ok, i don't want to be a copycat (yes i'm a grow man using an eighth grade term) but, it was really encouraging to read about others success and stories so i'll go ahead and tell my story. i started in another thread with my not so good start that i'm sure others read. i'll post it here if i can figure out how to do it. that should start the story from the beginning so you get the whole picture. http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12979 ok, there we go! anyway, i was feeling a bit insecure after exposing my failed test to the whole world here. eew, i feel a bit more naked than i wanted to be, oh well, hopefully everyone still loves me. after that i needed a real pick my up so i whipped out the college board practice test and mocked the social science/history. remember ladies and gentlemen, i have been out of my high school drop out days for 13 years so i need some real big applause here...no study no review AT ALL...you ready...drum roll please...a few horns(dant-dada-DA(thank you)DA-DA-DAAA!) 60%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAY! ...jeremy bows! i'm the man! oh wait, i'm supposed to wait for you to say that, oh well. i'm back to being me again. so i went from failier to on top of the world all in one day. by the way, if anyone did better on their mock ss/h test under simular circumstances please don't share let me stay on top of this mountain for only a bit if you will. only stories of people who did worse this time. for me, i really need it people. ok, just kidding!
Hi Jeremy - Like I said on the other thread, I think you picked a doozy for your first test. Chalk it up to experience and get back on that horse. Schedule your exam. The results will be different this time. Pick your tests carefully. There are many tests that fill the same compentencies, pick the easiest ones for you.
Jeremy, That's the spirit. I failed American Gov. after I put in some studying. The humanities exam is not an easy one. My advice, and I have said this many times, start with some easy exams that have a high passing rate. Look at the passing rates for the military on these links. I started taking tests that just had a high passing rate that I knew something about. The result...passed 16 exams and failed three in about three months. Good luck. http://www.dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/examinations/dssts.htm http://www.dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/examinations/clepsubject.htm http://www.dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/examinations/clepgeneral.htm http://www.dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/examinations/ece2.htm
I agree with Seekinghelp and Randell1234. Humanities was by far the toughest CLEP I have taken. Anyway... I would follow Randell's advice about pass rates, and don't test until you are getting at least 60% on your mock tests. That way you have a margin of error. Good luck, Tony
Hey skidadl, Keep this thread going. I'm thinking about sitting for the English Clep cold! Let me know what you think after the exam!
hey folks. thought i would keep the info coming on the overall progress. didn't get to the tests that i originally planned to do. thinking of going the TESC route rather than COSC. still not totally sure at this point but i didn't want to overlap any credits. i applied to both and am awaiting my answers. my main worry is that i won't be able to graduate on time. COSC seems to have a long process between applying to graduation. i need to be ready for graduate school by before sept. TESC also offers many more real classes and my sweety may take a few online courses. we're going the whole thing together so we can stay pretty close to the same program all the way. BUT, i didn't waste the whole week! i whipped out 12 hours of credit on the FEMA EMI IS courses. i've promised myself to do no less than 6 hours of credit per week. that way it would be 20 weeks max. i'm sure i'll do more in some weeks so it should be fine. getting used to home confinment and my new house/children duties. not able to get out much now, but i'll do i suppose. i love being with the kids and helping with homework. speaking of home, do any of you fine people know of any independent study or otherwise self paced courses that are non-proctored? i know, i've read where some have been jumped for asking about them assuming that cheating is the goal. i'm an adult so i have my own concience to live with. i just would rather not have to find a sitter, drive all over town and all that stuff. if some of you could help i would appreciate it. thanks everyone!
oh yeah, i forgot. i will be glad to here of any and all school that fits this criteria. it would be nice if i could hear about at least some 4 year colleges that fit this description so i would have access to some upper level credit. but please don't exclude any schools based on this alone.
This has been asked before soemwhere on the board. Either they are extremely rare, or else non-existent! The only sure bets are independent study credits. Contact a prof (say at Ohio Univ.), arrange to do research and write a paper. --Orson
I did the English general, the Freshman Comp subject and the Analyzing and Interpreting Lit. subject with no prep at all. I sat the two subjects in the same morning. I passed all three fairly high. Of the three, the freshman comp subject was the most difficult. happy testing....
thanks orson, i plan to do my weakest subjects in some form of what you are talking about. especially the ones that i really feel are important for me to learn. in some cases i am looking for an easier softer route to a few subjects that i feel will have no application to my MBA or work in my field. in the cases that i do need to strengthen my weak areas, i will apply my best effort. anyone else have any independent study thoughts?
