Int'l Student- New to CLEP, DSST, STRAIGHTERLINE etc- & can't decide

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Yaser

Welcome to the forum, seems nobody addressed the "International" end of your question. First thing is where are you? If you live in Canada that's great, government grants will pay towards what we call here 'the big three" If you live outside the United States or Canada different rules apply although there are test centers in other countries too. One of our stalwarts here visits the U.S and does his exams and is gaining credit that way.
Have you found a location to take CLEP exams?
Have you found a location to take DSSST exams?

Have you decided on a major at college, Do you want to continue on after a BA degree, do you need a letter grade alongside a GPA for graduate school.
Do you have any college credits from countries outside of Canada and the U.S these can be transferred into many colleges.
That's a start. InstantCert is awesome but costs begin to rise if you have to travel too far to take the test. It still may be cost effective to fly in and take six tests over a week and gain 18 credits as opposed to paying $340 per credit hour. College admissions are based on nationality and or national residence for the big three. Canadian Citizenship is equal to U.S citizenship even if its naturalized so these are things that adjust the price for certain colleges. Keep asking questions we'll all be delighted to help out or give advice.