Hello! I'm back to ask for a bit of guidance with my educational plans. I apologize, I'm not the best writer and for some reason I'm also long-winded. But, I hope I get my point across 
Here's my current situation: I am not currently working, but I'm collecting alimony for the next year and half. I just finished a web development bootcamp and I'm hoping to find a part-time job soon. I honestly don't care too much for programming. Learning and doing my personal project was a drag, but learning while re-learning Java to mod Minecraft with my son, was fun. Too bad I can't get paid to do that. Anyway, since programming is technically my only skill, I would like to stick with it until I get more education. Afterwards, I'm hoping that a can get a position that programs less than 25% of the time, if any.
Anyway, I pay off a huge bill next month and will be able to put aside $100/month for paying for tests and saving. In a few more, I'll be finished another bill so I can devote about $200. I figured I can start small with $20-40/month sites, then work my way up to the bigger ones or CLEP tests. Due to *tons* of bad decisions and possibly my undiagnosed ADHD (bouncing around from for-profit schools, changing majors like some people change underwear, racking up tons of debt and using a bunch for living expenses. I was sooo dumb, back then banghead), I'm left with about 175% of my Pell Grant and less than $2,000 available for any loans.
When I first found this board, I was really thinking about getting my Biology degree. Since then I researched potential jobs and salaries, which isn't that great. When I first started school, I wanted to be a veterinarian. I still do, but won't be able to go through that in my current situation. I wanted to do Penn Foster's Vet Tech program, but even with the highest salary I could find I still couldn't afford anything. I settled on my second love, math. I got all the way to calculus in high school and I figured its the most complicated subject that I can sit through, unmediated - which means a lot.
I thought about WGU's Math degree, but I really don't like kids. I stumbled back into my love of science and math by getting a bit too excited about helping my sons (4 and 6) with their homework and taking nature walks and explaining all the things that I remembered. If I liked kids I think that would be a perfect career. But, I figured general math would do me well and as I move up in the classes, I can figure out what I like to concentrate on. A math degree may open up a lot of pathways and potentially on of my next employers may pay for my Master's! (crosses fingers) which is my ultimate goal.
Anyway, I'm really concerned about funding my UL math classes. I've been following this worksheet and I there are about 16 credits that I'll be taking from TESU. Those are the UL Math, the capstone and the cornerstone - about $8K. It may be a little less because I think there is a college geometry class one of the cheap sites, now. I was also looking at APU, which I can do for under $3K, I think.
Anyway, here are my classes that I've taken so far. I have over 120 attempted credits(!!), but only a few that are transferable. Now that I look back at my transcript, I got a lot of Ds. Also I took tons of technology courses that are now over 10 years old, which I cannot use anymore.
PGCC:
Intro to Culture Anthropology
English Comp 1 and 2
Intro to Speech Communication
Intro to Philology
Intro to creative writing - D
Trigonometry with Applied.. -D (MAT-134, I have to look up the full name)
General Psychology - D
Early Modern History - D
Human Growth and Development - D
SCC:
Java 1 (2013)
Intro to Entrepreneurship
Thanks for reading so far. I just started this journey, so I was wondering if I was on the right track.
Here's my current situation: I am not currently working, but I'm collecting alimony for the next year and half. I just finished a web development bootcamp and I'm hoping to find a part-time job soon. I honestly don't care too much for programming. Learning and doing my personal project was a drag, but learning while re-learning Java to mod Minecraft with my son, was fun. Too bad I can't get paid to do that. Anyway, since programming is technically my only skill, I would like to stick with it until I get more education. Afterwards, I'm hoping that a can get a position that programs less than 25% of the time, if any.
Anyway, I pay off a huge bill next month and will be able to put aside $100/month for paying for tests and saving. In a few more, I'll be finished another bill so I can devote about $200. I figured I can start small with $20-40/month sites, then work my way up to the bigger ones or CLEP tests. Due to *tons* of bad decisions and possibly my undiagnosed ADHD (bouncing around from for-profit schools, changing majors like some people change underwear, racking up tons of debt and using a bunch for living expenses. I was sooo dumb, back then banghead), I'm left with about 175% of my Pell Grant and less than $2,000 available for any loans.
When I first found this board, I was really thinking about getting my Biology degree. Since then I researched potential jobs and salaries, which isn't that great. When I first started school, I wanted to be a veterinarian. I still do, but won't be able to go through that in my current situation. I wanted to do Penn Foster's Vet Tech program, but even with the highest salary I could find I still couldn't afford anything. I settled on my second love, math. I got all the way to calculus in high school and I figured its the most complicated subject that I can sit through, unmediated - which means a lot.
I thought about WGU's Math degree, but I really don't like kids. I stumbled back into my love of science and math by getting a bit too excited about helping my sons (4 and 6) with their homework and taking nature walks and explaining all the things that I remembered. If I liked kids I think that would be a perfect career. But, I figured general math would do me well and as I move up in the classes, I can figure out what I like to concentrate on. A math degree may open up a lot of pathways and potentially on of my next employers may pay for my Master's! (crosses fingers) which is my ultimate goal.
Anyway, I'm really concerned about funding my UL math classes. I've been following this worksheet and I there are about 16 credits that I'll be taking from TESU. Those are the UL Math, the capstone and the cornerstone - about $8K. It may be a little less because I think there is a college geometry class one of the cheap sites, now. I was also looking at APU, which I can do for under $3K, I think.
Anyway, here are my classes that I've taken so far. I have over 120 attempted credits(!!), but only a few that are transferable. Now that I look back at my transcript, I got a lot of Ds. Also I took tons of technology courses that are now over 10 years old, which I cannot use anymore.
PGCC:
Intro to Culture Anthropology
English Comp 1 and 2
Intro to Speech Communication
Intro to Philology
Intro to creative writing - D
Trigonometry with Applied.. -D (MAT-134, I have to look up the full name)
General Psychology - D
Early Modern History - D
Human Growth and Development - D
SCC:
Java 1 (2013)
Intro to Entrepreneurship
Thanks for reading so far. I just started this journey, so I was wondering if I was on the right track.
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