AA or BA guidance

[dfrecore]

I did a few options for her:

TESU will be the most expensive, so that one is out for the AA (in spite of the fact that her courses will all "fit" into the degree plan). $2800+

COSC is next, partly because of that pesky science lab that will have to be done, and the cornerstone. $2700+

Patten is a real option, because at $1316 for a 4-mo term, if she powered through 11 or so courses in that 4 months, she could do it for the $1316 max. If she wanted to take some courses first (ALEKS for math, a few other SL or Study.com for instance, it would be a little more expensive, but she would have fewer courses to complete in the 4 months. This would be an especially good option if she got the Guardian/Study.com scholarship or took some CLEP's for free through Modern States - or both).

WVNCC will take ACE, and the only cost there is the cost of the courses. So, again, if she got the Guardian/Study.com scholarship and did Modern States, that would be an awesome and free way to get courses completed.

I highly suggest that she apply for the scholarship immediately, so that if it takes a few weeks to find out, she's working on some stuff.

I also think she should start on Modern States.

And do the free Insurance Ethics course.

And open an ACE account.

I can also post the spreadsheets for all 4 schools in a little bit.

Then, her best bet is to start working on courses that will work at 2/3/4 schools, get those out of the way, so that she has all available options when she has to decide. For instance, she needs Speech, American Government, & English Comp II at Patten, TESU & COSC - although not at WVNCC, but it would be useful.

Hope that helps! Good luck to her.