siersema Wrote:....I have another strange CLEP question to add your thread. I took a CLEP a few weeks ago, the PC froze during the test. After a reboot I was able to take the entire test just fine, and got my score report. I passed... waited a few weeks, Excelsior still didn't have the score so I called CLEP. They don't have the score either! They said to fax in the printed report and that they would look into it.. I'll be faxing it in tomorrow. Has anyone else experienced this? I figure I passed once, I could pass again, by why should I have to? Has this happened to anyone else out there?

snazzlefrag Wrote:...Only A and B are correct.
At the point where you have already taken the test, you really have NOTHING to lose by 'flipping the coin' and hitting the final "Report Score" button....

libartsmgr Wrote:....Anyway, if you choose not to score, you're not listed as failing per se but you are subject to the same retake policy as if you had failed. You'll be listed as a "DNS" (do not score) which is a different classification than failing........Your college won't even post it to your transcript if you did fail - so it won't bring down your GPA (if scored and not pass/fail). At best your out cash and time if you fail. But your wiser for the experience.

X #911 Wrote:This leads me to the questions of:
1. Has this problem ever ever to anyone else? If yes, how was it resolved?

2. Do you really have anything to lose? Does it count against you if you fail and have to retake the test?
(besides the $80 [$60 +$20 admin fee]) and the time you have to wait to retake that exam?
Time is on my side I can wait another 6 months to retake. I have waited over 20 years for a degree what's another 6 months.

3. I know that you can chose to list or not to list on the exam that you area taking to have your score sent to you college. I am going to 'one day' take an exam. I am not going to list a college to send my scores to because I want to know before the colllege what am clep score is. (granted the college will not know instantly like I but I want the 'heads up' on my score.)
Anyway, when I decide to have them send over my scores (with a $20 fee - of course) HERE is the question part....can I have ...back it up...just say I took the test twice [first time failing [rememeber not sending to my college scores 'instantly' then the second time passing]....how do/can I know/request that the 1st scorce does not get sent over? Or does the 1st exam score (wheather DNS or fail) get 'wiped off when I take the exam the second time?

Hope someone in this forum can enlighten me on this. Because I did not understand after reading about the score reporting section. Besides that that I can chose not to have my score sent to any college.

[FYI for myself: AT time of post 200 views/11comments]

snazzlefrag Wrote:...... can specify EXACTLY which exam scores you want them to report.

If you take 15 exams, you can ask them to only report the 5 scores that you specify.

If you take an exam and fail, you can ask them not to report that score.

If you take an exam and score low, but then retake the exam six months later and score higher, they will ONLY report the higher score.

Hope that helps,
Snazzlefrag

X #911 Wrote:I am calling on your widsom---or anyones.....
So techincally if I wanted to retake a test because I scored a 61, and wanted (needed) a 70. I could retest right? If so, what if I get a 52 instead. What happens then? Do I get the 52 or can I keep the 61?

snazzlefrag Wrote:Ron,

Only A and B are correct.

At the point where you have already taken the test, you really have NOTHING to lose by 'flipping the coin' and hitting the final "Report Score" button. You know that sometimes your final score ends up being higher than you expected in the few moments prior to clicking the final button. But if you hit "Do Not Report", you will never know...it is basically the equivalent of INTENTIONALLY FAILING YOURSELF (even if you actually passed the exam).

If you click "Report Score":

A) You will know for sure whether you failed or passed.
B) You may well have earned your 6 credits.
C) You may not have wasted your $70.00 fees.
D) You can have Excelsior ignore the score if you failed.
E) You can take the exam again in 6 months if you failed.
F) You won't need to take the exam again if you passed.

If you click "Do Not Report":

A) You will DEFINITELY fail (even if you actually passed).
B) You will DEFINITELY lose your $70.00 (even if you actually passed).
C) You will DEFINITELY have to wait 6 months (even if you actually passed).
D) You will NEVER know whether you actually passed or not.

Take the test, do the best that you can...then hit "Report Score".

That's my advice!
Snazzlefrag

spazz Wrote:This is not true. My school has a policy.......

X #911 Wrote:How would they know that you failed (if you did not report the exam) and retested...still not reporting. Because you want to know the score BEFORE you send results over to your school...with an extra cost of $20. Well worth it if Your School has a policy of sitting for a class if you fail the celp test the first time.
????
Please clarify this because I need to know if they will be ceratin 'codes' on my report showing that I have taken this exam more than once. Showing a failed 'code' or something to the fact that I have tested out more than once on any specific exam.


Thanks in advance!
X

SimonTam Wrote:Personally, I can't comment on Spazz's experience with his school. I haven't requested a transcript from the College Board or failed a test, so I can't say if a failing score is included in the transcript from the College Board or not.

However, I can say that some colleges will not accept a CLEP score if you ever took a college class on the subject in the past. Especially if you failed that class. In other words, if you take an American Government course and fail it, you can't take the American Goverment CLEP test to get credit for that course.

So, in my opinion, it is still better to take a CLEP test for which your college will give you credit before taking the class. If you fail it, your out $70, 90 minutes of your time, and you may have to take the course. If you pass it, you paid $70 to get credit for a class that would have cost you $300 to $800 and dozens of hours of your time.

EDIT: I have also just found out that some colleges (University of Florida, for example), require that CLEP exams be completed before the end of the student's first full semester of enrollment. In other words, if your school has such a policy, they may not give you credit for a CLEP exam taken after you have completed your first semester. As with all advice on this board, CHECK WITH YOUR SCHOOL for the final answer.

spazz Wrote:My school has a similar policy that will not let you take cleps or anything else for that matter after your first semester. They are really meant for hs credits, like AP History etc. However, if you know people (deans), then you can get one of them to sign off on the creds. Which is what I am doing by making the excuse that there is no other course I could take. I go to RIT, BTW. I think someone asked.

My school has a testing center on campus and you are required to test there. So they can I guess keep track of everything. Most schools also only allow a certain amount of credits from these tests, I have heard 15 is about average.

I am also wondering if a failed clep shows up on a transcript. Right now I have a 4.0 and would hate for something to show up on my transcript saying that I failed a clep. Even though I do not think any graduate admissions would even care what I did on the cleps. But anyway.

Just a bit from my experiences, hope this helps!