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RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - rachel83az - 09-07-2023
No, definitely not. CLEP "wins" with DSST slightly behind, as far as acceptance goes, but SDC, SL, Saylor, and Sophia are all on approximately equal footing.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - ausernameisneeded - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 12:03 PM)ss20ts Wrote:Not if you use parchment, which I'll use(09-07-2023, 12:01 PM)ausernameisneeded Wrote:(09-07-2023, 11:48 AM)allvia Wrote: There is no reason to reach a 97% on a Sophia course as they almost always transfer as 'Pass' and have no GPA impact; even those few schools who require more than just the 70 to pass is in the 80s.I'm pretty sure if I get the money and finish my bachelor, the grad schools I'll apply to will ask for all my transcripts
And the transcripts for Sophia say pass or fail.
(09-07-2023, 12:09 PM)rachel83az Wrote: No, definitely not. CLEP "wins" with DSST slightly behind, as far as acceptance goes, but SDC, SL, Saylor, and Sophia are all on approximately equal footing.
Why does CLEP wins over DSST?
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - rachel83az - 09-07-2023
Because, for whatever reason, there are a multiple universities that accept CLEP credit and not DSST credit, but I don't know of any that accept DSSTs but not CLEP. They may be out there, but I haven't seen any.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - allvia - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 12:09 PM)rachel83az Wrote: No, definitely not. CLEP "wins" with DSST slightly behind, as far as acceptance goes, but SDC, SL, Saylor, and Sophia are all on approximately equal footing.
I'd add AP in addition to CLEP (and DSST) only because they are the most commonly known alternative (ACE) credits. AP options being offered in most US high schools, followed by CLEP prep, and DSST is most common in US military circles. This leaves them being the most broadly accepted US alternative credits able to be applied as undergraduate course completion. None would be considered more respected over another, it is a matter of being most recognized. As we know here, they are far from the only alternative credit options.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - rachel83az - 09-07-2023
True. And there are universities out there that will accept AP but not CLEP or DSST.
Unfortunately, once a student graduates HS, the AP door is closed.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - ausernameisneeded - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 12:19 PM)rachel83az Wrote: Because, for whatever reason, there are a multiple universities that accept CLEP credit and not DSST credit, but I don't know of any that accept DSSTs but not CLEP. They may be out there, but I haven't seen any.My country is not even in the list of countries where there are CLEPs testing centers
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - rachel83az - 09-07-2023
Most countries aren't. I think my nearest public CLEP testing center is in Manchester, England. I am not currently located in the UK.
Sophia is fine, though.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - ausernameisneeded - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 12:33 PM)rachel83az Wrote: Most countries aren't. I think my nearest public CLEP testing center is in Manchester, England. I am not currently located in the UK.Thanks Goodness Sophia exists
Sophia is fine, though.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - LevelUP - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 10:33 AM)ausernameisneeded Wrote: Hi, I'm thinking of doing a public challenge in the coming 3 months.I didn't get a 97% on any Sophia course I took, though I never did the practice milestones.
The challenge is learning and finishing 12 Sophia courses (mostly 100-200 gen eds ones) in 3 months with:
. A minimum of 97% per course
. The same level of mastery as 4.0 student who did those same courses in school
. No cheating (the challenge is not copy-pasting from the textbook efficiently
My time commitment will be 20 to 25 hours a week.
For those of you with experience with Sophia Courses, do you think it's doable?
I don't wanna lose my face
93% is considered an A by U.S. standards, and for the most part, there is no reason to get high Sophia scores.
(09-07-2023, 11:24 AM)ausernameisneeded Wrote: But the challenge is a minimum of 97% per course.
Also I have a question about the open book nature of Sophia.
I'm very skeptical of it.
Do milestone questions require mastery or can you just pass them by finding where is the answer in the course material?
SL does open book as well. As with anything, what you learn and retain is about your process. I wouldn't blame the provider.
(09-07-2023, 12:07 PM)ausernameisneeded Wrote: Yes, I know about the content.
I've looked into both. They're pretty much the same.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't study.com more respected than Sophia (by grad schools).
In term of trustworthiness:
Clep and DSST > Study.com > Straighterline > Saylor Academy > Sophia
CLEP, you can pass by answering around 50% of the questions correctly, hardly a mastery of a subject, though CLEPs are accepted by most colleges.
I can't speak for every school, but at least for TESU ACE credits are listed on the transcript together, and you can't tell if something was taken at SL, Study.com, Salyor, or Sophia. CLEPs were listed separately.
If you apply to grad school, it is possible some colleges may request your scores from these alt credits. In the vast majority of cases, this isn't a concern I would worry about.
(09-07-2023, 11:49 AM)ausernameisneeded Wrote: It's because of money that I have to do Sophia.
If I had 3k, I would've used study.com for everything
Study.com limits you to 5 courses per month. That could extend the time it takes you to get a degree.
In terms of the best quality of videos and something that feels like an actual college course, onlinedegree.com is best for this IMO.
Study.com has these weird cartoon stick figure videos that kind of freaks me out.
RE: Is it possible to complete 12 Sophia courses with min 97% per course in 3 months? - origamishuttle - 09-07-2023
(09-07-2023, 12:33 PM)rachel83az Wrote: Sophia is fine, though.
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