05-20-2009, 10:32 PM
I don't think it's just people looking down at EC, I think a lot of people tend to look down at alternative credit of any kind.
Unlike many of you, I'm at a brick & mortar school. When people find out I've really taken advantage of transferring hours from the junior college and almost maxed out the # hours of clep available to me by my college, they react in one of two ways. The first basically boils down to "oh really. It's a shame that you've missed out on all the wonderful classroom experiences." The second reaction is "I wish I had done that, or I wish I had known that was an option."
I've taken advantage of almost every kind of class format available - mini sessions, online sessions, blended sessions, television sessions, and regular sessions. Clep tests are harder than many of the comprehensive finals I've had, plus you have to learn the information yourself.
Frankly, I'm proud of all of us on these boards. We have a vision of what we want (a degree) and we're working hard to get it. We're earning it faster and more cost efficiently than many other students. I'm glad that people like your PhD friend are giving us credit where credit is due. I wish more people did - we've earned it!
(stepping off my soapbox, looking sheepishly around)
Unlike many of you, I'm at a brick & mortar school. When people find out I've really taken advantage of transferring hours from the junior college and almost maxed out the # hours of clep available to me by my college, they react in one of two ways. The first basically boils down to "oh really. It's a shame that you've missed out on all the wonderful classroom experiences." The second reaction is "I wish I had done that, or I wish I had known that was an option."
I've taken advantage of almost every kind of class format available - mini sessions, online sessions, blended sessions, television sessions, and regular sessions. Clep tests are harder than many of the comprehensive finals I've had, plus you have to learn the information yourself.
Frankly, I'm proud of all of us on these boards. We have a vision of what we want (a degree) and we're working hard to get it. We're earning it faster and more cost efficiently than many other students. I'm glad that people like your PhD friend are giving us credit where credit is due. I wish more people did - we've earned it!
(stepping off my soapbox, looking sheepishly around)
Cleps:Introduction Business Law 65
Principles of Management 70
Principles of Marketing 71
A&I Literature 68
American Lit 59
Educational Psychology 68
Social sciences & history 65
Western Civilization I 64
What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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