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I have 6 days to complete two difficult CLEPs which I have not studied for - beastcoast94 - 05-03-2016
I've been putting off my final degree requirements for a while. For me school is about the intrinsic reward rather than the piece of paper. If left unabated I would have never bothered to finish this. But my parents have been pressuring me to do so for a long time now. My father never finished college, so I can appreciate his wishes. FYI this is merely an AA in engineering science from a local community college which I have been attending on and off for going on four years now.
The registrar at the school emailed me several days ago stating that because I have not taken a course at the school in a year, my status will be updated to non-matriculated at the end of the semester. This means that I will have to re-apply to the program and comply with any changes that have been made. I had no knowledge of this prior to the email. I know of at least one degree requirement that has changed, which would force me to take another course. That class would cost me 750 dollars, and that is just the one that I know of.
I was told that if I can complete two humanities/fine arts CLEPs by May 9th, then I will be able to receive my degree without losing matriculation.
The only exams offered which I have not yet taken are Western Civ I, Western Civ II, Spanish, and French.
French is out the window. Spanish I took for two years in high school and I'm sure the basics would come back quickly, but I've heard of students bombing the spanish CLEP after months of prep. I have been studying for Western Civ I intermittently because I was planning on taking that exam. But now there is extreme urgency. I only covered maybe 40% of the material.
So I would need to take both of these exams by Monday. I have to work 4 days between now and then. It doesn't look good for me. These subjects are extensive and require lots of rote memorization. I passed the sociology and psychology CLEPs with less than 5 hours of studying for each. Humanities took maybe 10 hours. I've already put close to that much into Western Civ I and I am nowhere near comfortable with the material.
My only other option is to get in contact with the president of college or someone similar. I don't think that a brief extension would be too much to ask for. Is this reasonable? My situation is rather unique. Not to mention, as one of the few out of state students I have probably put more money towards this degree than anyone else who has ever attended this school. Especially considering that I have taken a lot of excessive science electives that did nothing for my degree, simply because I wanted to learn the material.
I have 6 days to complete two difficult CLEPs which I have not studied for - bluebooger - 05-03-2016
maybe read this
http://www.amazon.com/CLEP%C2%AE-Western-Civilization-Online-Preparation/dp/0738610488/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462306305&sr=8-1&keywords=rea+clep+western+civilization+1
and pay for instacert do the flashcards InstantCert - Study Guides For CLEP, DANTES, ECE, And GED Exams
I have 6 days to complete two difficult CLEPs which I have not studied for - raiderborn - 05-03-2016
I would defiantly suggest IC... But try to get the one done that you have been studying for and then maybe contact the president or dean... That way maybe you have a leg to stand in that you are complying g with there requests??
I have 6 days to complete two difficult CLEPs which I have not studied for - beastcoast94 - 05-03-2016
Bluebooger, nice find. I will buy the ebook so I can begin right away.
Raiderborn, point well noted. I should definitely get one done by May 6th to show effort. If I contact the president or the dean at that point I would expect a positive response. All I am asking for is to extend my matriculated status by a week or two.
Thanks guys
I have 6 days to complete two difficult CLEPs which I have not studied for - rebel100 - 05-03-2016
Get started tonight: free resources.....Western Civilization I CLEP Free Study Guide - Free-Clep-Prep.com
and join IC
I have 6 days to complete two difficult CLEPs which I have not studied for - bluebooger - 05-03-2016
beastcoast94 Wrote:Bluebooger, nice find. I will buy the ebook so I can begin right away.
Raiderborn, point well noted. I should definitely get one done by May 6th to show effort. If I contact the president or the dean at that point I would expect a positive response. All I am asking for is to extend my matriculated status by a week or two.
Thanks guys
don't care for e-books myself
my first choice would be to go to a Barnes & Noble or college bookstore if you have one in your area
then if I couldn't fine the print book I'd get the ebook
but good luck either way
khan also has some stuff
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history
I have 6 days to complete two difficult CLEPs which I have not studied for - bricabrac - 05-03-2016
Do you think they would accept a Prometric (DSST) exam? Most have passed DSST Technical Writing with minimal study. Personally, I found it super easy.
I assume you've taken CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature?
I have 6 days to complete two difficult CLEPs which I have not studied for - clep3705 - 05-03-2016
How about CLEP Educational Psychology? Considering you've passed other psyc exams, it should be easy.
I have 6 days to complete two difficult CLEPs which I have not studied for - beastcoast94 - 05-04-2016
This is my school's CLEP policy http://greatbay.edu/sites/default/files/media/CLEP_Policy.pdf
I took analyzing lit 2 months ago... scored a 62 on the computer portion, and I still ended up with a 49 overall because of the essays. The prompts were ridiculous and I ended up rambling about a Twain piece which I had only vaguely remembered. And it was all scored by the english department head who I've had conflict with in the past. Who knows if that had something to do with it.
I have 6 days to complete two difficult CLEPs which I have not studied for - bricabrac - 05-05-2016
Not sure you are aware but, if needed, you can retake a failed CLEP after 90 days. If you retake keep essays clean and precise; five sentences per paragraph, five paragraphs total. I've even completed three longer well structured paragraphs when short on time. Better short,structured and on topic then going off on a wordy tangent.
Well, good luck on the western civ exams! A few resources:
- IC flashcards are an excellent resource, be sure to visit the specific exam feedback section. http://www.degreeforum.net/specific-exam-feedback-instantcert-subscribers-only/
- You can probably get a copy of the Official CLEP study guide and possibly free access to the Peterson's practice quizzes (Peterson's DoD MWR Libraries Education Lifelong Learning Resource Center) through your school library.
- I have also found Quizlet to be a good free resource. Example: https://quizlet.com/23398652/western-civilization-1-clep-flash-cards/
There are quite a few other resources, just search the forum. Wishing you a positive outcome.