04-25-2006, 09:28 AM
Hello, I am new to the forum but have been using InstantCert for over a year. I obtained my nursing degree from regents College (now Excelsior) in 1990. Back then, no one had ever heard of getting a degree by testing and they thought it must be a scam. I obtained my degree while working full time as an LPN and having two babies. I could NEVER have taken the time to attend classes.
I have run into the same stuff as you all have. "So..you are BUYING your degree?" and "So your not getting a REAL degree?" I have started decribing the testing as "taking the final exam without taking the class" This seems to make people understand that you STILL have to grasp the material in order to pass the test. Actually, I feel better about obtaining my degree through testing as opposed to paying an online university $400 to $600 a credit hour. Then I WOULD feel like I was buying my degree. I have passed every test that I have taken so far...thanks to InstantCert. I feel like I have learned quite a bit in my studying for the tests. It seems to me the InstantCert process simply removes the fluff and teaches the core material. That is what I like about it. So far I have not used any other resource to study. I have passed 8 Cleps and 2 DSST's using InstantCert alone. Tomorrow I take the Labor relations ECE exam. Since there is no InstantCert material for it...I am basically going in "cold". I will keep you all posted on how I do. Thanks for all the support.
I have run into the same stuff as you all have. "So..you are BUYING your degree?" and "So your not getting a REAL degree?" I have started decribing the testing as "taking the final exam without taking the class" This seems to make people understand that you STILL have to grasp the material in order to pass the test. Actually, I feel better about obtaining my degree through testing as opposed to paying an online university $400 to $600 a credit hour. Then I WOULD feel like I was buying my degree. I have passed every test that I have taken so far...thanks to InstantCert. I feel like I have learned quite a bit in my studying for the tests. It seems to me the InstantCert process simply removes the fluff and teaches the core material. That is what I like about it. So far I have not used any other resource to study. I have passed 8 Cleps and 2 DSST's using InstantCert alone. Tomorrow I take the Labor relations ECE exam. Since there is no InstantCert material for it...I am basically going in "cold". I will keep you all posted on how I do. Thanks for all the support.
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