Excelsior College Writing

[studyingfortests]

I was going to take the college writing exam from excelsior but I don’t know how to prepare and I’m scared for it. What is the best easiest way to get the equivalent credits that could transfer to excelsior?

I can't remember if Excelsior will accept the CLEP College Composition for English (I know TESU does).  But if they do, you might seriously consider taking the free CLEP prep course at Modern States. If you complete it, they'll actually pay for your CLEP exam. 

Assuming you have reasonable English skills, College Comp is pretty easy to pass. It's multiple choice, basically correcting grammar errors and badly phrased sentences.  There's a short essay that takes about 30 minutes. They give you a couple of short essays to read, and you write a short essay that synthesizes info from the essays you read.  It really isn't difficult for anyone with reasonable English skills.

I can't think of a much easier way to earn the credits than that.  For my money, taking an English class and having to write a ton of papers is a whole lot more work than taking an exam.  And if you fail, the worst that happens is you lost a couple hours taking the test... the prep you do will help you prepare for whatever class you take. 

If you really are deathly afraid of exams, then there are classes at Sophia, SDC, and several other sources. I can't remember offhand what Excelsior accepts, but I'm sure others can.