Go to college for a subject you are interested in. I am going to school to become an psychologist. I was always the "go to person" for all my friend's problems and it was a hobby of mine to help people. Most of everything that I am learning I already figured out on my own but just learning the proper termonology of it. It is fun. I suggest you find something that you really like to do (I do not know your rate but considering you are in the coast guard you may have an interest in criminal justice, engineering, trade school subjects such as plumbing or electrical work or maybe you more into the sciences and like marine biology.) only you can answer what your interests are and find a school that offers those classes. You may also take CLEP courses to get the "boring classes" out of the way.

lol

Although Excelsior College isn't the top school in New York State, it does take a decent amount of work to complete their courses. For one CD-Rom Course I have had to write a midterm consisting of 5 paragraphs, a final consisting of 5 paragraphs, an eight page term paper, and an additional term paper that was about 5 pages long. The midterm and final were both well over 2000 words when I completed them. It may seem easy at first, but given that you must complete the course within a 3 month period and you are working on active duty, it can be difficult. The online courses also require you to participate in weekly graded conversations about the required reading.

I think you should re-evaluate your goals and decide whether obtaining a degree is even worth your time. I have a feeling that once you start the process, you will never finish because it may be too much work for you.

Ordered my degree this past week. They even take Paypal. Waiting for mail, I'm so excited.

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Ordered my degree this past week. They even take Paypal. Waiting for mail, I'm so excited.

Should have just made on up yourself on your computer. It would be just as valuable as the one you "ordered".

Hope it's from the college of ID10T.

"Ordered my degree this past week. They even take Paypal. Waiting for mail, I'm so excited."
Well, hell. It's been 2 months. You can't be that proud, let's see a picture of this fine example of higher education.

I concur, show the damn thing and then i will show you a picture of $239 and we will see what looks better.

Jethro Bodine gradiated from sixthgrade and he was damn proud. Guess you ain't.

Here is a list of people well on their way to getting PAID to earn their degrees. Congratulations to all that were selected!!!

SUBJ: ALCGENL 112/08 - ADVANCED COMPUTER, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (ACET) ENLISTED ADVANCED EDUCATION PANEL AND AVIATION
MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY (AMT) ENLISTED ADVANCED EDUCATION PANEL
RESULTS.
A. COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON VA 251230Z MAR 08/ALCGENL 043/08
B. COAST GUARD WEIGHT AND BODY FAT STANDARDS PROGRAM MANUAL
COMDTINST M1020.8G
1. PER REF A, THE ACET AND AMT ENLISTED ADVANCED EDUCATION PANELS
WERE HELD 10 JUL 08. THE SELECTEES ARE LISTED BELOW. THE PRIMARY
CANDIDATES ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY; ALTERNATES ARE LISTED IN
ORDER OF SELECTION.
A. PRIMARY SELECTEES FOR THE ACET PROGRAM:
ET1 J.L. BARNES 1049304
MK1 S.W. BLYTHE 1071306
ET1 J.R. CLARK 1179764
AET1 K.C. DURYEA 1179665
MKC C.D. EVANS 1055186
IT1 J.P. GLOVER 1108446
AET1 A.B. GOODISON 1200855
ET1 E.K. GROSSMANN 1103019
IT1 B.S. HADLEY 1086881
ET1 R.D. HERRING 1119799
IT1 C.A. HESTER 2002863
IT1 J.K. JOINER 1087419
IT1 M.J. KING 1114825
EMC C.M. KIRKPATRICK 1068441
IT1 K.R. LEFFERT 1079315
ET1 J.A. MARTIN 1103256
IT1 L.O. MARTIN 1186405
EMC D.B. MATHES 1062186
MK1 S.C. PARSONS 1059319
MKC G.A. TITENSOR 1084647
EMC R.D. WAGNER 1068774
B. ALTERNATES FOR THE ACET PROGRAM:
IT1 J.A. HILL 1094046
AET1 G.A. STEWART 1066640
MK1 J.A. ORR 1133536
C. PRIMARY SELECTEES FOR THE AMT PROGRAM:
AET1 S.J. SCHMID 1083869
AMT1 C.E. SHARITT 1179879
D. ALTERNATES FOR THE AMT PROGRAM:
AMT2 J.M. JAMISON 1137750
AMTC B.E. BARRINGTON 1110214
AMT1 G.A. BANDUCCI 1121006
2. THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FOR THE ACET PROGRAM WAS 68 AND THE
NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FOR THE AMT PROGRAM WAS 18.
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7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.

31 March - original post
04 May - ordered "degree"
04 August - where is it?
Oh yeah, they must be checking your transfer credits....that's the holdup.

CGRC eh?

This would be perfect for you..
http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/career/hamburger_university.html

I'm lovin' it! That's great, where's FUTUREXCGRC?

5 months.....is the Jeopardy - Thinking Music Theme Song playing?

Roll it up and stick it in your eye.

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Roll it up and stick it in your eye.

And just what is your problem, little fella? Your Gameboy break?

I am currently studying online with Touro University International (TUI), formerly Touro University. As a medic with advanced training, I was awarded 60 semester credits for my CG "C"-Schools. That, along with traditional college credit, some dating back to 1979 , and I had only eight courses to complete in order to receive my BS in Health Sciences. My 'gremlin' pretty much explains why I never finished traditional college. I looked at other schools, and while some seemed more attractive, they wouldn't give me as many credits as TUI did. I have taken two course with TUI so far, and I have to say that I'm impressed. I'm not overly enthralled, nor am I terribly challenged by the course load, and I'm more of a conventional learner, but the courses are interesting and are geared towards a career in healthcare, in whatever capacity I finally decide to utilize my degree. The school is regionally accredited with the Western Schools Association which covers the west coast and a couple of mountain states. I've heard that regional accreditation trumps national accreditation; don't ask me why. TA pays entirely for each course ($1,000), there are no books; one uses a CD and writes research papers based on certain topics. One can get by with minimal effort but will learn little and can still pass as long as one's writing and research skills are fair; if one really researches and puts a lot of effort into learning, then the information becomes relavent to a serious career and knowledge is gained. I hope to become either a drug and alcohol counselor or a nutritionist educator for a hospital, school, or nursing home. I invite those interested to check out the website. Peace.