Evaluation of Foreign Academic Credentials

Hello everyone!

To all those who have had the experience, who would you choose between WES and AACRAO, and why? Also, how long would such an evaluation take at the most?

 

In my books, I've described the experiment in which a man with a wide array of experiences, from a South American credential to a Canadian chartered accountancy to an on-line MBA was evaluated by a dozen or so NACES-member agencies (he did the work; I paid the bills), and got very different evaluations. This led me to the recommendation that people with anything other than very simple and straightforward CVs might consider getting more than one evaluation, especially if the first does not meet expectations. "Our" dozen generally took 2 or 3 weeks (this was 10 years ago), with a range of 3 days to two months. WES and AACRAO are certainly well-regarded mainstream organizations.

 

Thank you, Sir. That was very helpful.

What is your book about?

 

OpalMoon34: "What is your book about?"

John Bear: Thanks for asking. The titles may give a clue.

John Bear, author or co-author
Bears Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning (over 400,000 in print)
Bears Guide to the Best MBAs by Distance Learning
Bears Guide to College Degrees by Mail and Internet
Bears Guide to the Best Computer Degrees by Distance Learning
Bears Guide to the Best Education Degrees by Distance Learning
Bears Guide to Finding Money for College
Get Your IT Degree and Get Ahead
Degree Mills: the billion-dollar industry that has sold more than a million fake diplomas
Finding and Financing Your Online Degree

(First six: Ten Speed Press. 7th: McGraw-Hill. 8th: Prometheus Books. 9th: in the works.)

 

I chose AACRAO when I needed the credit hours earned in Canada to be applied to a degree from a US school. The normal evaluation takes about 2 weeks, but you can pay for expedited service.

 

thank you. I never knew that such books have been written. I am going to look for "Bears Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning," and if it is helpful I am going to recommend it to friends and classmates.

 

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my question. Did you use AACRAO because it is the evaluator of choice by your school or did you just decide to have it done by AACRAO and it was automatically-accepted by your school? AACRAO is a bit more expensive isn't it?

 

AACRAO was the preferred evaluator for the school into which I chose to transfer the foreign credit hours. I chose AACRAO, in part, due to its reputation and ready acceptance by most schools both in Canada and the United States of America.