Since Excelsior does not participate in the Federal Student Aid Loan program (FAFSA), I can not apply for financial aid in the traditional manner.

Credit by Examination is cheap, but not free. How are you financing your undergrad. or advanced degree. Any suggestions?

Hey everybody,

At last, English Comp is up and running. It will prepare you for the multiple choice questions on the English Comp with or without Essay.

We would recommend taking the English Comp with Essay, since the mult-choice questions are much easier. Also, as long as you have some basic writing skills, it's very hard to fail the essay portion.

BY THE WAY--if anyone takes the Eng Comp with Essay exam and would be up for writing an article or a little guide on the essay portion, please do! I will post it up and give you credit for it.

Thanks,

I am so tired of feeling this way, even though I strongly believe in the knowledge and experience learned through work and life experience! I am *&*$ proud of what I have accomplished, but the shame and embarrassment thing still rears its ugly head occaisionally.

Having this forum to talk about our goals is such a lifesaver!

I basically landed my teaching job through the back door, with my employers knowing full well that my competencies were from a non traditional educational background, but it got awkward after awhile... I am at a private school that can set its own requirements for teachers, but still it's tough in the teacher's lounge sometimes, ya know?

I don't think I'll know more about music after this, but I do have more empathy and sympathy for diversity in educational background as well as the life long learning process.

I am so proud of all of us, and simply will not listen to discouraging or shaming comments about what we're doing at this point.

CT

I see threads on here that state if you study the Instacert Practice test that you will do well. But I do not see a DSST study guide for it? Assuming(only) that Introduction to Computing is much like the Cleps version Information systems and computer applications I am to study that one? Going to try to take both of them with in the next month. Any help would be MUCH appreciated!

Hi everyone,

I was doing some reading last night about forums and how they began, how they generally work, etc. I'm pretty new to this type of thing so thought I would do a little research. I came across the term "internet troll." I had never heard of it and I can't even imagine why anyone would think that this was fun. Here is the link if anyone else is interested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

I hope we never get one. Wonder what the best way to handle one is if we do? (Edit-article says to not feed them. I missed that.) One of the most wonderful things about this forum is the high level of mutual respect and support. I would sure hate to ever see it change.:eek:

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[SIZE="3"][COLOR="Navy"]Although Excelsior does accept some CLEP & DSST exams for letter grade credit that can affect your overall GPA, most exams are merely pass or fail with a score of 50 being just as good as an 80.

As such, what was the HIGHEST score on any exam where a plain old "50" would have been just as good as what you received?

Mine was a 72; the remainder all in the mid 60's to high 50's.

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Hi all im a UOP student, I went back to school november 2005. With clep and transferring in my computer certifications and previous schooling, and the 6 or so classes i have taken im currently at 75 total credits.

If i would have known in October of last year what i have learned from this forum I would have saved sooo much money and probably be done with my undergrad degree by now.
My main concern is getting my undergrad out of the way so i can go get my MBA. I thought at the time and was told by counselors that the flexibility of going to the ground campus at JC, NJ would be my best bet.
Well it has been an awesome experience so far and my professors are all top notch.
However the price is crazyyyyyyyyy.
Im paying about 1425 a 3 credit class!
I have crap loads of APA papers i have to do, and crap loads of power point presentations!! Had I known I could get a liberal arts or business degree from execlsior by doing tests I would have gone that route.

Excelsior was actually my first choice since they are linked through the Microsoft certified professional web site as a microsoft partner benefit for MCPs.

My question is are there any students here from UoP that have any advice?
Any way to test out of UoPs upper level classes?
Im basically missing 12 upper level classes and will be stuck in school untill as late as May of 2007 and im DOUBLING UP!!!!

Would it be better to just transfer to Excelsior?
Do they have an IT major?
Basically I have almot 9 months of school left and 18,000 of loans that will accumalate if i stay here and im wondering if its really even worth it to stay here when my main goal is grad school?
Any advice or help will be appreciated guys sorry for the long ramble.
AKay

Wednesday (July 12) is the day I'm scheduled to take Environment and Humanity... my last credits for my B.S. in Management. Even though I'm military, I've only used CLEP and DSST for 18 (free) credits -- much of my school has been online.

Thanks for all the tips on this board! I've got the IC stuff down, and have supplemented with information from other tips that I've seen.

I'll post after I've taken the test with areas that I remember...

At 36 years old, I have decided to pursue a degree.

I have been researching the best way to do so and I believe that "Testing Out" is the quickest and most affordable option. I signed up with Instacert to help me study so I can obtain credits quickly thru CLEP and DAANTES.

I would like to get opinions on the best school to do this through, right now I am considering Exelsior or Charter Oak, should I look at any others?

I am having a hard time deciding on what type of degree I want, I currently work in Law Enforcement, my coworkers and others tell me that a degree in criminal justice is useless. Is this true?

I am thinking about a business degree, but my math skills are 6th grade at best.

I would eventually like to attend law school, right now it is only a thought, I don't know if obtaining a degree mostly thru testing will be acceptable for admission.

Any advice, tips or techniques would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

i ran across where excelsior got it's name. 'excelsior' is the new york state motto. it means 'ever upward'. since i found this, the name doesn't seem so bad to me.