08-06-2010, 08:52 PM
It is very doable. Today I took my fifth and sixth CLEP & DANTES exams THIS WEEK (check out my signature for details). Basically what I did was browse through the 2008 info the military published regarding the percentage of military personnel who took and passed each exam. My logic was this: since people in the military do not pay to take the exams, then the percentages published most likely reflect a greater number of people who took the exams "cold" or with minimal studying, just "for the hell of it" you could say. I made a list of those tests, leaving out the language tests for obvious reasons, and called my local Jr. college to set up a test date for the next day (this was last Monday). I read the specific feedback for the A&I Literature exam on this forum and went in Tuesday to take the exam without studying any other source. I passed with a 68! My confidence level in my "theory" shot through the roof so I went ahead and signed up for Personal Finance on Wednesday, both Technical Writing and Environment & Humanity for Thursday, and Substance Abuse & Here's To Your Health for today (Friday). I only studied the afternoon/night before each exam for the most part. I exclusively used instant cert's flashcards and specific feedback forum. No books, no practice tests, nothing. I am now 21 credits ahead of where I stood this past Monday! I am signed up for the Principles of Marketing CLEP this Monday and over this weekend I will review and decide what exams to take after that.
Sorry for the long thread, but I just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that studying for and taking/passing multiple exams in the same month, let alone the same week or day is definitely possible. I'm only 28 and if I can do it (I'm pretty much a high school dropout) then ANYONE CAN!!!
Sorry for the long thread, but I just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that studying for and taking/passing multiple exams in the same month, let alone the same week or day is definitely possible. I'm only 28 and if I can do it (I'm pretty much a high school dropout) then ANYONE CAN!!!
Shooting For BA Liberal Studies
From TESC December 2010
2000-2004 - 30 Jr. College Credits
CLEP:
9/04 - Spanish Lv. Two 100 (Yes you read right)
2/09 - Eng Comp w/ Essay 72
8/3/10 - A&I Literature 68
DANTES:
8/4/10 - Personal Finance 455
8/5/10 - Tech. Writing 59
8/5/10 - Envir. & Humanity 61
8/6/10 - Here's To Your Health 430
8/6/10 - Substance Abuse 456
8/9/10 - Human/Cultural Geogr. 64
ALEKS:
6/09 - 99% - Beginning Algebra
6/09 - 75% - Intermediate Algebra
6/09 - 71% - College Algebra
7/09 - 70% - College Alg. w/ Trig.
7/09 - 70% - PreCalculus
8/09 - 71% - Trigonometry
8/09 - 73% - Intro To Statistics
9/09 - 70% - Business Statistics
9/09 - 70% - Stat For Behav. Sci.
FEMA:
36 Independent Study Course Credits
(Only 25 applied to BA at TESC)
Planned:
8/11/2010 - Principles of Marketing - CLEP
8/16/2010 - ACTFL Spanish Proficiency Exam
From TESC December 2010
2000-2004 - 30 Jr. College Credits
CLEP:
9/04 - Spanish Lv. Two 100 (Yes you read right)
2/09 - Eng Comp w/ Essay 72
8/3/10 - A&I Literature 68
DANTES:
8/4/10 - Personal Finance 455
8/5/10 - Tech. Writing 59
8/5/10 - Envir. & Humanity 61
8/6/10 - Here's To Your Health 430
8/6/10 - Substance Abuse 456
8/9/10 - Human/Cultural Geogr. 64
ALEKS:
6/09 - 99% - Beginning Algebra
6/09 - 75% - Intermediate Algebra
6/09 - 71% - College Algebra
7/09 - 70% - College Alg. w/ Trig.
7/09 - 70% - PreCalculus
8/09 - 71% - Trigonometry
8/09 - 73% - Intro To Statistics
9/09 - 70% - Business Statistics
9/09 - 70% - Stat For Behav. Sci.
FEMA:
36 Independent Study Course Credits
(Only 25 applied to BA at TESC)
Planned:
8/11/2010 - Principles of Marketing - CLEP
8/16/2010 - ACTFL Spanish Proficiency Exam