Decision Time - Straighterline, CLEP, DSST, or Study.com

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Hello Everyone,

I intended to take the CLEP and DSST exams some time ago and have been a paying member at Instacert for much too long for not having done it. So, wasted money so far, but now is the time to get it done. 

I have three classes left at APU for a Bachelors, and since I first looked at credit by exam options a few years ago, AUP added Straighterline, Excelsior, and Study.com

I am mostly concerned about time investment against likely hood of success. For testing or classes my choices are:

Straighterline
Introduction to Business
Satisfies: BUSN100


Study.com
Introduction to Business (Business 100)]
Satisfies: BUSN100
Principles of Marketing  (Business 102)
Satisfies: MKTG201 Fundamentals of Marketing
Principles of Supervision (Business 111)
Satisfies: MGMT101 Principles of Supervision

Excelsior
Principles of Marketing
Satisfies: MKTG201 Fundamentals of Marketing

CLEP
Principles of Marketing
Satisfies: MKTG201 Fundamentals of Marketing

DSST
Introduction to Business
Satisfies: BUSN100
Principles of Supervision
Satisfies: MGMT101 Principles of Supervision

These are the only options offered by APU as able to transfer or credit by exam. 

I've read a few posts about Study.com since this forum is the only place I have found that provides any details on the process. Most of the posts made it sound pretty straight forward to use Study.com, but I can't tell if the final for the course exams are a proctored test or not. I live in a somewhat rural location, so having to travel for exams is something I would like to avoid. 

I can take the one CLEP exam locally at a community college, but DSST exams require at least an hour and a half commute. I have yet to look into Straighterline, so if anyone has any details on this source like course difficulty, time investment, proctored exams or not, or any other worthwhile info I would appreciate it. Also, I have yet to look at Excelsior, so any feedback on their tests and process would help.

Thanks for any assistance or information you can provide.

My take on the cancellation issue is that people who didn't read and thought money back guarantee was the same thing as free trial got bent over it.  IMHO SDC is your best bet.  No need to leave your house and you should be able to easily do those 3 courses in 30 days so you are looking at $270.  The proctoring is no hassle and you can cancel as soon as you pass your last exam.  That is what I did.  It was no trouble and they still sent the transcripts.  I did 27 credits with them and I have detected 0 'scaminess'.