Excelsior question

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I do recommend DSST over Straighterline, the test is better and it's quicker to get the credits and DSST is better known than Straighterline. 

Just a quick note on this comment: Excelsior does not care if you get your credits from DSST or Straighterline, they only care that they are ACE/NCCRS approved, and both are.  Also, Straighterline is a partner school of EC, so I'm guessing they know them pretty well.

This is a strange argument to make in relation to any of the Big 3; if this was going to be transferred to a school that wasn't known to take ACE then it MIGHT matter but since it's not, it's just weird.

As for taking an exam vs. an online course, it's entirely up to you as to which you think will work better for you.  If you're not up to an exam, then you're probably better off with a course.  If you want to take a free course like Khan Academy to prepare you, then take the exam, that's a good option too.  Neither one is better than the other.