Sophia Touchstones

[rachel83az]

With this data, does it mean that 1 month should be enough for ENG Com 1+2?

For English Comp 1, probably. English Comp 2 tends to run on the longer side. There are a couple of people who took longer than the 60 days "allowed" by Sophia simply because their papers were not graded and returned in a timely manner.

Unlike English Comp 1, the different touchstones build on one another in English Comp 2. You're supposed to wait for each Touchstone to be graded and returned before submitting the next one. You can "cheat" by submitting Touchstones as soon as you have them written, but there is no guarantee that you'll be able to pass if you do that. Also, English Comp 2 has more inconsistent grading than 1. I remember ashkir, especially, had issues with English Comp 2. I think he just barely passed because the grader would mark him down for not doing XYZ on one paper and then mark him down on the next paper because he did do XYZ.

Because of how long it can take to do English Comp 2, I would say that the TECEP is probably a more affordable option - unless you are using your time to complete even more Sophia courses while you wait. For English Comp 1, it's not too bad but it's still a roll of the dice.