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08-31-2008, 09:59 PM
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I have a new idea for this that I think could be very promising.
There has been a fairly recent explosion of "degree completion programs" in many areas. In fact, I am a student in one of these programs, which are specifically geared towards adult learners. They are usually offered by traditional B&Ms and typically require that a prospective student has already completed somewhere between 30 and 60 credits of college coursework at the time that he or she enrolls. These degree completion programs offer a wide variety of majors and students are set to complete between 35 and 45 credits to complete their major. Because of the fact that these programs are designed specifically for students who want to complete their degrees, these schools typically have very flexible CLEP and DANTES acceptance policies. Furthermore, they actually encourage students to take these exams for any additional credits they may need to earn in order to meet graduation requirements. 120 credits is the most common requirement. It seems like these universities could be a great target market for IC. I know that they are advising their students to take CLEP and/or DANTES exams to complete their degrees. I start my first face-to-face class at St. Mary's next week and I plan to tell my whole class about IC since it is very likely that I will be meeting a whole bunch of people who are very interested in passing a few CLEPs!
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Here is my lineup since January 2008!
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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09-02-2008, 03:44 PM
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I agree that the problem may lie with the popularity of CLEP and DSST exams more than with Instantcert itself. No one I know believes me that a degree can be earned this way, or even that they could test out of credits with a few weeks or even days of effort. I stumbled on to this site by way of bain4weeks.com and clepmaniac.com. What most influenced me to join was clepmaniac, because of the testimonial that was there, I'm not sure it's there anymore, though. And most people who read bain4weeks thinks it's somehow a scam or that guy must have already been a friggin genius or something. Plus, the testing fees are expensive for civilians,so many people could not afford to take that many exams in one month.
So, the most convincing thing for me was testimonials, myspace would probably be very helpful in getting testimonials out there. Especially from people who have been out of school a long time. I was so scared I would fail my first CLEP and get discouraged that I took 2 the first day, figuring I'd fail one and pass the other. (I passed both). Even after one has decided to take the plunge and try a CLEP, it's very difficult to tell which sites are scams and which are really trying to help. I only spend money on instantcert and amazon.com, when I have to order exam guides that are not at my local library. Convincing people to spend money on information is tough, especially considering how much free info is out there. Plus, who didn't see Good Will Hunting? Rather, Good Will Hunting may be a good argument in favor of testing out, actually. So, linking up with any sites that provide info on CLEPs or DSSTs might ultimately lead others stumbling onto this site, the same way it did me. Increasing the popularity of CLEPs and DSSTs will increase the popularity of this site.
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~~ Alissa~~ "Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right." - - Henry Ford DONE: BS Liberal Studies, Excelsior College 2009 What's next: GRE General Exam 12/19/2009 COSC BA Literature in English, In Progress: Two DSSTs and four classes remaining Final Four Grad School Choices (in no particular order): Fort Hays State University Northwestern State University California State University Dominguez Hills Western New Mexico University
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