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I've been kind of wondering about this for awhile. How hard really are the CLEPs? I say this not in the way that they're too hard for me, but I just have nothing to compare them too. Are they harder then "regular" college exams?
I ask this because when I'm "flying" through my degree and my friends are going the "normal" way. This makes me look like I'm "special needs" or something because I have chosen a different rout.
I just wanted to know what other might think about this or if something similar has happened.
P.S. By the way, I have taken CLEPs before.
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Well if you took a CLEP you know how hard they are lol. To me its not so much that there hard.. for the most part there basic questions. Its just 100 basic questions out of a possible 10000000000000 (exagerating) and you have to study a vast majority and hope they ask that question
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Yeah but if the tests are easier then most college courses, then its kind of a cheap degree. I fully believe in the CLEPs, and I like to challenge myself by taking them as fast as I can [and passing them], but are people usually smarter this way?[I mean by taking CLEPs and DSSTs]
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Quote:I ask this because when I'm "flying" through my degree and my friends are going the "normal" way. This makes me look like I'm "special needs" or something because I have chosen a different rout.
I've always seen myself as the regular guy and everyone else as the special needs people; I'm out there learning on my own, making my own lesson plans, doing what I need to do to pass my final exam (the CLEP or DSST), the SOLE SOURCE of my grade. I've been doing this less than 6 months and have accumulated roughly60-80 credits.
Meanwhile, the rest of the world is taking the short bus route through college, completing only 15 credits every 4 months, learning the material in peicemeal increments, receiving a grade based on multiple assignments, and going to class 3 times a week to be led by the hand by a subject matter expert.
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CLEP American Government - 65/50
CLEP English Composition General - 68/50
CLEP A & I Literature 70/50
CLEP Sociology 73/50
CLEP College Math 74/50
CLEP Intro Psychology 72/50
CLEP College Algebra 65/50
CLEP Macroeconomics 73/50
CLEP Microeconomics 70/50
CLEP Western Civ. I 79/50
CLEP Western Civ. II 70/50
CLEP US History I 79/50
CLEP US History II 78/50
DSST Technical Writing 63/46
DSST Intro to Computing 463/400
DSST Substance Abuse 463/400
DSST Fundamentals of Algebra 433/400
DSST World Religions 467/400
DSST The Civil War and Reconstruction 68/47
DSST A History of the Vietnam War 78/44
DSST An Introduction to the Modern Middle East 80/47
DSST Western Europe since 1945 71/47
DSST Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union 70/45
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12-02-2009, 08:47 PM
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Quote:Yeah but if the tests are easier then most college courses, then its kind of a cheap degree.
Cheap degree??? If this was the easy way then Ron Popiel and that weird guy with the question mark suit would be selling CLEP study guides through Amway on cable at 3:00AM. I was tapped for a focus group on the CLEP program and CLEPs are HARD for most people. I posted a summary on the board a few months ago, so if you want to read it just search. My jaw almost hit the floor when I heard these people talk about their harrowing experiences failing numerous CLEP exams. Trust me testing out if anything simply adds to the credibility of your degree; CLEP/DSST passing standards are uniform nationwide. A 50 is a 50 is a 50, however an A at Harvard vs. an A at Joe Blow the Rag Man junior college may not necessarily represent the same level of academic achievement.
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CLEP American Government - 65/50
CLEP English Composition General - 68/50
CLEP A & I Literature 70/50
CLEP Sociology 73/50
CLEP College Math 74/50
CLEP Intro Psychology 72/50
CLEP College Algebra 65/50
CLEP Macroeconomics 73/50
CLEP Microeconomics 70/50
CLEP Western Civ. I 79/50
CLEP Western Civ. II 70/50
CLEP US History I 79/50
CLEP US History II 78/50
DSST Technical Writing 63/46
DSST Intro to Computing 463/400
DSST Substance Abuse 463/400
DSST Fundamentals of Algebra 433/400
DSST World Religions 467/400
DSST The Civil War and Reconstruction 68/47
DSST A History of the Vietnam War 78/44
DSST An Introduction to the Modern Middle East 80/47
DSST Western Europe since 1945 71/47
DSST Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union 70/45
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IMO, anybody can sit in a class, memorize assignments and pass courses. Like the above posters said, it takes willpower, intelligence and fortitude to clep through a degree and by the way, ITS NOT CHEAP. 100 bucks a course plus books and the sleepless nights studying are far from cheap.
