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Davar, ModernStates, Saylor or Straighterline - cyndigee - 12-26-2019
Hi.
I went back to college after many years and am (finally) at the final leg.. for whatever the reason I still need to take classes for 4 core subjects: Eng Comp 1 and 2, Science and Math. Which do you recommend? I have looked at all the websites for Davar Academy, ModernStates, Saylor and Straighterline and find all them of somewhat confusing. Which makes the most sense for me? Thanks so much.. !!
RE: Davar, ModernStates, Saylor or Straighterline - docmarvin - 12-26-2019
(12-26-2019, 11:10 PM)cyndigee Wrote: Hi.
I went back to college after many years and am (finally) at the final leg.. for whatever the reason I still need to take classes for 4 core subjects: Eng Comp 1 and 2, Science and Math. Which do you recommend? I have looked at all the websites for Davar Academy, ModernStates, Saylor and Straighterline and find all them of somewhat confusing. Which makes the most sense for me? Thanks so much.. !!
Depends on your math skills, CLEP (Free thru Modern States) or ALEKS Math (It was $20/month last time I took it).
RE: Davar, ModernStates, Saylor or Straighterline - natshar - 12-26-2019
(12-26-2019, 11:10 PM)cyndigee Wrote: Hi.
I went back to college after many years and am (finally) at the final leg.. for whatever the reason I still need to take classes for 4 core subjects: Eng Comp 1 and 2, Science and Math. Which do you recommend? I have looked at all the websites for Davar Academy, ModernStates, Saylor and Straighterline and find all them of somewhat confusing. Which makes the most sense for me? Thanks so much.. !!
Also what school are you getting your degree at? That is important because not all of those options will be accepted at all schools.
RE: Davar, ModernStates, Saylor or Straighterline - cyndigee - 12-26-2019
(12-26-2019, 11:35 PM)docmarvin Wrote:(12-26-2019, 11:10 PM)cyndigee Wrote: Hi.
I went back to college after many years and am (finally) at the final leg.. for whatever the reason I still need to take classes for 4 core subjects: Eng Comp 1 and 2, Science and Math. Which do you recommend? I have looked at all the websites for Davar Academy, ModernStates, Saylor and Straighterline and find all them of somewhat confusing. Which makes the most sense for me? Thanks so much.. !!
Depends on your math skills, CLEP (Free thru Modern States) or ALEKS Math (It was $20/month last time I took it).
Thanks so very much for your reply..
My math skills are not that great..
which would you suggest in that case?
(12-26-2019, 11:48 PM)natshar Wrote:(12-26-2019, 11:10 PM)cyndigee Wrote: Hi.
I went back to college after many years and am (finally) at the final leg.. for whatever the reason I still need to take classes for 4 core subjects: Eng Comp 1 and 2, Science and Math. Which do you recommend? I have looked at all the websites for Davar Academy, ModernStates, Saylor and Straighterline and find all them of somewhat confusing. Which makes the most sense for me? Thanks so much.. !!
Also what school are you getting your degree at? That is important because not all of those options will be accepted at all schools.
Thanks so much for your reply.
I have taken the majority of courses at Belleview University. I thought I'd receive credit for these 4 core classes, but was not to be.. I am eternally grateful to have this far, but am really stymied at this point.
Any help would be appreciated.
RE: Davar, ModernStates, Saylor or Straighterline - natshar - 12-27-2019
(12-26-2019, 11:55 PM)cyndigee Wrote:(12-26-2019, 11:35 PM)docmarvin Wrote:(12-26-2019, 11:10 PM)cyndigee Wrote: Hi.
I went back to college after many years and am (finally) at the final leg.. for whatever the reason I still need to take classes for 4 core subjects: Eng Comp 1 and 2, Science and Math. Which do you recommend? I have looked at all the websites for Davar Academy, ModernStates, Saylor and Straighterline and find all them of somewhat confusing. Which makes the most sense for me? Thanks so much.. !!
Depends on your math skills, CLEP (Free thru Modern States) or ALEKS Math (It was $20/month last time I took it).
Thanks so very much for your reply..
My math skills are not that great..
which would you suggest in that case?
