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I definitely don't want it to appear that I am in any way criticizing testing degrees, I'm a HUGE proponent. I've just grown a tiny bit more hesitant to talk about testing... or perhaps I should say less evangelical when I'm not with close friends or people that would directly benefit from knowing about the Big 3. I can compare what I learn studying for a CLEP with what I have learned in many different classes since I have experience with both online and B&M college courses. I can honestly say that there isn't a huge difference in what I've retained, depending on my interest in the subject. The only difference I see is that perhaps college courses do hone your writing skills in a way that CLEP cannot due to the quantity of homework given in some classes, but other than that, it's mostly the same - just cheaper to test out. However, I find it a bit distracting if people in the workplace question your classes or learning style. Overall, it's in no way a reason to deter anyone from testing, it's still the smartest thing to do in most cases. I guess it's just a comment about how uninformed people are regarding CLEP/DSST and how unfortunately it can be easier not to bring it to people's attention when they're not involved in your personal life.

That makes sense, I suppose. My comment wasn't barbed; I was genuinely surprised. There have been some rumblings around the higher education world that online courses are of lesser value than B&M classes. I think a lot of that may be due to for profit institutions. A similar argument has been made about CBE, and now the G.E.D., as well (I got a G.E.D. myself). It's easy for people to lump any online only, but legitimate school, like COSC with any other online school that might leave a bad taste in their mouth (like UoP, Devry, etc.).

Since some of the same arguments apply to both CBE and DL, I was just wondering if that aspect of it worried you as well? Because it's easier to hide, or not broadcast to the world, the fact that you tested out of a good chunk/most of your degree. It's a lot harder to ensure that someone doesn't visit the COSC website and see that it is DL only. As a future COSC graduate I was just curious about your take on that.

P.S. sorry for the thread derail. This time, unlike the Justin Bieber comment last time, it wasn't intentional.