What the H Straighterline?

[ladylearner]

I thought that when I first looked at Straighterline. I hate tests! And it seemed like these classes were nothing but tests. Thanks to this forum, I completed 57 of my 78 credits through Straighterline. I lurked for a while, read what people had to say, and gave it a chance using a gift card my boss had given me as a year-end gift. I felt that since it was extra money not in my budget, I would just shrug it off if it didn't work out. I got a rough start but got the hang of it after the first class. Unfortunately I had read that the tests were open-book and was not prepared for my first final to be closed-book. I managed to pass anyway but only got awn 80 in my first class, psych. I learned tips here and through personal experience so I could make it work for me in as short a period of time as possible. The most helpful tip I learned here was to pay more attention to the text than anything else - including all that extra stuff on the SL website. I saved money by using promotion codes whenever I could apply them. I read the syllabus and looked for the book and other materials before ordering the class. That helped me save $$$ on books also.

I like that it is easy and free to send Straighterline transcripts - especially to partner schools. And it looks like they are adding more and more schools. Still, having said all that, not everything works for everyone. Despite CLEPs and DSSTs and other exams being wildly popular here, I HATE taking tests and I avoid testing the way most people avoid portfolios...lol. Plus, there are multiple ways to earn credit so SL might be a better fit for some credits but not for others.