My I'm done thread!!!

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So I decided to take the Security Analysis TECEP on a whim during lunch today totally expecting to bomb it but I passed!  I was caught off-guard with the instant score since my last and only tecep had been Strategic Management.

I started this journey in October 2016 without a credit to my name.  I have done pretty well professionally in spite of not having a degree (I do have many licenses and certifications in my field) but have always been very apprehensive of changing companies without one.

Like many of you, I started with the free and/or cheap credits (Institute, Teexs, Alex, etc.).  It's amazing how much of a motivating factor it is to add completed courses to your Ace Registry and knowing that in a matter of days you can have a semester worth of credits.

After that it was on to the big boys; study.com and sl.com.  I made a rookie mistake and used 2 of my Guardian scholarship on electives (History of Vietnam and US History).  However, I think it was a smart move going with topics that I enjoyed.  SL.com was great for very quick credits.  I could sometimes get through a course in 1-2 days and, knowing that many times the final exam score was irrelevant, would schedule 3 finals back to back.  I would not recommend English Comp I and II on sl.com just because of the amount of assignments and test.  If I had to do it all over again I would have taken the Clep.

Study.com the second time around was more laborious, especially when assignments were required.  What I found interesting the second time is that I could take unlimited additional test fro $70 dollars.  So 4 courses for $340(in 1 month) instead of $400(2 months).

Being fluent in Spanish also helped.  Between the Spanish Clep and the ACTFL OPIc and WPT Spanish test I got a bunch of easy credits.

Then came the big kahuna, the Strategic Management TECEP.  I knew this would be the final hurdle for me.  If I did not pass  I'm not sure I would have signed up for the class right away and would have probably taken an extended break.  You all know how that goes sometimes...I checked for my score every 20 minutes I think for 3 days until the score showed.  Passed!  What a weight off my shoulders!

So thanks to all who helped during this journey.  I might have not written much, but I was reading everything.  Only which I had applied for September graduation!  Now the long but happy wait begins!

WOW! Way to go!! Congratulations, that's a fantastic accomplishment. Welcome to the club.