Which of the 3 schools is best for testing out of?

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The changes haven't made things cheaper, but TESU is possibly still cheaper than the other two depending on the degree. At $114 per test, it would have cost $798 to take seven tests. Then, you just have to worry about paying around $1,500 for the capstone. Also, those TECEPs take the place of CLEPs, DSSTs, etc. that are usually around $100 each or more with the testing center fees. Now, you have to pay a $2,000 waiver fee, and you won't get any credits out of that. Then, you still have to pay the $1,500 for the capstone. Under the old Per Credit Tuition Plan, you would have paid $2,298 for the capstone and TECEPs. Under the new Per Credit Tuition Plan, you're paying around $3,500 for the waiver fee and capstone plus around $700 more for tests/courses that would have been covered by the TECEPs.

I think you may be able to make up for the tests that you have to take, by taking some of the 6cr CLEP tests, or more courses per month through SL, things like that. If I were to make a new plan without any TECEP's, I would try to build that in (like the 6cr English Comp CLEP instead of both English Comp TECEP's). I think people ended up taking TECEP's for things they already passed previously just to get their residency, or opted for the TECEP rather than a less expensive option. I took 3 TECEP's I didn't need at all just to get residency.

That being said, the new plan is more expensive than the old plan, but again, for those who are coming in to this and don't know anything about TECEP's for residency, it won't seem like a huge deal (like the rest of us who kind of had the rug pulled out from under us). The OP was asking about recommendations for friends who won't know a single thing about TESU or the Big 3 or testing out, or any of this stuff. So they'll probably be pleasantly surprised by how cheap it is!