Has anyone else ended up with a ridiculous amount of college credits?

[UptonSinclair]

Rereading this thread and wondering what specifically you'd change/do differently if you were starting over?

I am sorry about the late reply. I haven't been on the forums for quite a while.

If I were starting over, I would spend a couple of years building a strong foundation in math courses. Over the last few years I have allowed my lack of math skills to divert my goals multiple times. I would spend all of my time building math skills until I was ready to start Calculus I my first semester of college work. Only then would I begin my official college curriculum. While my children were growing up I told them to finish the "worst firs" when it came to chores, but when I started college I didn't follow my own advice and avoided math like the plague. I allowed my fear of math to mangle my education. Give the opportunity to start over, I would have attempted to complete a computer engineering degree. At my age, the time and cost is not a wise use of resources.

In addition, I would limit alternative sources of credit to less than 30 semester hours outside my major or any courses that support my major. With my first bachelor's degree, I find myself making excuses for the large number of credits from sources like Straighterline, Aleks, CLEP, and DSST.

Finally, I would slow down. I was in such a hurry to finish my first degree that I made poor choices in schools, courses, and testing options. I am now working on a second Bachelor's degree in Computer Science that I could have been much closer to completing had I made better choices.

Thankfully, I can afford to pay for my courses without relying on my first degree for income. For many, the poor choices I made could have been devastating.