(11-30-2022, 02:21 PM)MNomadic Wrote: If you don't have time to accelerate anyway and you're concerned with prices, why wouldn't you take advantage of your company benefits? Doesn't Amazon career choice cover all or most of WGU tuition?
The vast majority of WGU students don't actually "accelerate" their whole degree in a single term. Most go at about an average or slightly above average college pace. Sometimes slow and steady wins the race, and that's ok.
Yes, I was using it, but I just want to finish a degree so I can move on to a master's. Like I said before, I don't even need it for my career field. I just work at Amazon part-time but have a delivery business. I'm taking some time off from trucking and will probably go back to it next year.
I don't have any undergrad financial aid and will have to pay out of pocket. It's possible Amazon will help with TESU but I'm not sure. I withdrew last term and may have screwed the pooch on that one since we're supposed to finish in order for them to cover it. I'll have to pay out of pocket, but if TESU will allow payments then I can swing it, or I can get a car title loan or something. I'm not in a good credit position right now because I got into a car accident a few years ago (why I stopped trucking) and had to let a bunch of debt go to collections. I'm basically waiting it out. I can't have my wages garnished (Texas resident plus non-wage earnings from my business aren't garnishable) and nobody's even attempted collecting. It's all marked as charge-offs and I don't plan on filing for bankruptcy. Everything I own is exempt, anyway. I'm also on IBR because it's based on AGI. I've actually had a $0 payment the entire time and will probably never make a single payment on the loans due to being self-employed.
For me, it's getting to the grad level so I can get loans to do it and then I'll specialize in something. I know a lot of universities will require a matching undergrad degree, but a lot don't. I was looking at Harvard Extension and TAMUCC, and might do both if I have enough loans. TAMUCC is extremely cheap and I had read on the HE website they offered discounted tuition rates for low-income students. I'm also interested in what Coursera and the MIT Micromasters programs have to offer, so affording to do it won't be an issue.
It's just getting to that point right now is the issue. That's why if I could just get into a liberal arts program and graduate ASAP then I will. Grad loans for living expenses would help a ton right now.
(11-30-2022, 02:11 PM)rachel83az Wrote: I think TESU is going to be your best option. See what transfers in where, then finish your gen eds at ASU/Study.com/Sophia.org while saving up money for the final classes.
Thanks and I will try to do just that. If TESU accepts my Comp 2, though, they also allow computer science classes as science from what I read. I'm hoping they'll accept ones I already have. Then I would have just their capstones or whatever to do.
I appreciate the help from everyone and I'll update this after I heard back from them. I applied at TESU but I'm going to wait on others because they're my best shot.
TCC - AAS in Information Technology & AAS in Website Management, May 2015
Coursera - IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Certificate, April 2023
TESU - Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, June 2024
UMGC - Master of Science in Digital Forensics, Expected August 2026
Arizona State University - Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Expected October 2025
Dallas College - Certificate in Private Investigation, Expected May 2025
*JFK School of Law (National University) - Juris Doctor (planned)
Coursera - IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Certificate, April 2023
TESU - Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, June 2024
UMGC - Master of Science in Digital Forensics, Expected August 2026
Arizona State University - Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Expected October 2025
Dallas College - Certificate in Private Investigation, Expected May 2025
*JFK School of Law (National University) - Juris Doctor (planned)


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