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30 Credits In 37 Days!!! - Clep Pro - 08-24-2009
It might not be a record based on the output of this board, but it feels good!
Just passed Macroeconomics today.
I already have an MS, so the credits aren't for a degree, but they are allowing me to earn additional teaching licenses in record time...for next to nothing.
AND...just got me a $6K raise without my realizing it when I started taking these exams.
Just unbelievable. Thanks for all the great advice!
Next up...Human Cultural Geography DSST
30 Credits In 37 Days!!! - operalady - 08-24-2009
Wow!!!
Amazing feat.
30 Credits In 37 Days!!! - cookderosa - 08-24-2009
U R Rockin right along!!!! Keep us updated!
30 Credits In 37 Days!!! - JanusthePhoenix - 08-24-2009
Don't worry about setting records...some of these people are freaking CLEP machines.
Good job though! What you did is no small accomplishment; welcome to the club!
30 Credits In 37 Days!!! - alleycat - 08-25-2009
Clep Pro Wrote:It might not be a record based on the output of this board, but it feels good!
Just passed Macroeconomics today.
I already have an MS, so the credits aren't for a degree, but they are allowing me to earn additional teaching licenses in record time...for next to nothing.
AND...just got me a $6K raise without my realizing it when I started taking these exams.
Just unbelievable. Thanks for all the great advice!
Next up...Human Cultural Geography DSST
Great job, and a $6K raise on top of it is just like frosting on a cake.
30 Credits In 37 Days!!! - Ruddigore - 08-25-2009
Great job, CLEP Pro!
How many credits do you need for these teaching licenses?
30 Credits In 37 Days!!! - n_runner - 08-25-2009
Wow, great job! How'd you get the raise? Did you tell your employer you were taking some CLEP tests?
30 Credits In 37 Days!!! - P00057870 - 08-25-2009
Congrats!
Do share....
Judy
30 Credits In 37 Days!!! - nj593 - 08-25-2009
That is an awesome achievement. Congrats !
Clep Pro Wrote:It might not be a record based on the output of this board, but it feels good!
Just passed Macroeconomics today.
I already have an MS, so the credits aren't for a degree, but they are allowing me to earn additional teaching licenses in record time...for next to nothing.
AND...just got me a $6K raise without my realizing it when I started taking these exams.
Just unbelievable. Thanks for all the great advice!
Next up...Human Cultural Geography DSST
30 Credits In 37 Days!!! - Clep Pro - 08-25-2009
n_runner Wrote:Wow, great job! How'd you get the raise? Did you tell your employer you were taking some CLEP tests?
Strangely enough, while waiting to take a CLEP I got into a conversation with a woman who happened to be a teacher in my area. She told me 30 credits above a Master's Degree in our system gets you a $6k pay raise. At that point I had already banged out 24, but did so simply for the teaching license. So, I went and grabbed 6 more. What I had calculated to be to be a $1000 loss ended up becoming a $5000 gain!
Someone asked how many credits you need for a teaching license. That's a very complicated question and varies from state to state. In NY, once you already have a teaching license in one area, you need a total of 30 credits of content specific courses to get a license in another area. In other words, if you have a K-6 license, and you want a High School English license, you need 30 English credits, in addition to passing a state English test.
I'm now getting two additional licenses in a matter of a couple months, when otherwise ONE would have taken a couple years! (and THOUSANDS of dollars)
Gotta love it.