12-15-2008, 12:01 AM
I considered doing the CLEP but I'm in Iraq and it's a little more complicated here to schedule one. Doing Straighterline was a no-brainer. No time constraints, no paper and pencil exam, no waiting 6 weeks here for a result. There are many more downsides to exams in Iraq than in the U.S. That's why. You don't get instant results, you don't take the CLEPs/DSSTSs on computer, you don't take the exam when you want to (it's once a month here).
B.S. Liberal Studies Excelsior College
graduated Cum Laude
321 total SH of college credit
currently finishing B.S. in Mathematics at UTRGV en route to Masters in Mathematics
occupation: Certified High School Math Teacher
current goal: Pass 4 of the actuarial science exams and become an actuary
Retired Intelligence Officer (21 years, 6 combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan)
graduated Cum Laude
321 total SH of college credit
currently finishing B.S. in Mathematics at UTRGV en route to Masters in Mathematics
occupation: Certified High School Math Teacher
current goal: Pass 4 of the actuarial science exams and become an actuary
Retired Intelligence Officer (21 years, 6 combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan)