Posts: 23
Threads: 7
Likes Received: 3 in 3 posts
Likes Given: 1
Joined: Feb 2012
Quick background: I'm a homeschooling mother of 4. While looking ahead to my daughter's high school years, I learned about CLEP and realized I could use it to finish my own degree (I took a 15-year break from college to have kids!
)
Thanks to great info on this site, I went into my first test this morning feeling confident. I took A&I Lit, which I read was supposed to be easy, and scored 77 with 36 minutes left over!
My thoughts on the test: The only prep work I did was borrow the REA book from the library and take both practice exams. I scored much lower- 62/63 on those- so I was surprised that the actual test score was higher, but I definitely felt like the actual test was easier than the REA tests. So easy that I felt like I was cheating to walk away with 6 credits.
Now I have to decide what to take next...
Thanks to all who contribute here to help others through the process!
![[-]](https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/images/collapse.png)
•
Posts: 66
Threads: 4
Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Jul 2011
Congrats on your pass!:hurray: And kudos to you for deciding to get back into college after 15 years. My mom quit college to have kids too, I really hope that she will go back once we (six kids in all) move out. But hey if she does she does. I'm just excited to see other moms going back to college.
Good luck on future tests!
[SIZE=2]CLEPs: A&I Lit - 62, [/SIZE]College Algebra - 54, [SIZE=2]College Comp - 55, [/SIZE]Intro Sociology -59, [SIZE=2]College Math -67, [/SIZE]Intro Psychology -66, Western Civ I-56, Social Sciences and History - 60, Human Growth and Development -60, Introduction to Educational Psychology - 65, Natural Sciences - 54
DSST:Technical Writing -60, Introduction to Computing - 60, Intro to World Religions - 435
[SIZE=2]Courses: Comparative Worldviews -3 credits, Social Justice -3 credits, Leadership Theory and Practice - 3 credits, Leadership Management and Communications - 3 credits
Total Credit - 69
"Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge." Proverbs 23:12
"Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life." Proverbs 4:13
"For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it." Proverbs 8:11
[/SIZE]
•
Posts: 2,916
Threads: 27
Likes Received: 8 in 6 posts
Likes Given: 1
Joined: Nov 2008
Great story! Congratulations and welcome to the forum!
•
Posts: 303
Threads: 19
Likes Received: 1 in 1 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Apr 2011
Wow a 77!? a great score to start you off.
And welcome to the forum!
DSST- General Anthropology - 52, Intro to Computer - 469, Technical Writing - 54, DSST Ethics in America - 59 (1996),
CLEP- Sociology -54, College Math - 550(1996), CLEP Principles of Management - 60 (1996)
Aleks Beg Alg,
•
Posts: 439
Threads: 10
Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Sep 2010
Congratulations and such a tremendous score - what a great way to restart your college career!!!
•
Posts: 30
Threads: 7
Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Feb 2012
Congratulations... Even i tried my 1st clep test yesterday-college algebra n passed with 65.
•
Posts: 2,403
Threads: 88
Likes Received: 13 in 10 posts
Likes Given: 3
Joined: Mar 2007
Congratulations on a great score and a great decision. I quit college for many reasons and then had kids, so I had excuses not to go back or to quit again. Finally when my youngest was a Junior in High School I found CLEP's and went back. I only planned on getting my AA and I did that (Graduated the same day my son Graduated High School). Now I have the AA and a BA and I am working on a second AAS and a second BA. I just may go for that MAT too.
It is addicting and good for the brain. Keep up the great work and be glad it was only a 15 year break. From my first college class to my BA took 38 years.:toetap:
Linda
Start by doing what is necessary: then do the possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible St Francis of Assisi
Now a retired substitute Teacher in NY, & SC
AA Liberal Studies TESC '08
BA in Natural Science/Mathematics TESC Sept '10
AAS Environmental safety and Security Technology TESC Dec '12
•
Posts: 403
Threads: 22
Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Apr 2010
Congrats on your 1st pass!! Great Score!!!
TESC BSBA
1A â Eng 101 & 102 SL â Business Communications SL â College Algebra ALEKS 73% - Intermediate Algebra ALEKS 74%
1B â Macro SL â Micro SL â Business Stats 80% ALEKS â Substance Abuse DSST 450 â Environment and Humanity DSST 55 â Intro to Psychology CLEP 56
1C â Intro to Religion DSST 445 â Ethics in America DSST 443 â Sociology CLEP 58
1D â Pre-Cal ALEKS 76% - Tech Writing DSST â I need to choose 4 more
2A â Business Law CLEP 57 â Intro to Comp DSST 443 â Principles of Financial Accounting SL â Managerial Accounting SL â Marketing CLEP â Principles of Finance DSST â Business Ethics and Society DSST â Strategic Management Capstone â Management CLEP 50
2B â Money and Banking DSST - Marketing need to choose one â MIS DSST 415 â Organizational Behavior DSST â Human Resource Management DSST
2C â Principles of Supervision DSST â Intro to Business CLEP â Business Law 2 DSST 49
2D â Personal Finance DSST 446 â HTYH DSST 435
•
Posts: 10,296
Threads: 353
Likes Received: 60 in 22 posts
Likes Given: 1,406
Joined: Mar 2007
CourtneyBrooke Wrote:Quick background: I'm a homeschooling mother of 4. While looking ahead to my daughter's high school years, I learned about CLEP and realized I could use it to finish my own degree (I took a 15-year break from college to have kids! )
Thanks to great info on this site, I went into my first test this morning feeling confident. I took A&I Lit, which I read was supposed to be easy, and scored 77 with 36 minutes left over!
My thoughts on the test: The only prep work I did was borrow the REA book from the library and take both practice exams. I scored much lower- 62/63 on those- so I was surprised that the actual test score was higher, but I definitely felt like the actual test was easier than the REA tests. So easy that I felt like I was cheating to walk away with 6 credits.
Now I have to decide what to take next...
Thanks to all who contribute here to help others through the process!
I sent you a pm.
I got my start here EXACTLY the same way you did- doing homework for my then soon-to-be highschool homeschooler.
I took my first CLEP in 2006 when I didn't know a credit from a cracker.
•
Posts: 2,077
Threads: 108
Likes Received: 5 in 5 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Nov 2010
The rest of the tests are very different from that one. You will have to read the REA book and do the practice tests to learn the material.
Which degree are you planning on completing?
Micro and macroeconomics are always a good choice for social science or gen ed credits because they are required for any business degree.
As an adult, US History I&II will not be that hard for you to brush up on and finish. The same goes for American Government.
I hear intro to sociology is super easy and I know that intro to business is easy once you have finished all of your business core classes.
CLEP marketing is pretty easy. I studied for 2 days before taking that one.
BSBA CIS from TESC, BA Natural Science/Math from TESC
MBA Applied Computer Science from NCU
Enrolled at NCU in the PhD Applied Computer Science
•
