Questions for those who've taken numerous tests

[mrs.b]

1. How many tests have you passed? 7 (not as many as most on the forum)
2. How many tests have you failed? 0
3. How long do you study before testing? varied from no study to a month of focused effort
4. You're easiest test. Tie between English Comp with Essay and Intro to Marketing
5. You're hardest test. Industrial Psychology (TESC ePack) or American Government (CLEP)
6. Which do you prefer? CLEP or DSST? DSST, though that could be biased because I took that last and had a comfort level for CBE by then
7. Favorite study material. IC, wiki, textbooks (cheap used)

To echo marianne's comments, until I started down the road of CBE and fast-track degree completion, I never really realized how much adults pick up through daily life and work (it doesn't feel like it, at least to me), but it does provide a significant advantage to any college-level credit source, and CBE for certain. Life experience provides us with a lot of reference to identify important topics from fluff as we study, and that reference trims down the volume of material and length of study needed. My nephews have been studying for a test each to try to get some college credit under their belts, and their results (based on pre-tests) are dramatically different from mine. For example, I found IC very helpful and was able to connect the dots between the flashcard content to get a "big picture" overview from IC alone, where the boys only get memorization snippets but need a text or something more comprehensive to connect memorized facts with application and purpose. They are smart boys - much smarter than me - so I think the main difference is life application to bridge gaps between resources. If you're homeschooling, you're likely already planning for that, but wanted to repeat that most degreeforum posters' timeframes and experiences are likely not going to be a good baseline to use for a student in their teens.