(12-26-2019, 11:48 PM)natshar Wrote:(12-26-2019, 11:10 PM)cyndigee Wrote: Hi.
I went back to college after many years and am (finally) at the final leg.. for whatever the reason I still need to take classes for 4 core subjects: Eng Comp 1 and 2, Science and Math. Which do you recommend? I have looked at all the websites for Davar Academy, ModernStates, Saylor and Straighterline and find all them of somewhat confusing. Which makes the most sense for me? Thanks so much.. !!
Also what school are you getting your degree at? That is important because not all of those options will be accepted at all schools.
Thanks so much for your reply.
I have taken the majority of courses at Belleview University. I thought I'd receive credit for these 4 core classes, but was not to be.. I am eternally grateful to have this far, but am really stymied at this point.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ok so your courses are from Belleview but what school are you finishing the degree from? Belleview or somewhere else?
RE: Davar, ModernStates, Saylor or Straighterline - cyndigee - 12-27-2019
(12-27-2019, 12:27 AM)natshar Wrote:Bellevue University(12-26-2019, 11:55 PM)cyndigee Wrote:(12-26-2019, 11:35 PM)docmarvin Wrote:(12-26-2019, 11:10 PM)cyndigee Wrote: Hi.
I went back to college after many years and am (finally) at the final leg.. for whatever the reason I still need to take classes for 4 core subjects: Eng Comp 1 and 2, Science and Math. Which do you recommend? I have looked at all the websites for Davar Academy, ModernStates, Saylor and Straighterline and find all them of somewhat confusing. Which makes the most sense for me? Thanks so much.. !!
Depends on your math skills, CLEP (Free thru Modern States) or ALEKS Math (It was $20/month last time I took it).
Thanks so very much for your reply..
My math skills are not that great..
which would you suggest in that case?
(12-26-2019, 11:48 PM)natshar Wrote:(12-26-2019, 11:10 PM)cyndigee Wrote: Hi.
I went back to college after many years and am (finally) at the final leg.. for whatever the reason I still need to take classes for 4 core subjects: Eng Comp 1 and 2, Science and Math. Which do you recommend? I have looked at all the websites for Davar Academy, ModernStates, Saylor and Straighterline and find all them of somewhat confusing. Which makes the most sense for me? Thanks so much.. !!
Also what school are you getting your degree at? That is important because not all of those options will be accepted at all schools.
Thanks so much for your reply.
I have taken the majority of courses at Belleview University. I thought I'd receive credit for these 4 core classes, but was not to be.. I am eternally grateful to have this far, but am really stymied at this point.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ok so your courses are from Belleview but what school are you finishing the degree from? Belleview or somewhere else?
RE: Davar, ModernStates, Saylor or Straighterline - dfrecore - 12-27-2019
You've listed a lot of options: ModernStates is a CLEP-prep course that gets you free vouchers to take CLEP exams; Davar is NCCRS-recommended for credit; Saylor and Straighterline are ACE-recommended for credit. Your college may not accept all of these.
You also didn't say what the math & science requirements are for your degree, so I'm going to go by what they list on their website: https://www.bellevue.edu/admissions-tuition/clep-dsst/test-listings
For English 101/102, you have 2 options:
1) College Composition (with Essay) CLEP exam - and it will take 10 weeks to get your score; this covers both EN101/102
2) College Comp Modular (no essay required) CLEP exam (EN101) PLUS the Principles of Advanced English Composition DSST exam (EN102)
For math, if you just need the easiest, I would either go with
1) College Math CLEP exam (MA101/102)
2) Math for Liberal Arts DSST exam (math elective I think)
For science, there are 6 options between CLEP & DSST, I wouldnt' be good at any of them, so I have no suggestions for you. CLEP are more general but wide, while DSST looks to be more concentrated on a single subject.
Finally, it looks like Straighterline is a partner school, but I can't find where they will take credits from other course providers; so you could check to see if they accepted Sophia, Study.com, Saylor, etc. Then, you can make a more educated choice in where to take courses if you want to do that rather than test out.
RE: Davar, ModernStates, Saylor or Straighterline - cyndigee - 01-01-2020
Thank you so much dfrecore for all your help!! very much appreciated!