ALEKS-COLLEGE ALGEBRA MY STORY 8/2018

[Mspeachy]

Hi everyone, this is my first post here so bear with me.

 I started the college algebra class at Aleks back in July and with hopes of scoring 70 Percent on the initial exam and getting the credits right away. It did not go as planned. I scored an 80% on the initial exam and requested approval through ACE in which they replied, I have to complete 70 percent of the pie chart in order to obtain credit.

Welp, time was winding down and after 30 days , and 79 hours worth of work, i DID NOT complete 70% of the chart by 7/31. 

I was elated to hear that ALEKS had renewed their ace accreditation so I decided to just get this class over with. After finally  completing 70% of the pie chart  I thought I was in the clear and requested ace approval again but was DENIED.  The reason this time? you must complete 70% of the pie chart to be ELIGIBLE to take the ACE CREDIT KNOWLEDGE CHECK. On this exam, you need to score 70% in order to receive credit AND you must download a lockdown browser to make sure no other applications are running. 

So, ladies and gentlemen, After a grueling 2 hours and 41 minutes on the final ACE knowledge check, I have officially obtained my 3 college algebra credits. 

I would not recommend this course if you are looking for fast credits. I definitely feel like I did just as much work as I would have during a semester on a college campus. Yes I learned alot and if I knew what I was getting into, I would have taken another route. 

It seems Aleks has made the journey a bit more difficult to obtain credits.  I just wanted to make  you all aware since some of the information on this site seems to be outdated.

Take care everyone, and keep striving !