08-04-2010, 10:44 AM
Does anyone else have as much bad luck with CLEP testing centers as I do? I have taken four CLEP tests at two locations and each event has been incredibly disorganized.
I took my first CLEP test at Tennessee State University, because the campus is close to my office. The one person at TSU who was authorized to administer CLEP tests was taking an extended lunch break, and myself and the other person who had made an appointment to test at 1 p.m. waited over an hour for her to return.
The next time I tested at TSU, I foolishly made an appointment for the same time. This time, the same test administrator was late back from lunch again by about 45 minutes. I still can't figure out why TSU schedules CLEP tests for 1 p.m. when this seems to coincide with the administrator's lunch break.
The third time I tested at TSU, I decided to avoid lunch and go for the 9 a.m. appointment. All seemed well until I arrived at the testing center and was told that the test administrator called in sick that day and no one else was qualified to administer CLEP. I had provided my contact details when I made an appointment to take the exam, and was astonished that no one from the testing center had the courtesy to call and let me know not to come in. This was really infuriating since I had used some of my very limited paid personal time to take the morning off work.
After deciding that the Tennessee State University Testing Center is a complete joke, I made an appointment for my next CLEP at Nashville State Community College. The test was scheduled for 9 am, and I arrived 20 minutes early. I was set up on the computer and was told to wait until all the other test takers were set up before commencing. There were about four other people in line to take a CLEP, and it took the administrator a good 30 minutes to get everyone ready. Finally, at 9:15, it looked like everyone was ready to begin... until a couple of high school kids arrived late for their test. Everyone else who had arrived on time had to wait for the administrator to set these kids up, which took another 20 minutes. Everyone who had arrived early was penalized because of the test center's policy of admitting latecomers.
Sorry for the vent, I am just amazed that I haven't once experienced a smoothly-administered CLEP test. Since many people taking these tests are working adults, you would think that administrators would be conscious of running things professionally and on schedule.
Has anyone else had bad experiences like this? Bonus question: does anyone know of a good place in Nashville to test?
I took my first CLEP test at Tennessee State University, because the campus is close to my office. The one person at TSU who was authorized to administer CLEP tests was taking an extended lunch break, and myself and the other person who had made an appointment to test at 1 p.m. waited over an hour for her to return.
The next time I tested at TSU, I foolishly made an appointment for the same time. This time, the same test administrator was late back from lunch again by about 45 minutes. I still can't figure out why TSU schedules CLEP tests for 1 p.m. when this seems to coincide with the administrator's lunch break.
The third time I tested at TSU, I decided to avoid lunch and go for the 9 a.m. appointment. All seemed well until I arrived at the testing center and was told that the test administrator called in sick that day and no one else was qualified to administer CLEP. I had provided my contact details when I made an appointment to take the exam, and was astonished that no one from the testing center had the courtesy to call and let me know not to come in. This was really infuriating since I had used some of my very limited paid personal time to take the morning off work.
After deciding that the Tennessee State University Testing Center is a complete joke, I made an appointment for my next CLEP at Nashville State Community College. The test was scheduled for 9 am, and I arrived 20 minutes early. I was set up on the computer and was told to wait until all the other test takers were set up before commencing. There were about four other people in line to take a CLEP, and it took the administrator a good 30 minutes to get everyone ready. Finally, at 9:15, it looked like everyone was ready to begin... until a couple of high school kids arrived late for their test. Everyone else who had arrived on time had to wait for the administrator to set these kids up, which took another 20 minutes. Everyone who had arrived early was penalized because of the test center's policy of admitting latecomers.
Sorry for the vent, I am just amazed that I haven't once experienced a smoothly-administered CLEP test. Since many people taking these tests are working adults, you would think that administrators would be conscious of running things professionally and on schedule.
Has anyone else had bad experiences like this? Bonus question: does anyone know of a good place in Nashville to test?
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