Formulating my plan

[TrailRunr]

A lot of us don't study much prior to taking CLEP, DSST, SL, ALEKS, TEEX, etc. There is no busywork component like forum posts and term papers. Just take exams and be done with it.

The alternative credits that we use are basically competency based approach. We have a lot more in common with WGU unless we have traditional credits from the past. The actual Big-3 schools have a different model, but we use it to get degrees fast with competency based credits. The huge advantage of the Big-3 is that they have a very low academic residency requirement, not that they accept ACE credits. Several dozen other schools take ACE credits generously including WGU.

And TESU is basically an online degree. If the hiring manager knows the dates of my education, they will see that my schooling in New Jersey overlaps with full-time work in California. I do try to hide the dates of my education, but people find out anyway. To me, the stigma is the same as a low 2.x GPA. Hardly anyone cares about low GPA anymore. But a few do care like the top tech companies such as Google.