My exam is scheduled for Thurdsay and the only preparation I've had has been reading The Art of Public Speaking. I ordered Rudman's book but it hasn't arrived in 2 weeks and I don't think it will ever arrive.

I'm looking for a couple persuasive speech topics similar that that given during the DSST Public Speaking exam. Any assistance to get me over the pre-exam gitters will be appreciated.

I am new to this board so I want to share my Clep experiences to date. I used the instant cert materials to study for the Humanities Clep exclusivly and passed with a score of 67.
American History II - passed 56
Western Civilization II- passed 56

Both of these tests were not hard. I am from Europe and never studied American History prior to Instant Cert so I think that resource is quite good. I got a score of 56 because I only studied for two days prior to the exam.

I am taking American Government and American History I next week and I am using the Instant Cert website along with the Peterson's practice tests along with the official Clep Exam Guide. I will let you know how I do. These tests by the way have a lot of questions that are very tricky.

Have a great day!

I may have missed it in the discussion threads, and I know that this had been discussed, but I came across the official word on availability of computer based, immediate scoring of DSST exams on the DSST website today, (together with the increased test fees). So I am posting it here in case anyone may have missed it. Thanks.

Quote:

Beginning October 1, 2006, Colleges and Universities can provide their students with paperless delivery via Internet-Based Testing.

• Candidates will be able to obtain immediate test results.
  
• Proctors will be able to use a more streamlined and efficient process.

Just wanted to share a way to get mega credits at Excelsior for those who haven't heard of this yet. Here is what Excelsior emailed me back when I asked them about GRE Psychology. (I am going for a liberal arts)

If you take the GRE in Psychology, you have an opportunity to earn a lot of credits with one test.

Credits are awarded starting at the 35th percentile, adding 3 more credits for every 5 percentile points. The first 12 credits are always lower level. Credits at the 55th percentile and above are upper level. Examples of desirable scores are as follows:

80th percentile - A score of 685 will earn you 12 LL and 18 UL credits (a total of 30).
75th percentile - A score of 670 will earn you 12 LL and 15 UL credits (a total of 27).
(LL = Lower Level, UL = Upper Level)

Just got back from taking the Info. Sys. and Comp. Appl. CLEP. Failed with a 46. I was shocked to see my score. Felt as prepared as I could have been and even felt confident while I was taking the test. I'm wondering what in the world I could have done differently in order for me to have gotten a passing score???
I worked through (several times) and understood pretty much all of the Instacert flashcards. I read Introduction to Computers & Information Systems by Larry Long. Plus, I took the practice test from the Official CLEP study guide and scored fairly well (then I reviewed my test and understood why I got certain questions wrong, and also went over the ones I got right).
Now I know that people say that you fail tests you feel good about... and you pass tests that you totally think you failed. But why do I feel like CLEP made a mistake? I swear... about 90% of that test I believed that I was understanding the questions they were asking and knew the answer for it.:confused: Any thoughts?

Hi everyone,

Didn't see this on the board yet. I just saw on the DSST site that they are increasing the test fee to $70 effective 10/01/2006.

I used FEMA credits to complete my associates of applied science degree from TESC and then had my transcript sent to Charter Oak State College to be applied towards a Bachelor in general studies. After receiving my transcript, I have been told that they will not accept my FEMA credits unless it comes in the form of a transcript from Fredricks College. Has any one experienced difficulty in transferring these credits from TESC to COSC?

Does anyone have any resources that I could use to accomplish this? A friend of mine was running http://www.innovativerides.com but he hasn't had the time to update it so he asked me to do it. I don't have any real clue on how to do this, but I would love to learn.

Any books any of you could suggest I check out at the base library? Any online sources that you've used with success in the past? Any help would be great

[SIZE="2"]In regards to the 'four tests in one week thread', how about a smiley that shows smoke coming from atop the head? I know my brain has been fried many times from studying and taking tests?....................[/SIZE]

I have a question for someone who's already registered at Excelsior - with all the pass/fail cleps, does it truly not matter what your score is or will the actual clep score be reflected on your transcript upon graduation/transfer (as in pass-50 or pass-79)?
I would not keep studying as long if I knew it made no difference whatsoever, but right now it is keeping me from starting the cleps that I am sure I could pass, just not sure I could ace. So you could also say I am asking for a swift kick in the you know what !