A total newb's experience with CLEP/DSST

[knucyt]

Bmills,

I agree that you don't have to kill yourself, however, perhaps you might want to take into consideration that different people have different learning styles and respect that. I'm glad that IC alone works for you - that's cool for you! There are many posts where people talk about using IC as a core resource and supplement it with small to large amounts of other material to improve their contextual understanding (so they can learn IC material more easily) of the topic, to get clarification on certain points, and use Peterson's/online book quizzes for practice tests. It depends on the subject as well as a person's learning style and past knowledge. I think IC is great and use it extensively, but rarely exclusively.

As to grades - quit making those assumptions please - sometimes a high grade is necessary - it depends on what you are doing with it. I've managed to get "alternate" credits awarded for similar but not the same subjects/substitutions, but it required higher scores. It has also allowed me to take some B&M classes completely out of order (to suit my schedule and class availability).

Personally it is getting old seeing a few users consistenly make comments about "it's a waste of time"/"it's completely unecessary" etc to get high scores on these tests - I do not see why it is necessary to say this. People have to find their test taking comfort zone and telling them that they are wasting their time is not exactly positive feedback. If it makes the users who make these comments feel better about themselves then at least they are getting something from it I guess. That said, I do think it is very important to remind users who are getting concerned about passing a test that they only need a passing grade for (exceptions excepted!) - that is helpful feedback/encouragement and that's what we are here for - to help provide mutual support and boost confidence levels and to receive the same of course!

Cheers!