Iam taking a less than fun test tomorrw..science. I cannot help but reflect on the fact that the opportunity to take this and all the other tests we have all taken has been brought to us by the sacrifice of so many others. Without their sacrifice, their ultimate sacrifice I would not be taking this or any other test. Our lives would be altered to an extent that none of us can possibly imagine. So, let me say to all of the men and women who are serving our country now or in the past.. I am ,as is my family, forever in your debt!! Thank you for all the opportunities you have given to all of us... no one can ever pay a higher price or show a greater love to all who follow.

God Bless You All

Ron

Anyone taken this exam recently? Is IC information enough to pass this/ I have been studying for about a week and am scheduled to take it Thursday. One day I think Im doing OK then I start another section and its RUT)ROWWW. There is ALOT of questions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pray for me that this coming Tuesday afternoon God takes over my clep test in Natural Science and guides me through this test. Iam as unprepared as anyone can be and my natural science intelligence would fill a small glass with a large leak in it! Just two tests to go and why in the world they have to be my most unfavorite subjects would only tell you that when I planned out my testing schedule I was apparently "OUT TO LUNCH". Yeah baby this is gonna be good. Stay tuned for the catastrophy!!!:eek:

I have passed the following UL Exams using only Instantcert:

Dantes MIS
Dantes Drug and Alcohol Abuse
ECE Organizational Behavior

Has anybody passed any other UL exams using only Instantcert?

Check out this very informative thread that I found at another board regarding preparing for ECE Abnormal Psych, Adulthood and Aging and Gerontology:

Laura

I posted about this before. All I used for Abnormal Psych was what was in the Princeton Review "Cracking the GRE Psychology" book in the abnormal section (which is only like 3-4 pages) and made sure I knew AND understood every single item on the Spark Chart for Abnormal Psych. http://www.sparknotes.com/psychology/#abnormal
HTH and Congrats on the B!!!

September 6th, 2005, 04:18 PM
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I plan on following your advice Laura. I'll let you know how I do.


Thanks for the help!

Greystone

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greystone

September 10th, 2005, 05:32 PM

I passed the Excelisor AB test

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Thanks Laura, your advice was dead-on. I just got back from taking the exam (B) and can say with confidence that the Sparknotes and the GRE book are exactly what it takes to pass the exam.

Next up is Psychology of Adulthood and Aging. Do you have any words of wisdom for that one?

Thanks again,
Greystone (3 more and done)

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Laura
Join Date: Jun 2005
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I took that one cold but if you study the Developmental Psych Spark Notes (click on the link for the abnormal and scroll up) make sure you know the stages of grief, and use a bit of common sense you'll do fine. (Use the GRE book too for the developmental stuff). The "Aging" part is more sociology orientated even though they call it a psych test. Oh, know Maslow (Hierarchy of Needs), Baumrind, Erickson for sure. You have to know the difference between the psych theories: Behaviorism/Cognitive/Freud's stuff. HTH

Laura

September 20th, 2005, 06:30 PM
greystone
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Thanks Laura! The advice about "using a bit of common sense" really paid off. I didn't feel prepared for this exam and was just hoping to pass but in the end I got an (A), my first on an Excelsior exam. Listen to Laura is the new golden rule. I have the Foundations of Gerontology exam scheduled for this Sunday, wish me luck.

Greystone

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#19 September 20th, 2005, 07:58 PM
Laura Holst

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LOL I wish I could convince my kids of that! Glad I could help. Gerontology was harder than I expected it to be (I'm an "A" student and this one was my only B.) Just fair warning. There were alot more questions on public policy than I was prepared to answer and I couldn't even begin to tell you where to get the information. One important tidbit to remember: Aging does not in and of itself cause dementia or loss of intelligence. Aging only interferes with the elderly's access to information... they are slower. So anything that is distracting or that doesn't allow a longer period of time is going to affect the elderly. An example: When young adults and the elderly were given timed IQ tests the elderly scored significantly lower. When the same test was given to both groups with no time limit the older adults took longer to complete it... but scored comparably. That little tidbit should help you answer a plethora of questions on the exam. The policy questions killed my score (FYI) so if you can find a good resource for info on current public policy for the elderly you'll be a step ahead of where I was when I walked into the test. By public policy I mean trends in housing, healthcare, etc and the myriad of agencies responsible for said dissemination of services. I had NO clue and my score suffered for it.

Laura

greystone

Excelsior Gerontology Exam

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I got an (A) on the Gerontology exam. This test is very similar to the Psychology of Adulthood exam. If anyone is thinking of taking the Excelisor Psych exams, I recommend taking them in the following order:

1. Abnormal Psychology (B)
2. Psychology of Adulthood (A)
3. Social Gerontology (A)

Taking the exams in this order makes the test preparation a little easier and results in higher grades.

Thanks Laura for all the Advice!


Greystone

Ok, I guess I'm not getting this. I am going for a BS in General Business with Excelsior. If I take the two upper level ECE exams for both Organizational Behavior and Ethics, that means they count double as upper level so I only need two more upper level exams. Now, to make the right amount of credits, I need two more tests in the business section to complete the required 45 Semester hours, but they don't need to be upper level.

Can I just pick any test for those two lower levels or do they need to be business related? If they need to be business related, which of the DSST tests are considered "business" lower level? For example, can I take Criminal Justice or Here's to your health?

Thanks!

Christa

I'm scheduled to take the Ethics in America exam tomorrow and I'm not sure if I'm ready. It may be exam aniety due to a recent failure. My IC scoring is +80% Ethical Traditions, +55% Analysis and +65% Relationships. I was fairly confident since alot of the wrong answers were typos. However, I just took the DSST Official Test Prep and scored 55%.

I've heard people say if you get over 50% on the practice exam you're ready. I believed that until I failed English Comp after scoring 78% on the practice exam. Is 55% on the practice exam enough to pass? Is it possible to reshedule an exam?

http://www.dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/e...s/ece2.htm

Hi all, I am new to this forumand I intend to CLEP EN105 which is basically english comp with essay. I can't seem to find any study materials for it though.
Any help will be greatly appreaciated.

Thanks

Adrian

Hi guys I am going to take Social Sience and History this comming Tuseday. Unfortunately I have taken all related subjects covered in this exam 12 years ago at local college and my info regarding those topics had faded awy long ego. Don't have time to go through IC's prep for each individual test and try to get a compct test prep for this one. I ask any one who have purchased on line test prep from Peterson's on Social Sience and History? if anyone have purchased it which is $19.99 on their site, please tell me if it worth it a try and how close it is to real test. I have seen people who have tried other peterson's Exam prep said that it is harder than real one. My question is, is it passable by just going trough Peterson's or need mor sources of study in such a short period of time.

Any feedbak would be greatly appreciated
Ray
Need SS&H and one more art &Science to graduate in BSCIS, Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems.