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145 | 66.21% |
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29 | 13.24% |
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13 | 5.94% |
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16 | 7.31% |
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5 | 2.28% |
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5 | 2.28% |
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1 | 0.46% |
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0 | 0% |
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4 | 1.83% |
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08-20-2008, 12:16 PM
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Poll question - pass rate among members
I would like to make a rough estimate at the pass rate among people here on this board. It seems to me, that it is VERY high. I frequently hear on the outside that people "never" pass CLEP exams!
Sorry, but you'll have to do a math question in order to participate. Take the number of your PASSED exams (CLEP, DSST, EC, TECEP) and divide by the number of total ATTEMPTED exams. (7 divided by 10 = .70) Move the decimal number two places to the right, and you have your "Pass rate" as a percentage. (.70 = 70%) So, what's your pass rate?
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08-20-2008, 05:39 PM
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100% is easy to calculate
As can be seen from my signature I have taken
2 TECEP 3 DSST 4 CLEP This board and the people here have been a big help. I have 6 more test planned at this point and I would not be as confident as I am without the help of everyone here.
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Linda  EXAMS TAKEN 1/07 TECEP Psycology of Women (Needed/ acheived) 60/74 1/08 DSST Technical Writing 46/64 4/07 TECEP Word Processing Fundamentals 65/75 4/07 CLEP Info Systems & Computor App. 50/64 3/07 DSST History of the Vietnam War 44/66 11/07 DSST Intro to World Religions 48/65 5/08 CLEP Analyzing & Interp. Literature 50/69 5/29/08 CLEP Intro to Psychology 50/65 6/12/08 CLEP Intro to Sociology 50/69 1/27/09 CLEP Social Science & History 50/66 Finally 3 FEMA Done!! Planned Intro to Theater TECEP Organizational Behavior TECEP or DSST Physics I TECEP or EXCEL Physics II TECEP oe EXCEL Physical Geology TECEP or DSST Calculus CLEP or EXCEL Foundations of Education DSST Intro to Education Psycology CLEP 2-3 FEMA credits Global Environmental Change class + 43 B & M CC credits and 3 TESC credits and Finally on 6/30/08 an AA Degree Eventually a BA in Natural Science/Mathmatics 
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08-20-2008, 08:56 PM
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Taken and passed 6 so far! 2 DSST's and 4 ECE's, 1 more ECE to go!
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08-20-2008, 10:10 PM
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pass rate
I've taken 5 tests and passed 4. I flunked my very first one which was the clep Computer, then turned around and passed the Dsst Intro to computing
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1 CLEP COM INFO SYSTEMS 10/3/07 49 failed 2 DSST INTRO TO COMPUTING 11/5/07 58 PASSED 3 DSST WORLD RELIGION , 6/5/08 60 PASSED 4 CLEP US HISTORY II 7/3/08 54 PASSED 5 GERONTOLOGY 7/28/08 B PASSED CLASSES YET TO TAKE CLEP 1 ALGEBRA 2 CHEMISTRY 3ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE DSST 4 TECHNICAL WRITING 5 PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC SPEAKING EC 6 STATISTICS 7 PATHO
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08-21-2008, 09:32 AM
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I think it's amazing that the pass rate is so high- this should be very encouraging to anyone who visits here!
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Jennifer ALM, Master of Liberal Arts, Harvard University, 2099 or sometime sooner AA & BA, Social Sciences, Thomas Edison State College, 2008 AOS, Culinary Arts, Culinary Institute of America, 1990 How to do your own Unofficial Evaluation http://www.degreeforum.net/general-e...ighlight=alpha InstantCert WORKS! http://www.degreeforum.net/general-e...g-members.html "Brick walls are there for a reason....They’re there to stop the other people.” Randy Pausch
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08-21-2008, 05:34 PM
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very high pass percentage!
Well.....I am at 100%. Yup, took one and passed one. How is that for success!
(thanks for polling before I take my second one, haha)
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08-22-2008, 02:31 AM
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91%
I actually didn't realize that we were such an unusual group until I finally noticed the stats on the wall at my local community college a few months back. The overall ratio for a passing score (50+) on CLEP exams taken there is slightly better than 1:3.
That seems pretty crazy when you consider the numbers that we are seeing here.This poll was a great idea!
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UP NEXT: Introductory Business Law Biology 53  Intro to Educational Psychology 63 Principles of Marketing 65 College Algebra 60 Introductory Psychology 70 Human Growth and Development 68 Information Sys. Computer App. 48 OUCH!  Introductory Sociology 66 Principles of Management 70 US History II 56 Analyzing & Interpreting Literature 54 COLD English Composition with Essay 52 COLD Plus, the 24 credits I've earned at the traditional B&M so far. I am graduating in December of 2009! BS in Human Resources Management Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
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08-22-2008, 11:08 AM
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This might be a good example of "sample bias" for those studying for their Statistics exam.
 Those most likely to have seen this poll are probably self-selected for higher than average success on exams. The fact that they know about this forum already gives them an advantage. And those who have failed a lot of exams probably aren't hanging around here anymore. And even if they are, they may be too embarrassed to answer the poll (even though it's anonymous). -Gary-
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08-22-2008, 11:23 AM
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While this is true, I think many people (myself included) simply did a google search to find CLEP study material and stumble in. Lurking is not necessarily an indication of future success rate of exam taking, though I do believe lurking here can be motivation enough to at least try the first exam. I think it is encouraging for lurkers who stop by to see that exams CAN be passed, and that there are, in fact, MANY people here doing it every day. You don't have to have a high pass rate to take exams- to post your rate- or to even stick aroung....but again, I think seeing that other people are doing it brings it into reach for many people who have the misconception that "those people who test out of classes must be really smart." The reality is that we here are all just really motivated and in my opinion, ANYBODY can be motivated...it's a choice.
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Jennifer ALM, Master of Liberal Arts, Harvard University, 2099 or sometime sooner AA & BA, Social Sciences, Thomas Edison State College, 2008 AOS, Culinary Arts, Culinary Institute of America, 1990 How to do your own Unofficial Evaluation http://www.degreeforum.net/general-e...ighlight=alpha InstantCert WORKS! http://www.degreeforum.net/general-e...g-members.html "Brick walls are there for a reason....They’re there to stop the other people.” Randy Pausch
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