spaceycowboy Wrote:I as well question instantcert however, I realize that it's just a piece of the pie not the whole pie. I question those who use it and nothing else and pass. Those who supplement it with another source or two seem more legit to me. I do not think Instantcert is enough to pass any CLEP with a high score. Keep in mind that the CLEP tests also come in different varieties. Some are easy and others just the opposite. A good example is American Gov! A few versions exist of this exam with one version having a pass rate in the 20 percent range while another has far simpler questions that align more with Instantcert and the pass rate for this version of the test is about 80 percent. That is a HUGE difference!
What's questionable? Some people are better at test taking than others. Some people are more comfortable with the IC format than others. Some people already have a general interest or background in the subject. The Biology CLEP is not easy, but I got a relatively high score after just using InstantCert. I only used IC for a lot of my business exams (or maybe all of them), and I got pretty high scores on them. But, then again, I think most of the business exams are easy. If you've worked for a long time, and especially if you have supervised or managed people, then much of what's on the business tests is common sense. Intro to Computing is easy for anyone who has used a computer for several years, but this is a DSST. I don't know if you're only referring to CLEPs, but I also received a high score on the Environment and Humanity DSST only using IC. However, I have a passing interest in things like biology and healthcare.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc