Testing out vs. Sitting in class

[Maniac Craniac]

Taking a CLEP most definitely is the easy way out. So? There's nothing wrong with taking a shortcut that doesn't break the rules and leads to the same destination. Frank discussion of the matter is difficult since so many people believe that their degrees are a key aspect of their personal identities. For me, it's a means to an end.

If on your dying day, someone asks you to reflect upon your education and the thought that enters your mind is a four-year block of time that began 5 decades ago, then as far as I'm concerned, you are a poor unfortunate soul who spent your last 46 years doing nothing more than waiting to die. Education is not something you can expect from a classroom. It is something you must expect from yourself.