I just got back from taking the DSST general anthropology exam - this is the 7th DSST exam I have taken (I used Instantcert for all except History of Vietnam War).

I found that there were many areas covered in the exam that were not covered in the flash cards. Especially the breakdown between Australophithecines, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens (neanderthalensis and sapiens). Additionally, there were several questions on Central and South American civilizations that I was unprepared for.

Just an FYI for anyone else considering taking this one. Regardless, I'm hopeful that I passed!

So with plan B a go ahead, I am now preparing to take American Lit for 6 UL hours next Tuesday and US History I.

The topics seem to overlap a lot, and support each other.

I am using some of the links I have found through searching this site to quiz myself in addition to IC.

AL seems doable. I have "The Complete Idiot's Guide", plus, the Norton online Quizzes. I got a "60" on the first Peterson's practice for AL, so I think I should be fine.

However I got a 38 on the first Peterson's US History, but to be very honest, I took it late at night, in a somewhat "happy" state, on a whim...:o

I have since reviewed every question, and am going to do the IC cards a few more times before attempting the other US H I two practice tests.

I have also taken the CLEP practicee tests, and done well on those...basically memorized them.

What did you find the most difficult about the US History tests?

Areas to know well? I would be happy to just pass at this point.

Tuesday will hopefully bring me 9 hours closer to my goal.

Thanks for reading...

CT

The Math CLEPS Test is a big subject on this web site and seems to have caused a number of people a great deal of stress.

Here's my question to those of you who have already passed the test. I have never been good at math. In high school I barely passed Algebra - and that was over 20 years ago. As a professional person at work, the use of calculators has further alienated me from working with math problems.

Is this test passable for someone like me? On average, in college I'm a B+ student in all the other subjects - but mathematics is foreign to me. If you have a sense of where I'm coming from I'd like to hear from you. I have three classes left and I’d like to test out of all three and finally get my degree. Math is the challenge.

My plan is to get a tutor, watch videos and use this site.

What do you guys and gals think???

Thanks,

CD

Did the Here's to your health test today. IC is all you need as you may have already read. There were some questions that were not on IC but half of those were common knowledge. The ones that were not covered were easily narrowed down to a 50/50 guess. I could have passed this cold but IC helped me be sure of an A. One question I didn't know was How many calories equals to a pound. I recommend this one for a good first try. I hope this helps. Please feel free to add other stuff I forgot.


-Magic

Hey All,

Took Dantes Human Resource Management, got a 61, Excelsior gave me an A!

5 more classes to AA in Management!

Since Excelsior does not participate in the Federal Student Aid Loan program (FAFSA), I can not apply for financial aid in the traditional manner.

Credit by Examination is cheap, but not free. How are you financing your undergrad. or advanced degree. Any suggestions?

Hey everybody,

At last, English Comp is up and running. It will prepare you for the multiple choice questions on the English Comp with or without Essay.

We would recommend taking the English Comp with Essay, since the mult-choice questions are much easier. Also, as long as you have some basic writing skills, it's very hard to fail the essay portion.

BY THE WAY--if anyone takes the Eng Comp with Essay exam and would be up for writing an article or a little guide on the essay portion, please do! I will post it up and give you credit for it.

Thanks,

I am so tired of feeling this way, even though I strongly believe in the knowledge and experience learned through work and life experience! I am *&*$ proud of what I have accomplished, but the shame and embarrassment thing still rears its ugly head occaisionally.

Having this forum to talk about our goals is such a lifesaver!

I basically landed my teaching job through the back door, with my employers knowing full well that my competencies were from a non traditional educational background, but it got awkward after awhile... I am at a private school that can set its own requirements for teachers, but still it's tough in the teacher's lounge sometimes, ya know?

I don't think I'll know more about music after this, but I do have more empathy and sympathy for diversity in educational background as well as the life long learning process.

I am so proud of all of us, and simply will not listen to discouraging or shaming comments about what we're doing at this point.

CT

I see threads on here that state if you study the Instacert Practice test that you will do well. But I do not see a DSST study guide for it? Assuming(only) that Introduction to Computing is much like the Cleps version Information systems and computer applications I am to study that one? Going to try to take both of them with in the next month. Any help would be MUCH appreciated!

Hi everyone,

I was doing some reading last night about forums and how they began, how they generally work, etc. I'm pretty new to this type of thing so thought I would do a little research. I came across the term "internet troll." I had never heard of it and I can't even imagine why anyone would think that this was fun. Here is the link if anyone else is interested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

I hope we never get one. Wonder what the best way to handle one is if we do? (Edit-article says to not feed them. I missed that.) One of the most wonderful things about this forum is the high level of mutual respect and support. I would sure hate to ever see it change.:eek:

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