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What do you do if you fail a test? (Retake or not?) - Liam77 - 08-31-2011
Last question for now! Thanks everyone.
Just curious, if you fail a test (by just a few points let's say), what do people think is the best policy... wait 6 months to retake? Take a similar subject test with different program (DSST instead of CLEP for example), or just cut your losses and try different subjects?
I'm asking so I can feel better prepared for any "worst case scenarios." Hopefully it won't come to this :coolgleam:
What do you do if you fail a test? (Retake or not?) - alleycat - 08-31-2011
Liam77 Wrote:Last question for now! Thanks everyone.
Just curious, if you fail a test (by just a few points let's say), what do people think is the best policy... wait 6 months to retake? Take a similar subject test with different program (DSST instead of CLEP for example), or just cut your losses and try different subjects?
I'm asking so I can feel better prepared for any "worst case scenarios." Hopefully it won't come to this :coolgleam:
Well if DSST and Clep have similar exams I would go for the other one. It depends how important the exam is in your degree plan. If you need it you might have to. If it is a gen ed and there is something else then look into the something else.
What do you do if you fail a test? (Retake or not?) - burbuja0512 - 08-31-2011
Liam77 Wrote:Last question for now! Thanks everyone.
Just curious, if you fail a test (by just a few points let's say), what do people think is the best policy... wait 6 months to retake? Take a similar subject test with different program (DSST instead of CLEP for example), or just cut your losses and try different subjects?
I'm asking so I can feel better prepared for any "worst case scenarios." Hopefully it won't come to this :coolgleam:
You may have different options depending on the test. If you're worried, you can always have a back-up plan for each test you take.
First of all, if you haven't done much testing, start off with ones that seem easier or more interesting. Do this just to get the hang of testing and so you are totally comfortable with the process of going to the testing center and so you know your learning techniques. Once you have a few tests under your belt, you'll have a better idea of how well you've learned the study material each subsequent time you test.
When and if you do fail by just a few points, you can look for a similar test as you mention, or you can look for tests with some overlap to take advantage of what you have already studied. For example, if you barely miss Principles of Supervision, maybe you can study a little harder and pass Management so that all of your hard work doesn't go to waste.
I failed macroecon, scored 48, and it was a required course for me. Luckily, Straighterline offers it, so I was able to get through that pretty quickly.
When I was studying for both Principles of Finance and Money & Banking, I seriously questioned whether I could pass. Luckily I didn't have to use my plan B, but I figured that Finance was so difficult for me that I would actually just have to take a traditional class (maybe even a B&M rather than online) just to have someone hold my hand and walk me through it if I wasn't able to pass the tests.
So I would say, look at all your options: CLEP/DSST/TECEP/ECE/ALEKS/SL and even local community colleges or other online courses like Adams State or LSU.
Most importantly, you should learn from your failure. Yes you will feel bad, but what went wrong? In my case, I got overconfident and didn't study enough for macroecon. I understood the little bit that I had studied and had also seen that it was an easy test. Tests are only "easy" if you know the material.. just remember that! Keep good study habits, learn what helps you the best, and read the specific feedback forum!!
What do you do if you fail a test? (Retake or not?) - Ubuntu_user - 08-31-2011
For me, if I fail a test that's all the more reason to retake it. I have to conquer it if it conquers me!
But maybe that's just me...
What do you do if you fail a test? (Retake or not?) - dewisant - 09-14-2011
You put all the time, money, and effort into a test...and fail. Your best bet is to pick yourself up, brush yourself off and press on. You can wait and take the same test, take that of a different vendor, or find a similar subject. Just don't throw your knowledge away. I repeat, don't throw your knowledge away. If I had followed my own advice, I would have done the GRE Psychology Subject test UNTIL I GOT 30 semester credits out of it. Instead, I took it once, got a 500, got pissed off, and threw all of that knowledge away. Now it's too late. Hindsight is 20/10.