This method is not for everyone. Some people learn better while others don't. I know very smart people who struggle with CBE. I feel people like me who can't pay atten..(SQUIRREL), attention for very long in a course excel using CBEs. I use IC only to reinforce what I read in a textbook. I rather read a text and absorb the info and CLEP out of it. I learn as much had I taken the course at one of the Tier 2/3 schools.
I'm pretty sure its different if you are studying at an elite university, but for my purposes, CBE is more than adequate and I do learn and retain a lot of information. I do have to admit that the Intro to Finance DSST did not prepare me for my Strategic Management course. My mentor (an NYU MBA and a really great mentor) cited that my quantitative analysis was not strong, although my writing, reasoning, understanding and citation were excellent. I may have benefited more from a formal Finance course, but that's me.
I'm pretty sure its different if you are studying at an elite university, but for my purposes, CBE is more than adequate and I do learn and retain a lot of information. I do have to admit that the Intro to Finance DSST did not prepare me for my Strategic Management course. My mentor (an NYU MBA and a really great mentor) cited that my quantitative analysis was not strong, although my writing, reasoning, understanding and citation were excellent. I may have benefited more from a formal Finance course, but that's me.
CLEPS Passed: 10 DSST Passed: 11 TECEPS: 1
PrLoko-isms
Don't waste time by trying to save time. The only sure way to complete your degree is to knock out credits quickly and efficiently.
Don't let easiness bite you in the rear. Know your endgame (where you want to be) and plan backward from there. Your education is a means to an end.
Be honest professionally, socially and academically. There are people (especially little ones) who look up to you and they're going by your example.
Be proud. Whether you're an Engineer or Fast Food worker, there is honor and dignity in hard work.
Picking on people weaker than you only proves that you are a weak person.
PrLoko-isms
Don't waste time by trying to save time. The only sure way to complete your degree is to knock out credits quickly and efficiently.
Don't let easiness bite you in the rear. Know your endgame (where you want to be) and plan backward from there. Your education is a means to an end.
Be honest professionally, socially and academically. There are people (especially little ones) who look up to you and they're going by your example.
Be proud. Whether you're an Engineer or Fast Food worker, there is honor and dignity in hard work.
Picking on people weaker than you only proves that you are a weak person.
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