Crippling self doubt! (aka starting college at 40!)

[dfrecore]

Just to clarify - I don't think you can switch to another course and then come back to it - I think it remembers your progress in every course, if I remember correctly. It's been a while, so they may have changed that, but I wouldn't count on it before doing it.

Also, I agree with Merlin that if you can't pass your ALEKS courses right off the bat (or close to it), then you are MUCH better off using Khan Academy and other free online resources to learn the material. THEN, sign up for ALEKS and see if you can pass quickly and get all your credit right away. There are also other options - namely College Algebra and Precalc CLEP exams which you can get for free through Modern States. And Saylor for College Algebra and Stats, which are only $25 each, and you can take a free practice test to see how you do before paying for the exams.

All that to say that ALEKS isn't for everyone (it certainly wasn't for me), and with the free and inexpensive options available to us, it's not even always the best option - it certainly can't beat free.