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Civil War & Recon. | Technical Writing | Prin. of Supervision | History of Vietnam | Organizational Behavior | Substance abuse | Management Info Systems | Intro to Business | Principles of Counseling | Modern Middle East
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12-02-2009, 09:02 PM
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I am one of those horrow stories he speaks of. I have failed about 7 cleps/Dsst mix of both. Missed them all by 1 points.
I have taken 6 classes some online some in class. GPA 3.7. Doing stuff that way is just a matter of waiting 2 months to get the grade IMO. I am never challenged, and usually not to interested. But when you take the time to teach yourself a category.. it gets a little more interesting, and quite a bit harder
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Quote:I am one of those horrow stories he speaks of. I have failed about 7 cleps/Dsst mix of both. Missed them all by 1 points.
Poor guy!!! I hope you improve upon your record man, that just sucks to hear. I'd be increadibly frustrated if I were you and I give you kudos for sticking with it. Also, if you're not a SEAL, could you maybe be an engineer, because engineers rock.
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CLEP Social Sciences & History - 70/50
CLEP American Government - 65/50
CLEP English Composition General - 68/50
CLEP A & I Literature 70/50
CLEP Sociology 73/50
CLEP College Math 74/50
CLEP Intro Psychology 72/50
CLEP College Algebra 65/50
CLEP Macroeconomics 73/50
CLEP Microeconomics 70/50
CLEP Western Civ. I 79/50
CLEP Western Civ. II 70/50
CLEP US History I 79/50
CLEP US History II 78/50
DSST Technical Writing 63/46
DSST Intro to Computing 463/400
DSST Substance Abuse 463/400
DSST Fundamentals of Algebra 433/400
DSST World Religions 467/400
DSST The Civil War and Reconstruction 68/47
DSST A History of the Vietnam War 78/44
DSST An Introduction to the Modern Middle East 80/47
DSST Western Europe since 1945 71/47
DSST Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union 70/45
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94steve Wrote:Poor guy!!! I hope you improve upon your record man, that just sucks to hear. I'd be increadibly frustrated if I were you and I give you kudos for sticking with it. Also, if you're not a SEAL, could you maybe be an engineer, because engineers rock.
No engineer here. I work in supply, I enjoy the cut throat business aspect of life
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Macroeconomics- Taking online Current grade 88%
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College Algebra- 48
Intro To fiction
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Astronomy- Finish class 90%
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94steve Wrote:that weird guy with the question mark suit
Matthew Lesko. He makes me smile.
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CLEP Natural Sciences 63
CLEP Social Sciences and History 59
CLEP A&I Lit. 74
CLEP Intro to Sociology 67
CLEP Info Systems and Computer App. 58
CLEP Intro to Psychology 66
CLEP Intro to Business Law 64
CLEP Principles of Management 73
CLEP Principles of Marketing 63
CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics 61
CLEP Principles of Microeconomics 62
DSST Fundamentals of Counseling 49
DSST Principles of Supervision 61
DSST Substance Abuse 441 (Pass)
DSST Business Law II 67
DSST Management Information Systems 436
DSST Principles of Statistics 466
DSST Principles of Finance 435
DSST Civil War and Reconstruction 57
DSST Criminal Justice 431
ECE English Comp C :mad:
ECE World Population A
ECE Ethics, Theory and Practice A
ECE Organizational Behavior A
ECE Human Resource Management B
EC Business Policy B
Straighterline Accounting I B
Straighterline Accounting II B
CSU Pueblo Ops Management A
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