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How long for UExcel? - BeSmart01 - 03-11-2019
How long would it take for one UExcel class? I am planning my next semester and have a UExcel class on "world conflicts since 1990" coming up. Thank you!
RE: How long for UExcel? - dfrecore - 03-11-2019
UExcel's aren't classes, they're exams. Courses at Excelsior are $1530 and take 8 weeks. UExcel exams can be taken any time within the term you signed up for, and take 2-3 hours.
RE: How long for UExcel? - BeSmart01 - 03-12-2019
(03-11-2019, 05:51 PM)dfrecore Wrote: UExcel's aren't classes, they're exams. Courses at Excelsior are $1530 and take 8 weeks. UExcel exams can be taken any time within the term you signed up for, and take 2-3 hours.
Thank you!. What I really need to know is how long it takes an experienced CLEPer and DSSTer to study for a Uexcel test. How do they compare on difficulty and study intensity?
RE: How long for UExcel? - GonnaGraduate - 03-16-2019
(03-12-2019, 11:40 AM)BeSmart01 Wrote:(03-11-2019, 05:51 PM)dfrecore Wrote: UExcel's aren't classes, they're exams. Courses at Excelsior are $1530 and take 8 weeks. UExcel exams can be taken any time within the term you signed up for, and take 2-3 hours.
Thank you!. What I really need to know is how long it takes an experienced CLEPer and DSSTer to study for a Uexcel test. How do they compare on difficulty and study intensity?
UExcel exams are more difficult than CLEP and DSST's. However, they do grade on a curve.
RE: How long for UExcel? - radconjohn - 03-16-2019
Yes they are more difficult than DSST and CLEP. I got my lowest grade on an UEXCEL exam. Some exams don't have much feedback on them.
RE: How long for UExcel? - Sparklette - 03-16-2019
The World conflicts uexcel has a lot of theory questions. I got an A on it. My prep was reading 2 of the books on the content guide in full, the chapter summaries in the 3rd book, and all of the essays in the Excelsior provided readings. And the 2 practice exams and the extra questions in the content guide. The books were all pretty cheap buying used on Amazon. I think I spent about $25 for all 3.
I’d estimate that about 1/3 of the questions on my exam were exactly the same as ones from the practice exams. And 1/2 were very similar.
RE: How long for UExcel? - GonnaGraduate - 03-17-2019
(03-16-2019, 02:10 PM)Sparklette Wrote: The World conflicts uexcel has a lot of theory questions. I got an A on it. My prep was reading 2 of the books on the content guide in full, the chapter summaries in the 3rd book, and all of the essays in the Excelsior provided readings. And the 2 practice exams and the extra questions in the content guide. The books were all pretty cheap buying used on Amazon. I think I spent about $25 for all 3.
I’d estimate that about 1/3 of the questions on my exam were exactly the same as ones from the practice exams. And 1/2 were very similar.
I got a B on this one, but I didn't buy the practice exams or the third book. I do think that someone in the Word Conflicts thread has/had some good notes that I used. One thing I didn't like about one of the books is that it was like the 7th edition and ended around 1999/2000. So some of their theories, facts quoted aren't correct anymore.
Most UExcel exams have 120 questions that you have 2 hours to answer. Some aren't graded so they tell you to try and answer all the questions correctly.
Best of luck on your exams!!!
GG
RE: How long for UExcel? - jsh1138 - 03-17-2019
The one I took I spent about 45 min studying for using Study.com. I had some familiarity with the subject beforehand and passed without too much trouble. You have way more than enough time to take it, don't sweat that aspect of it.
RE: How long for UExcel? - GonnaGraduate - 03-18-2019
(03-17-2019, 03:15 AM)GonnaGraduate Wrote:(03-16-2019, 02:10 PM)Sparklette Wrote: The World conflicts uexcel has a lot of theory questions. I got an A on it. My prep was reading 2 of the books on the content guide in full, the chapter summaries in the 3rd book, and all of the essays in the Excelsior provided readings. And the 2 practice exams and the extra questions in the content guide. The books were all pretty cheap buying used on Amazon. I think I spent about $25 for all 3.
I’d estimate that about 1/3 of the questions on my exam were exactly the same as ones from the practice exams. And 1/2 were very similar.
I got a B on this one, but I didn't buy the practice exams or the third book. I do think that someone in the World Conflicts thread has/had some good notes that I used. One thing I didn't like about one of the books is that it was like the 7th edition and ended around 1999/2000. So some of their theories, facts quoted aren't correct anymore.
Most UExcel exams have 120 questions that you have 2 hours to answer. Some aren't graded so they tell you to try and answer all the questions correctly.
Best of luck on your exams!!!
GG