College Writing Automatic Scoring Tool

[tcc]

I registered for this test a few months ago. Yesterday I received a letter from Excelsior, informing me that IntelliMetric, which is the automatic scoring tool used to grade the test, will be unavailable until Spring of 2007. The responses for the test will be graded by a faculty committee appointed by Excelsior - and the grades will be mailed within FORTY-FIVE DAYS! They may just be allowing themselves plenty of leeway, but this is a huge amount of time......even if they're heros and finish two weeks early, that's still an entire month. So here's my question: does anyone know of another way to test out for this course, aside from TESC? As I understand it with TESC, it also takes forever to get the grade, and it costs quite a bit more too. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

[rome]

I registered for this test a few months ago. Yesterday I received a letter from Excelsior, informing me that IntelliMetric, which is the automatic scoring tool used to grade the test, will be unavailable until Spring of 2007. The responses for the test will be graded by a faculty committee appointed by Excelsior - and the grades will be mailed within FORTY-FIVE DAYS! They may just be allowing themselves plenty of leeway, but this is a huge amount of time......even if they're heros and finish two weeks early, that's still an entire month. So here's my question: does anyone know of another way to test out for this course, aside from TESC? As I understand it with TESC, it also takes forever to get the grade, and it costs quite a bit more too. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I feel your pain, tcc. I found out about intellimetric just today and the funny thing is I already took ECE College Writing this afternoon. I started just before 12 and was done just before 3. Then I come back home and get this letter from Excelsior. I called Excelsior and the lady at the exam division informed me that I would know in two weeks, although the letter says 45 days. Huh. I will see what I will see.

The best of luck!

[tcc]

Thanks Rome for letting me know what Excelsior told you! If they're shooting for two weeks, I can live with that......