Having a hard time and feeling like an idiot...

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In the pass/fail exam task for credits, it requires a different mindset than a traditional student taking on a course looking for the best grade possible. My daughters were both straight-A students (well my younger daughter - older received a B+ and the younger one never lets it drop - they both really struggled with the art of focusing on passing the exam for efficiency over passing the exam for the highest score possible. Early on they would come out of a CLEP/DSST, StraighterLine, Saylor or Study.com exam and even though they passed, they would always complain about not acing it. Once they mastered that middle ground, both started tackling the study prep/exam success/celebration trinity with ease.