Straighterline Course Questions

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Hi there,

I have just started the straighterline courses and I have noticed that the exams for each course are not relevant to the information taught within the course. I am taking the business communication course right now. The course was talking about identifying your audience and their personality and the exam was questioning me on verbs and idioms.... there's not connection there what-so-ever.

My question is: is this what the straighterline exams all look like? If so, I'm just going to go the CLEP and DSST route.

Thanks,

- Matt

This is from another Matt. ::waves::

I am going to start my 26th and final Straighterline course in a few days. I have found that the tests generally follow the textbook very closely. The stuff they have online or the audio modules are just an overview, and not the nitty gritty. So, buy the textbook and RELY on the textbook! Since the tests are open book, you can use it when testing. That rule alone was a Godsend to me, especially when I had to do Biology. I never had a good background in science when I was in school, and asking technical questions about what makes hemoglobin levels go up or down requires you to either be a savant or refer to the text.

I am at 105 credits today because of SL. Since I live two hours from my nearest CLEP facility, it was out of the question for me. SL has allowed me to finish my courses as quickly as I felt like it, and saving many thousands of dollars.

What I have taken to doing is ignoring the audio and video lessons and assignments on the course, and instead just do the reading assignment in the textbook. I'd have a highlighting pen in hand, and highlight those areas that I think will be asked in a test. Then, I take the test, and it is usually within a few hours of signing up for the course. The first time I ever took a SL course I didn't have a textbook and relied on the material presented on the site. I got 40% on the test. Lesson learned. Now, I consistently end courses with As and Bs.

Good luck with Straighterline. There are few deals that can surpass it for getting a degree and saving money at the same time!