09-12-2009, 12:48 PM
Something else just came to mind that I wanted to share. I had to take the Accuplacer when I returned to the community college after 30+ years. I did well on the grammar, reading and comprehension but not on the Math. My counselor allowed me to take other courses while I studied Math on my own as I did not want to pay to take Beginning Algebra and the course I was pursuing required Intermediate Algebra.
I decided to go back and study pre-algebra on my own, found a community school who did the beginning algebra on Saturdays (book and school cost combined were about $100 -- less than a Beginning Algebra course at the school). Boy it was hard to dust off the memory banks as it had been 42 years since I had done Algebra and frankly the methods of teaching it had changed and some of the terminology was a little different.
To make a long story short, when I finally felt like I had a grasp of beginning and a chance of taking Intermediate and passing, I contacted my counselor who allowed me to retake that portion of the Accuplacer test only. Remember my goal was to bypass and get straight into Intermediate
When I tested, not only did I pass but the testing center supervisor came out to give me my grade and told me I tested so high that if I wanted to I could test for the next level of Accuplacer and bypass 2 college level math courses. (Intermediate and another one, I can remember specifically which one).
Bottom line -- there is another way of testing out of math classes if you are really good at it.
I was not confident enough that I could study advanced algebra, statistics, and trigonometry so took the one required class.
Just wanted to share another way you can bypass some maths (perhaps) if your college allows.
Judy
I decided to go back and study pre-algebra on my own, found a community school who did the beginning algebra on Saturdays (book and school cost combined were about $100 -- less than a Beginning Algebra course at the school). Boy it was hard to dust off the memory banks as it had been 42 years since I had done Algebra and frankly the methods of teaching it had changed and some of the terminology was a little different.
To make a long story short, when I finally felt like I had a grasp of beginning and a chance of taking Intermediate and passing, I contacted my counselor who allowed me to retake that portion of the Accuplacer test only. Remember my goal was to bypass and get straight into Intermediate
When I tested, not only did I pass but the testing center supervisor came out to give me my grade and told me I tested so high that if I wanted to I could test for the next level of Accuplacer and bypass 2 college level math courses. (Intermediate and another one, I can remember specifically which one).
Bottom line -- there is another way of testing out of math classes if you are really good at it.
I was not confident enough that I could study advanced algebra, statistics, and trigonometry so took the one required class.
Just wanted to share another way you can bypass some maths (perhaps) if your college allows.
Judy
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