I'm pretty bummed out right about now. I finally heard from Excelsior about an hour ago. They told me that they made a mistake with my college transcripts and calculated my credits as semester units instead of quarter units so instead of 50 units, I only have 31. That means I need to get 89 units through tests - that seems like a lot.
I guess the good news for me is that if I had known at the beginning that I would need to do 89 units, I might have decided that it was too much, but now I'm committed to the process. I intend to get this degree.
I told the advisor at Excelsior that I didn't feel it was ethical for them to have informed me that I had 50 units (so that I choose to enroll with them because I believed I could get 70 units through these tests within the next year) and then after they have my money, to give me such different information. That just doesn't seem right to me. I asked the advisor to see if I could have my money refunded and I will just begin taking tests like crazy until I can figure out a strategy that makes sense to me.
Is there any other school that might be easier to deal with? Easier to get my degree from. Has anyone had experience with Thomas Edison? I just want this process to be as straightforward and uncomplicated as possible.
I guess the good news for me is that if I had known at the beginning that I would need to do 89 units, I might have decided that it was too much, but now I'm committed to the process. I intend to get this degree.
I told the advisor at Excelsior that I didn't feel it was ethical for them to have informed me that I had 50 units (so that I choose to enroll with them because I believed I could get 70 units through these tests within the next year) and then after they have my money, to give me such different information. That just doesn't seem right to me. I asked the advisor to see if I could have my money refunded and I will just begin taking tests like crazy until I can figure out a strategy that makes sense to me.
Is there any other school that might be easier to deal with? Easier to get my degree from. Has anyone had experience with Thomas Edison? I just want this process to be as straightforward and uncomplicated as possible.
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BS Liberal Arts, focus in Psych, Excelsior, May 2010
Up next, MS Psych thru distance learning, after a bit of a break to gather money for tuition.
122 credits total.
91 through testing in 6 months!
I'M DONE!
8/7/9 3U: Sub Abuse. 463
8/7/9 3: HTYH 453
10/6/9 3: Soc. 74
10/9/9 6: Interp. Lit 71
10/14/9 3: HG & D 68
10/14/9 3: Fund. Coun 62
11/03/9 6: Humanities 69
11/3/9 3: Astronomy 59
11/10/9 3: World Religions 461
11/10/9 6: Fresh Comp. 70
12/1/9 3: Gov 54
12/1/9 3: Ethics 457
12/3/9 3: Anthro 63/47
12/3/9 3: Org Behavior 66/48
12/10/9 1 PF: Info Lit. A
12/15/9 3U ECE: A & A A
12/18/9 3U ECE: Gerontology B
12/28/09 3U ECE: Cult Div B
12/29/09 3U ECE: Social Psych B
12/31/09 3U ECE: World Pop A
1/07/10 3: US Hist 61
1/14/10 3U: Civil War 61
1/20/10 3U ECE: Ab Psych A
1/10 3 SL: Eng 101 B
2/05/10 3: Ed Psych 71
2/19/10 3U ECE: Research Psych A
3/01/10 3U: Business Ethics 435
3/01/10 6: Social Science & History 66
3/02/10 3: US History II 61 [/COLOR][/SIZE]
BS Liberal Arts, focus in Psych, Excelsior, May 2010
Up next, MS Psych thru distance learning, after a bit of a break to gather money for tuition.
122 credits total.
91 through testing in 6 months!
I'M DONE!
8/7/9 3U: Sub Abuse. 463
8/7/9 3: HTYH 453
10/6/9 3: Soc. 74
10/9/9 6: Interp. Lit 71
10/14/9 3: HG & D 68
10/14/9 3: Fund. Coun 62
11/03/9 6: Humanities 69
11/3/9 3: Astronomy 59
11/10/9 3: World Religions 461
11/10/9 6: Fresh Comp. 70
12/1/9 3: Gov 54
12/1/9 3: Ethics 457
12/3/9 3: Anthro 63/47
12/3/9 3: Org Behavior 66/48
12/10/9 1 PF: Info Lit. A
12/15/9 3U ECE: A & A A
12/18/9 3U ECE: Gerontology B
12/28/09 3U ECE: Cult Div B
12/29/09 3U ECE: Social Psych B
12/31/09 3U ECE: World Pop A
1/07/10 3: US Hist 61
1/14/10 3U: Civil War 61
1/20/10 3U ECE: Ab Psych A
1/10 3 SL: Eng 101 B
2/05/10 3: Ed Psych 71
2/19/10 3U ECE: Research Psych A
3/01/10 3U: Business Ethics 435
3/01/10 6: Social Science & History 66
3/02/10 3: US History II 61 [/COLOR][/SIZE]
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