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Old 11-05-2007, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by snazzlefrag
Hi Paul,

The lack of any GPA at TESC is one of the major reasons that I chose to go with Excelsior instead. DANTES exams, for example, can be used to earn a considerable number of GRADED credits at Excelsior and thus, a GPA can be developed.

If GPA is an issue, you might want to look into Excelsior as a viable alternative to TESC.

Just a thought,
Snazzlefrag

I agree. I just took the Dantes/DSST Astronomy exam and was given an "A" grade and 3 units from Excelsior. I studied only a few hours before taking this exam and had no background in Astronomy before taking.

If you would like your child to actually learn, I recommend taking an actual class. If he/she already has the knowledge from taking high level classes in high school and you just want them to get a degree, then I say test out of as much as you can.

Just my two cents. The risk of going a traditional route if they are not super motivated is that they lose interest and graduate 13 years later like me. Not the best idea in my book.

Get the degree however you can as soon as you can.
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