Failed my first Clep, Business Law

[seanmathews]

Never thought I'd be making one of these threads but after 18 Clep/Dsst tests, i failed my first one today

I took Clep Business Law and got a 47. (Needed 50 to pass). This could have been from many reasons, it could have been because I only had a week of study time, or the fact i don't do well with the legal concepts and legal/court terms. With this test i marked about 10 questions for review.. which i changed 4-5 of my answers, which might have hurt me, who knows. Also the fact that Clep tests have 5 answer options, which im starting to dislike more and more. Definitely increases the "second guessing of myself"

Pretty bummed out.. and down $100, but, I don't have time to get discouraged and stop, I've been on a roll and have goals to meet. So im off to my next test for hopefully next week!

Quick question for those who may know...

Im going for my BSBA Gen Man. @ TESC and this CLEP was for the Business Law requirement under Core Business classes.. Will the Dsst Business Law II fill this requirement as well?

Under the course equivalences for TESC its listed as..
Clep Business Law (Law201-CE)
Dsst Business Law II (Law202-DE)

Any help is appreciated!

[LaterBloomer]

Great attitude. Good luck with your next test.

[Yanji]

Yes, the DSST B Law II exam will count towards the B Law requirement. The CLEP is reputed to be one of the more challenging ones and so is the DSST. Hopefully, you can take the lessons learned this time around to be more successful next time. Good luck!

[IrishJohn]

Well since they say that misery loves company, let me lend you a shoulder to cry on as long I can borrow one of yours for a sec. I failed the English Praxis II exam today by 4 points. Disappointed? Yep. Mostly though because I didn't take studying for it seriously enough since this exam was my "back-up" to Social Studies (which I ace'd). So do what I'm going to do: take a few moments to whine, complain and moan, and then get back to it. One thing to keep in mind though for a retake is that now you have a much better idea of what to study more of for the next time. Sure the exam will be different that next time, but brush up on the areas you were weak on the first go-round and try again!

[SDO]

Don't forget that the Saylor course (BUS205: Business Law and Ethics) will also fulfill TESC's business law requirement for the General Management degree. The course is free and the only possible cost is if your local proctor charges a fee or if you use Proctor U.

[IrishJohn]

Btw, don't forget that you have the option of taking this course through Straighterline: Online Business Law Course - Business Law Class - StraighterLine

OR

You can take this course through Saylor: BUS205: Business Law and Ethics « Saylor.org – Free Online Courses Built by Professors

Both will fulfill the business law requirements for the TESC BSBA degree just like the CLEP and DSST exams.

Oh and Saylor's course is only $25 for the proctor fee. Just sayin'...

[Publius]

I've failed before, an biz law was for sure a tough one. Best advice I could give move on, but remember how awful it feels to see a failing grade pop up on the screen. Use it as motivation.

Keep up your great attitude! Go get your next ones!

[cookderosa]

Awwww bummer. It happens, it happened to me too. I remember feeling like I got kicked in the teeth for a while after, but try not to let it get you too down.

[walternc3]

I'm with IrishJohn on this one. Take it through straighterline (but do all your SL courses at the same time to save money) unless you have enough time to wait and take it again. I wouldn't take the bus law II exam because you'll just be setting yourself up for failure. Bus Law and Money&banking were the two exams I was most afraid of. I ONLY studied IC flashcards and passed both (see scores below) but they were difficult. Best of luck to you

[driftwood20]

My only advice is not to take BLII lightly, I've recently taken both and found BLII much more difficult than BL. BLII you not only needed to understand the terminology but you also need to know how to apply it (many scenarios). You weren't far of on BL, and there is some (not a lot) crossover. Best of luck and failing only one out of 18 is awesome, especially when you look at the pass/fail rates.