Correct me if I'm wrong, but...

[Chebasaz]

I was dyslexic about the name for the first few months. Don't worry about it.

FCP's original purpose was to give some of the military on base a free place to study. I'm glad that people are getting a use out of it, but it's meant to be a supplement, not a single source of study. That actually makes me kinda nervous when someone does that. :willynilly: I'm a huge fan of multiple sources of study (as long as they don't cost $50 a piece).

Getting back to the original point of discussion - I've taken 25 of the CLEPs and 23 of the DSST's. Of those, I've taken a few cold (mostly CLEP) and passed. Then again, I've studied really hard for three (two DSST and one CLEP) and failed. I consider myself a good test taker. Maybe not as good as MC (his focus is scary), but pretty decent. There are good test-taking habits that you can use for these. Check out MC's great thread here: http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...olume.html, but good test taking habits will only take you so far. Luck may carry you a little further, but I don't think it'll always get you a pass.

Life experience really does come into play. If I'd have taken these at 18, there would have been a whole lot more study needed. We learn things every day we're alive. The rest we have to learn the old fashion way - by studying. banghead

Make no mistake though, these are challenging to a lot of people. There are usually four or five people in my local testing center every time I go. It's extremely rare that everyone passes. These are smart people. They just didn't have the targeted study resources.

The great thing about these forums is the community of people all dedicated to the same thing. We help each other out with study material, answers to oddball academic questions, and just plain old motivation. I'll always love IC for that.

Edit: Clarification and cleanup. Can't write a post this length without at least three edits!