Best tests to study for between classes? (plus my current plan)

[dcan]

I just finished my first TESC class and won't start another until January. This means I have all month to (a) finish ALEKS stats (at 66% now) and therefore all my core math, and (b) get back into testing!

Here's what I have left to test out of on my plan:

• 3sh Humanities
  
• 3sh Social Science
  
• 9sh Gen Eds
  
• Microecon
  
• Macroecon
  
• Accounting
  
• Finance
  
• Marketing
  
• Bus Ethics & Society
  
• Management
  

Aaaand.... I think that's it. I have tests identified for all of the above, except the first three (Humanities, Social Science, and Gen Eds). Also, for some reason I have Public Speaking slotted in as Gen Ed, but according to the TESC gen ed electives list it is Humanities so I can move it around and take something else for another Gen Ed if that works out better. (Hum would go to 0 and Gen Ed would increase to 12sh then)

So here's my current thoughts/plan going forward for the near term:

1. For December, study for Principles of Management and Tech Writing to ease back into testing
   
2. In January start a new class (currently thinking Bus Law, but maybe something else)
   
3. During the class, study for (one per month): Micro, Macro, and Accounting
   
4. When class is finished (and Accounting test passed near same time) enroll in Accounting II class (required for degree)
   

What do y'all think?

Note: I'm keeping my test options restricted to CLEP/DSST since I can take them free.

[rebel100]

I like Marketing and Management together, Freeprepclep list them both as like a "2" on the difficulty scale. My 17 YO got some of her highest scores in these without much study time (really minimal). I would add the Supervision DSST in here too if it can be a Gen Ed. I bet the motivated tester can get these done in the next 2 weeks before the Christmas break.

I would then look at the Sociology and Psychology CLEP's along with, perhaps, the Counseling DSST. These all sorta go together and so studying for one is covering info likely to be seen on another. I would study for these over the holidays and take in early January just before or right when school starts.

Bust out the Technical Writing DSST anytime, its really not difficult at all. Find a terms list in the specific feedback section to ensure you know a bit of the lingo....like "whats an abstract" and go get those 3 credits. Seriously if you spend more than a few days studying for this one your just procrastinating.

There you go....21 credits in about a month.....I think you can do it!

[dcan]

Interesting, thanks. I like to overprepare so I've allotted myself 1 test per month as a guide. This is because I must take 5 more classes through TESC since I'm going on DoD funds, and I calculated it out so I finish within the 18 months it will take to do the classes. But of course I'd like to get the tests done sooner if I can.

I'm also considering spending the first few weeks/month of the class working on it full time to study fast and at least draft up most/all of the assignments, then shift primary focus to tests for the remaining two months. I don't know how that will work, but it seems like its worth a shot.

I opened a question on the TESC blackboard forum to find out how complex the law essays are so I'll know what I'm up against schedule-wise.

edit

Incidentally last week my wife and I went to a library excess bookstore and I picked up what I think is at least a hundred dollars in textbooks (a whole box full) for about $13... \o/

[mrs.b]

I agree with grouping Marketing and Management together, with Marketing first (it was very easy, scored 72 studying IC alone); Marketing and Management concepts overlap in many areas. Microeconomics is also a decent follow-up for Marketing, given some of the basic concepts used, and of course, Macroeconomics is a good combination with Micro. Take as much or as little time as you like, but that's roughly the order I would suggest and would have followed if I had not taken the ECO and MGT ones as courses before warming up to testing.