03-23-2017, 01:25 PM
Wow - this whole thread is so out of character for degreeforum.
My two cents is....
1. I've never seen a derogatory post about CLEP testing from anyone and I've been on the threads since December. I read back through old posts everyday too.
The beauty of this forum is that: those who took CLEP exams can give advice to those who want to take CLEP exams; those who took courses through course providers can give advice to those who want to use a course provider. No one person has taken all of the options to compare them so (in my case) I can't comment on CLEP exams. They wouldn't have worked for me. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't tell someone to use CLEP. (I just recommended a CLEP exam to my brother last week because his school doesn't take ACE credits).
2. I don't know of anyone in this forum who is paid by TESU, WGU, COSC, study.com, straighterline etc EXCEPT the study.com rep who comments on the posts we make asking for new courses or to add something like a dashboard function. And that person (or persons) has never tried to hard sell anything that I can see. If anything, with all the scholarships they give away I wonder how much money they are making from this forum. lol
3. jsd and dfrecore have been extremely helpful to me and others on this forum. I would still be in school if dfrecore hadn't looked through my credits and helped me devise a plan that would fit. On that plan it did show CLEP, DSSTs, and TECEPs as an option. At no point was I told "You should only use this course provider or this testing method".
With all that said, I am so THANKFUL for all of you. I am thankful we have this forum and that there is a lot of support here.
My two cents is....
1. I've never seen a derogatory post about CLEP testing from anyone and I've been on the threads since December. I read back through old posts everyday too.
The beauty of this forum is that: those who took CLEP exams can give advice to those who want to take CLEP exams; those who took courses through course providers can give advice to those who want to use a course provider. No one person has taken all of the options to compare them so (in my case) I can't comment on CLEP exams. They wouldn't have worked for me. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't tell someone to use CLEP. (I just recommended a CLEP exam to my brother last week because his school doesn't take ACE credits).
2. I don't know of anyone in this forum who is paid by TESU, WGU, COSC, study.com, straighterline etc EXCEPT the study.com rep who comments on the posts we make asking for new courses or to add something like a dashboard function. And that person (or persons) has never tried to hard sell anything that I can see. If anything, with all the scholarships they give away I wonder how much money they are making from this forum. lol
3. jsd and dfrecore have been extremely helpful to me and others on this forum. I would still be in school if dfrecore hadn't looked through my credits and helped me devise a plan that would fit. On that plan it did show CLEP, DSSTs, and TECEPs as an option. At no point was I told "You should only use this course provider or this testing method".
With all that said, I am so THANKFUL for all of you. I am thankful we have this forum and that there is a lot of support here.
MTS Nations University - September 2018
BA.LS.SS Thomas Edison State University -September 2017
BA.LS.SS Thomas Edison State University -September 2017
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