordable price - xijinping - 08-06-2021
Hello everybody,
I am a 27 year old foreigner who wants to obtain an accredited online degree in the United States. My main area of interest is Computer Science. I have about 10k to spend. Is it possible? what are the best credit-providing websites to subscribe to?
RE: computer science degree for an affordable price - Pats20 - 08-06-2021
You should be able to do tesu. With Sophia , sdc. , instant cert , and tel learning , and asu earned admissions for about $10 grand.
RE: computer science degree for an affordable price - bjcheung77 - 08-06-2021
Hey 兄弟, you wouldn't happen to be related to Xi Ming Ze would you? Where are you from and do you have any college/university credits from where you are? What other languages do you know? Do you have tuition assistance or reimbursement? 10K is a good budget/fund - Computer Science is a great option to select from TESU, I would double major that with Math too. I highly recommend starting off by taking courses with Sophia.org - Most of them if you can.
When you're starting your journey, it'll be a little confusing as you start off, so, I'll make it more simple!
1) Purchase a second monitor for multi tasking, this allows you to have the exams on 1 and the course material on the second. I use a laptop and have a second monitor just for this!
2) Sign up for Sophia.org and complete as many courses as you can, it's $79/month, 2 courses at a time, unlimited courses per month. Some people finish 90 credits in 3-4 months, shoot for 5 as per my example earlier. Sophia.org - $79/month, 5 months = $395 USD
When you're done with these two steps, you'll have 90+ credits, you'll need RA or Foreign credits. Update this thread...
Link 1: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia_Learning,_LLC Link 2: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia.org_Equivalency_List
RE: computer science degree for an affordable price - xijinping - 08-06-2021
(08-06-2021, 09:46 PM)bjcheung77 Yeah, she\s actually my daughter. How did ya know?I am from Brazil. I ain't got no credits I could use, unfortunately. I know english to a pretty advanced degree, and I dabble in some spanish. I don't really know what tuition assistance or reimbursement means...Thank you for this very detailed reply. Does TESU still accept credits from sophia.org? The reason I ask is because I don't see TESU listed on their website anymore. Wrote: Hey 兄弟, you wouldn't happen to be related to Xi Ming Ze would you? Where are you from and do you have any college/university credits from where you are? What other languages do you know? Do you have tuition assistance or reimbursement? 10K is a good budget/fund - Computer Science is a great option to select from TESU, I would double major that with Math too. I highly recommend starting off by taking courses with Sophia.org - Most of them if you can.
When you're starting your journey, it'll be a little confusing as you start off, so, I'll make it more simple!
1) Purchase a second monitor for multi tasking, this allows you to have the exams on 1 and the course material on the second. I use a laptop and have a second monitor just for this!
2) Sign up for Sophia.org and complete as many courses as you can, it's $79/month, 2 courses at a time, unlimited courses per month. Some people finish 90 credits in 3-4 months, shoot for 5 as per my example earlier. Sophia.org - $79/month, 5 months = $395 USD
When you're done with these two steps, you'll have 90+ credits, you'll need RA or Foreign credits. Update this thread...
Link 1: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia_Learning,_LLC Link 2: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia.org_Equivalency_List
RE: computer science degree for an affordable price - rachel83az - 08-07-2021
Sophia doesn't list TESU on their website because they're no longer active partners (whatever that means) but TESU does accept Sophia credits! You can use https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sample_TESU_General_Education_Requirements_Roadmap and also https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sample_TESU_BA_Computer_Science_Plan to help you with your planning. If you are very careful, everything should come in at right around $10k.
RE: computer science degree for an affordable price - ROYISAGIRL - 08-07-2021
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RE: computer science degree for an affordable price - bjcheung77 - 08-07-2021
Darn, I was going to have you help me to get into Harvard! Oh well, I'll have to settle for Harvard Extension School... You know 3 languages - Portuguese (Brazilian), English, and Spanish! That's great! Hmm, have you thought what would be the easiest way to get those Foreign credits for evaluation? I forgot to ask you, about a decade ago when you were in High School, was your high school International? Did you partake in the IB program?
RE: computer science degree for an affordable price - xijinping - 08-08-2021
I wouldn't say I know spanish... but I can certainly communicate with a spanish-speaking person, because our languages are so similar... My high-school was not international and I did not partake in that IB program, what don't even know what it is. xD
From what I understand, I need to get those credits through those credit-providing institutions and then, after I'm all done with that, I would try to enroll in my target university program, at which point I would try to get those credits transferred. Is that how it works?
I have a long-term plan to live in the U.S. because my country is going to sh*t. And so I though, having an accredited degree would make life a little bit easier in terms of finding employment and such.
I'm looking for institutions that would accept foreigners without too many barriers.
(08-07-2021, 01:53 AM)rachel83az Wrote: Sophia doesn't list TESU on their website because they're no longer active partners (whatever that means) but TESU does accept Sophia credits! You can use https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sample_TESU_General_Education_Requirements_Roadmap and also https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sample_TESU_BA_Computer_Science_Plan to help you with your planning. If you are very careful, everything should come in at right around $10k.
I noticed that generic plan doesn't have a lot of stuff from Sophia.org. I was told once that if wanted to follow this route into TESU, I would have to go through pretty much all of the courses on Sophia.org.
RE: computer science degree for an affordable price - rachel83az - 08-08-2021
The generic plan does have plenty of Sophia courses but it allows you to pick which ones to use and which ones to avoid in favor of RA credit. For instance, the English Comp TECEPs are generally quicker and easier than the Sophia courses.
RE: computer science degree for an affordable price - xijinping - 08-08-2021
(08-08-2021, 12:58 PM)rachel83az Wrote: The generic plan does have plenty of Sophia courses but it allows you to pick which ones to use and which ones to avoid in favor of RA credit. For instance, the English Comp TECEPs are generally quicker and easier than the Sophia courses.
Ok, I understand. Thank you for taking the time to reply to my questions.
Anyway, I'm going to start taking these courses. I just wanted ask one more thing, which is: When do I apply to TESU? only after I've finished the courses? Also: What are their criteria for accepting or not accepting students? I'm a foreigner, I did high school in Brazil. Do my grades have to be a certain level or something? I've got a certificate that attests I'm proficient in English, but that's about all.
I'm kinda scared to do all this work and in the end not be accepted into TESU.
If this information is already in other threads, I apologize in advance.