clep vs dsst

[taylardawnchute]

hey yall im new to this, and have never taken a dsst before, just cleps. anything i should know before i take my first dsst?

[Storyteller]

They are basically the same, although some folks feel the test questions are strangely worded on the DSST's. Personally, I could never remember anything on the test once I was finished, so I can't say that was my finding.
Good luck and Welcome!!!

[cooperalex2004]

The first thing that made me happy on the DSST tests was the change to four options instead of five for answer choices like CLEP uses. Other than that I'd say the other benefits include:
-Not having to skip past things like "how to use a mouse"
-Ability to see all of your scores online from home

Downside:
-The only one I've seen is they are $3 more than CLEP, and that isn't even worth talking about

I do agree with what others have said about the questions being weird. I've found spelling and grammar errors on some of my tests that make the question hard to understand. Make sure you know the school code for your school before you test as it will simply ask you to enter the code and doesn't offer the same interactive list CLEP has. Good Luck, I'm sure you'll enjoy DSST just like CLEP.

[dcan]

Go here for a description of each test: Free Clep Prep.com

Also check the specific feedback forum for test-specific details.

[abdibble]

I personally find them a little bit more user friendly....I've taken more Dsst tests then cleps.....I also like the fact that some of them award Upper level credit