I'm not even gonna bother putting this in the exam specific section because there's nothing I can say that hasn't been said by every message there already - in fact, I only passed this exam because of what's in the exam specific section!

I worried myself absolutely sick over this exam! As has been said multiple times before, there's really no way to "study" for this one, but it's a good idea to google up "literary devices" and to review those. Actually, I took a bit of different approach.... most people said that there are "a few" literary device questions, and some people said there was as many as 10 questions. My approach was to study the devices and know them absolutely cold. My thought was that even if there wasn't going to be many questions, at least I figured that I wanted that number of questions correct. I'm embarrased to say that I rarely ever do any reading... it's just not my thing, and because of lack of reading, I am now a very s-l-o-w reader with relatively poor comprehension.

Time wise, this test pushed the limit. 79 questions, 90 minutes. First I went thru the test and answered all the sections that had short length passages to read (because I'm such a slow reader that I knew time would be my enemy). As I was hitting the 'next' button and passing questions, I was making quick tally marks on a piece of paper so that I knew where all the quick questions were. By quick questions, I mean something like "In line 5-7, the speaker....." whereas something like "In general, the tone of the passage is...." requires reading the entire passage and therefore I classified it as a question I would answer only after I answered all the quick stuff. This strategy paid off... I guessed 'B' on 8 questions and finished the test with 25 seconds to spare. Test Score: 57

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You can't fail if you never give up
- Some ridiculous Zach Braff movie, but what a cool quote!!

I'm the king of procrastination. I first submitted my app to TESC in 1993. THIS will be the year of my degree completion!

PASSED:
CLEP-Information Systems & Computer Applications: Scored 62; Nov 07
CLEP-Analyzing & Interpreting Literature: Scored 57; Feb 08
DANTES-Criminal Justice: Scored 54; Jan 08
DANTES-Fundamentals of College Algebra: Scored 47 (and 47 is the req'd pass score! ); Jan 08
DANTES-Drug & Alcohol Abuse: Scored 57; Feb 08
DANTES-Ethics in America: Scored 55; Feb 08
DANTES-Organizational Behavior: Score 54; Mar 08
DANTES-Technical Writing: Score 58; Mar 08

FELL SHORT OF A PASSING SCORE (I'll never say the 'F' word):
ECE-Organizational Behavior: Score D (but passed DANTES version 2 hours later! )

Congrats!! A&I Lit is one you really can't study for. Good Job!

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Jesse
BA, Thomas Edison State College

Yay! Good for you! I know that feeling of relief when you pass one that's a doozy. Congratulations!

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History BA, TESC, starting Master's at AMU

CLEPS:
College Math-69, Sociology-70, Humanities-72, Am. Lit-61, English Lit-69, S. Sciences & History-65, Eng. Comp/w essay-75, Microec.-64, Macroec.-73, Western Civ. I-71, Western Civ. II-71, American Gov't-71, US History I-75, US History II-65, A&I Lit-77, Prin. of Mgmt-76, Prin. of Mktng-76. Biology-69

DSST's:
Civil War & Reconst.-70, Modern Middle East-63, World Religions-76, Tech. Writing-67, Prin. of Supervision-67, HR Mgmt-69, Rise & Fall USSR-64, Vietnam War-60, Ethics-69. Intro to Bus-67, Org. Behavior-69, W. Europe-60

That's fantastic! Congratulations! I know I felt a moment of sheer panic right after I hit the "submit" button before my score came up.

If I had not passed my last two tests, I was planning on taking A&I next. It definitely seems like you have to fight against the clock with that one! You should be proud.

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Charter Oak State College GRADUATE (I can finally say that as of 05/31/08)!!
Concentration - Psychology
Tests Completed:
CLEP: Introductory Sociology - 65
DSST: Drug and Alcohol Abuse - 61
Here's to Your, Health - 66
Fundamentals of Counseling - 67
Charter Oak Tests: Infant and Toddler Development
Child Developmental Psychology
Introduction to Early Childhood Education (all passed, worth 3 credits each)
Psychology GRE: 62nd percentile, 18 credits

Congratulations and thanks for the last-minute boost -- I'll be sitting down to take A&I Lit in about 6.5 hours!

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Completed all requirements for B.A. Management @ Ottawa University, Phoenix AZ

96 credits earned through traditional coursework:
3 credits - Front Range Community College (CO) - 1993
44 credits - Arizona State University (AZ) - 1992-97
49 Credits - Ottawa University (AZ) - 2004-08


Credits earned by examination:
6 credits - AP Exams (European History & US History)
12 credits - DANTES Exams (General Anthropology, Intro to World Religions, Criminal Justice, Here's To Your Health)
12 credits - CLEP Exams (Analyzing & Interpreting Lit, Spanish Language)
5 credits - FEMA courses thru Frederick Community College

Program completion 8.23.08 - degree posting 12.31.08 !

Congrats on the pass...now keep it up!

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Associates Degree, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force
Bachelors of Science, Liberal Studies Degree, Excelsior
MBA Human Resource Management, California Coast University