sarg123 Wrote:Something is very wrong here.

Cleps really are hard. This is not an opinion, it's a fact. The only thing that makes them do-able is that you only need a 50 to pass - but if you get a 49? You have to wait to re-take it. There are a lot of cleps that are possible to pass going in cold - but then, you just may get some hard questions and get a 49, and you just wasted your time and your money..

sarg123 Wrote:If you are good at a subject, it will be easier. That's also a fact. Some people are good at interpreting literature, and they will find A&IL easy. Alot of people do find it hard, maybe they don't come on this forum and boast about it, but they do. Someone who just aced high school math might be able to take the Math clep cold, someone who always struggled with math and/or is quite a few years out of high school will not pass this test cold. Somebody who's worked in the corporate world will find Management relatively easy, someone who's still in high school might find it much harder. Macro and Micro are two tests that are hard for everyone. I can go on and on, but you get the idea.

sarg123 Wrote:When I took the cleps that I took, I studied an average of a few days each. But it was two or three solid days, not just an hour a day. Also, they were the easier cleps. I did not attempt macro or micro.

sarg123 Wrote:Instancert helped me a lot with their specific feedback section, and that was the only thing that helped make these tests do-able with only two three days studying. I'm not personally against cleps, just that it's definitely not a one size fits all option. Also, SL and study are cheaper, at least in my neck of town.

Ancapman Wrote:RIDICULOUS

I was asking for guidance not 5+ pages of inanity and innuendo.

Ill go back to lurking and PM if i need anyones help.

MD_AJIBULU Wrote:Is no one else using their block feature? Not so much because I care about the view points but because I have so much valuable, worthwhile reading to do that I just waste time tying to filter through the trolling stuff to find the golden non-troll nuggets.

ftsfour1 Wrote:Wow. I've been reading this thread and am blown away that someone comes on here without anything helpful to say and attacks the very people who have been the most dedicated and helpful folks here. I can't find value in the arse's comments.
Dfrecore was a tremendous help to me, as well as many of the other dedicated volunteers here. What she helped me with worked. That's what ultimately mattered. Cost / method / time are all very personal decisions for how we get from a to b. I did a mixture of CLEPs, butt-in-seat, online, SL, PF to reach my goal. Course content and personal strengths steered my decision on method. Cost was not significant to me because no matter how I did it, the end result was still significantly cheaper than traditional paths. Total cost for me, start to finish, with 25 years to do it was $6,800 all in.

My point is this: appreciate the degree plans offered. Tweak what you can to maximize your own strengths, and don't listen to a random who shows up with nothing valuable to offer.