Let's Try to Paint a Picture...

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"Susie"----SAVED the following, just using the basic "Speed to Degree" Strategies.

*All Credits were applicable to her Information Technology Degree w/ 9 electives required.

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*Note: for all examples below we will use Public University Semester Hour estimates of $500...

So about $1500 per Class - Feel Free to Check My Math

 

 

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​Classes and Tests She Took While in High School

(that Almost Made Her a Junior Going into College at 18)!​

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-5 Dual HS/College Classes (2 w/ Labs) = 17 Semester Hours = $8,500 savings

 

-5 AP classes taken.  3 Exams passed. The 2 Susie did not pass---she took a related CLEP Exam as a backup---she passed 1.  

*NOTE:  on 1 of her AP tests, she scored 4 out of 5.  Her REGIONAL UNIVERSITY gave her credit for 2 History Courses.

Total for AP section:  4 Tests passed w/ 1 providing credit for 2.  15 Semester Hours = $7,500 savings

 

-2 Standard High School Classes--then IMMEDIATELY took CLEP/DSST related to it - AFTER USING A RECOMMENDED STUDY SITE.

6 Semester Hours = $3,000 savings

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​*From the 12 College Courses credited above, 6 were accepted as Gen Ed or

Required Courses & 6 counted toward her 9 electives.

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Over 2-3 years she also took:  4 CLEPs and 3 DSSTs (passing 5)

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2 were electives, 3 were required for her Degree (2 of the Gen Eds she earned Credit for 2 Classes each via CLEP)

 

 (7 Course Credits equals 21 Sem Hours = $10,500 Savings)

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Total saved so far: $29,500 in Straight Tuition. 

 

*She also has 59 Semester Hours (of her 120 needed....so essentially, she's a Junior @ 18 Years Old)

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DON"T FORGET:  2 years saved from Room & Board, Books, Junk Fees, Parking, Insurance etc.. 

We'll say $15,000 x 2 = $30,000 additional... 

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So----about $60,000 Saved using the "Speed to Degree" Strategy,

*NOT TO MENTION 2 YEARS OF HER LIFE!

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*We can see you're having a tough time believing all this right now.​

Let's break it down "Marine Style"

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-She Only Took 10 AP or Dual Credit classes during 4 YEARS of HS

-She Took 11 total CLEP or DSST exams (from Sophomore Year until just after Graduation) 

-She Took 5 AP Exams - passing 3 (60%----Slightly Below Average)

-Of the 11 CLEP/DSST Exams she took- Susie passed 8 (73%----About Average w/ Online Prep Site)

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NOTE:  If you didn't already visit our "Origin Story" about an Average Student taking 20 CLEPs...

We invite you now.  That should put the above into perspective.​​

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Let's Add One More Little Thing to Susie's Scenario 

as a Bonus Before We Go...

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What you don't know about Susie's Scenario is, she also got 3 "Automatic Scholarships" (w/ just a 3.5 GPA)! (weighted)

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1.  One for $5000 per year (State-Based SC)

2.  One for $3000 per year (Institutional Based - In-State Regional College)

3.  One for $2500 for her IT Major (STEM degree earning Bonus $) - Years 2-4

*And all without writing those dumb essays!!!!

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Total "Automatic Scholarships":  Since we used the example of Susie only having about 2 years remaining

above---we'll keep it consistent. 

That's Roughly $18,000 MORE

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Thus - this Simple Plan Netted up to $78,000 (Total for All)

(for an On-Campus Student at a Public University)

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*NOTE:  The "SAVINGS" at a Campus-Based Private University would be about double the 60k shown up top (before these Merit Awards)

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IMPORTANT:  Susie received no Pell or Other Grants - and all Examples are available to ALL INCOME LEVELS.  *Additionally, this does not include ANY Scholarships she applied for on her own.

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How does all this sound?  

You don't have to answer...it was Rhetorical.

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So, To Wrap This Up...​

 

*Most of the savings in the example above was covered in the "Speed to Degree" Section.

But you're about to get the "Automatic Scholarships" info in just a few.

That ended up yielding another 18k! (using just 2 years).  Good Times...

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You Can Do It Too----Now Go Be a Susie!