I studied and studied for the DSST Here's to Your Health for weeks and yet I failed it during examination time. Even the proctors said that test was easy and no one had ever fail it over at their center. Well anyways, I sat down.. answered all the questions and found out that I failed miserably. Wasn't even close to 48. :eek:

Well anyways I was scheduled to take 2 DSSTs yesterday and man was I discouraged after taking the first one. I was saying to myself, "How the hell am I going to pass the 2nd DSST" which was Intro to Computing which I have not studied at all for. Well I swiftly answered all the questions in 45 mins and did not even wanted to review the answers as I was already mad at myself for bombing the first one... I hit NEXT to see my grade and I got a 58. lol

So a FAIL and a PASS on the same day :eek:

The reason why I ask is the test date for this year was setup for april 14th. Well I only found out about this about week before the registration deadline and decided that wouldn't be enough time to study and pass with a high score 80 or above. As I want to gain a major in psychology or criminal justice. I'm just curious why they have stated testing is closed for this year, when it seems like they are only going to be giving the test out once or twice a year. For $130 it is the cheapest test to take to gain max credits if you study well for it and pass with a good grade. If you received the full 30 credits that comes out to what $5 a credit with 18 of them being U/L.

Can someone PLEASE pm or just explain to me the application process of TESC credit banking. Ihave downloaded it but confused of the questions and the process. It is the Credit banking I am having some trouble with as well as I have to contact ace for a transcript.Which the site is not working . I am confused as to why I have to contact ace for a transcript?

Let's say I want to transcribe the credits via community college for $65 a credit. How will excelsior apply these credits? Does that mean I wouldn't have to take and pass the general cleps by completing 20-25 fema credits? I've read the various posts about credit banking at tesc, but even at $65 a credit that is still cheaper than the community colleges around where I live. My other question is how do I find out an exact degree outline? Like for an example I want the bachelor of science in criminal justice from excelsior. How do I find out what Clep/DSST/ECE/FEMA will take the place of traditional classes? Is there degree outlines listed on excelsior for specific degree majors?
Best Regards

Hello!
I'm going to be taking "Here's to Your Health" and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what to study? If you have taken this DSST test, what was the main focus on?

This will be first DSST. I've taken several CLEP's and have had mixed results...about 50/50. Any adivce would be appreciated. Thanks!

So I took 2 clep exams today and passed 1. I just realized why I failed the first exam. I was scheduled to take intro psych and they put in intro to educational psych which I had no clue about over 60% of the material. So I completely bombed it. But I did pass principles of management. I was giving myself the hardest time but now I know that all that knowledge isn't for naught, that the testing center made a mistake. I was wondering why when I took the first exam: educational psych why most of the stuff I studied for over 12 hours on IC wasn't on the exam. :mad:

I am working towards a BA in English with Secondary Education as my primary goal. The CLEP seems a great way to get some of those core courses out of the way but it got me thinking.

1. Will I be able to follow another psych class (for example) if I CLEP'd out of Intro to Psych? My next class or clep would be Educational Psychology.

2. Does anyone think they may would have been better off in the long run if they shelled out the money to take the class? I am concerned I might be missing some key elements especially where psyche and education classes are concerned.

Maybe I am just looking to hard into it. Anyway, I am curious what you all think.

I had a copy of some study notes that some individuals were using to study for this exam, but I cant find it in my email anymore. If someone has it, could they please email me at tobyhenderson@satx.rr.com

Thanks

Toby aka Blonco

I'm scheduled to take intro psych and principles of management. I've studied hard for the intro psych exam, principles of management I've only studied for a little bit, but I've heard a lot of that exam is common sense stuff. My anxiety level is pretty high, since these are my first clep exams, I don't have a clue what to expect.
Wish me luck

I am looking at Instantcert to study for the D&A Abuse. Is Instantcert better than the REA's clep books for clep test? I was not impressed with the clep books and the test I took asked very little questions on the material I studied. I have just heard about Instantcert and am curious whether or not it is worth the $20 a month to purchase. Is Instancert all you need to pass the test? Any advice? Thanks