As a history major, I have to take the following DSSTs:
Intro to the Modern Middle East
Western Europe since 1945
The Civil War and Reconstruction
A History of the Vietnam War
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
I'm trying to map out which courses to do when, as I'm also still working on my core and some electives. For those of you who have taken any/all of these tests, can you advise me as to which would are the easiest and which are the hardest, so I know better how much time to plan for each one?
I'm not worried about the Civil War and Reconstruction--I'm a Civil War reenactor and do some work at a Civil War museum, so mostly I'll just have to do some brushing up. But I'm not really sure about the others.
![[-]](https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/images/collapse.png)
•
Posts: 419
Threads: 24
Likes Received: 1 in 1 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Sep 2006
studyhard Wrote:I'm not worried about the Civil War and Reconstruction--I'm a Civil War reenactor and do some work at a Civil War museum, so mostly I'll just have to do some brushing up.
I'm also a civil war reenactor. What group are you with & how long have you been doing it?
Matymus Primehilarious
Waterloo, NY
Excelsior College
B.S. General Business, Class of 2008
Fall 2011 - currently pursuing Pre-Pharmacy
•
We're sort of in between units right now. We had some problems with our old unit and are trying to decide whether to join a GA-based engineering unit or create our own. My father reenacts as an engineer (maps the battlefield, does surveys, etc.) and my mother and sister and I reenact as a sort of "ladies aid"--in other words, we bring goodies for folks to eat and wear fancy dresses (so that no one will ask us to cook over a campfire hilarious). We've been doing it for about 3 years and enjoyed it a lot.
How about you?
•
Posts: 419
Threads: 24
Likes Received: 1 in 1 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Sep 2006
studyhard Wrote:We're sort of in between units right now. We had some problems with our old unit and are trying to decide whether to join a GA-based engineering unit or create our own. My father reenacts as an engineer (maps the battlefield, does surveys, etc.) and my mother and sister and I reenact as a sort of "ladies aid"--in other words, we bring goodies for folks to eat and wear fancy dresses (so that no one will ask us to cook over a campfire hilarious). We've been doing it for about 3 years and enjoyed it a lot.
How about you?
I'm part of the 165th NY Zouave unit. Our group is based out of Nebraska. I've been doing it for less than a year. I love playing soldier. My wife loves to dress up in her clothes & just hang out as a 'ladies aid', if you will. What a great way to learn period history as well. It truly is quite fascinating.
Matymus Primehilarious
Waterloo, NY
Excelsior College
B.S. General Business, Class of 2008
Fall 2011 - currently pursuing Pre-Pharmacy
•
Posts: 182
Threads: 14
Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Feb 2007
My brother and I have reenacted with the 7th Arkansas Infantry "The Bloody Seventh" which actually helped start the Battle of Shiloh. When forced to go federal
, the group becomes the scots-based 79th NY Highlanders and my drummer boy brother has even donned a kilt (a better man than I).
Great to see other reenactors on here!
Deo Vindice!
Southron Boy
CLEP: English Comp w/ essay, English Comp w/o essay, American Gov't, U.S. History I, A & I Lit, Humanities, Intro Sociology, Intro to Psyc, Human Growth & Development, Intro to Ed Psyc, Prin of Management, Prin of Marketing, Business Law
DSST: Technical Writing
•
Posts: 5
Threads: 2
Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Jun 2007
06-14-2007, 12:35 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-14-2007, 01:01 AM by Polaris.)
No re-enactment for me, but I appreciate what you guys do.
My great -great grandfather was at Shiloh... (South). & other battles...my prior interest from younger days made that one a joy to study.. went to Gettysburg (being close) prior & Antietam--made it feel more intimate... one of my favorite exams. They really want you to know your stuff---was happy about that---sounds like you do---cheers!
Soviet Union was a pain, I thought, after so much prep... 600 page book, web on end & IC... got an A, but tough. They asked things in an odd way, of course, that's what I always thought about DSST's.
My earlier history courses were regular college so no help for you there...
KNOW your Generals for Civil War...for instance, who predicted what was going to happen before Gettysburg...lets say day before?? Union.
& which Generals fought together in their respective fields of battle.
Oh whatever-- you already know that stuff.
It's much easier for us to know that than Soviet Union, but they ask the same things as far as who were working together. Many questions about that. There were always three or more guys colluding with one another. Don't just focus on Lenin and Stalin and Trotsky, e.g.
What a lengthy troubled history for those people..it was amazing to read the extent of their tragic experience.
•
