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03-01-2008, 11:08 AM
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Unbelieveable Stats Test Story!!!
Okay, so I go to take my Stats test this morning. I totally underestimated the test. I used the IC flashcards and I watched to 2 of the free online videos last night, one on Null Hypothesis, which proved very helpful.
Once I started taking the test I felt numb. I quickly realized that I did not know the subject as well as I thought. There were 101 questions. I probably knew 25% of the questions for certain. 50% I was able to narrow to 2 and make a logical guess and the other 25% were almost complete guesses. It took me amost the full 2 hours and by the end I was prepared for a failing score. I had already written it off and I was thinking things like, "Well, this will teach me my lesson" and "It's only $90." Anyway, I go to get my scores and I see the 48 and I think, "Thank God, I passed right on the number!" Then I realized that I was looking at the "Passing Grade Score" not my actual score. Then I scroll down and almost pass out as I see the 67!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am still convinced that it was a mistake. I stared at it for almost 5 minutes before I signed out. I did almost all of my studying for this test last night and I am not telling this story to encourage others to try to take this test as I did, because I was not prepared... Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had any similar stories???
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Excelsior BS - General Business Enrolled at Jacksonville State University - MBA - complete in 2010 121 credits...ALL DONE BABY!!! 54 credits transfered in from prior college 54 credits by examination 6 credits from community college 3 credits from CSU-Pueblo (Operations Management) 4 credits for Information Literacy and Business Strategy from Excelsior CLEP: Principles of Macroeconomics (64) Principles of Microeconomics (61) Principles of Marketing (66) Principles of Management (72) Info Systems and Comp Applications (57) Introductory Business Law (65) Social Sciences & History (61) DSST: Principles of Supervision (58) Principles of Statistics (67) Introduction to Computing (60) Principles of Financial Accounting (56) Principles of Finance (55) Money and Banking (52) Ethics in America (66) Management Information Systems (58) ECE: Ethics: Theory and Practice (B) Organizational Behavior (C) GMAT: 600     
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03-01-2008, 12:03 PM
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Yes, I've taken tests where I did what you said----knew 25%, ruled it down to two answers on 50% and guessed on the rest. I have never gotten lower than a 60 on anything like that, so I guess it works.
 Congratulations!
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DONE! History degree from TESC! CLEPS: College Math-69, Sociology-70, Humanities-72, Am. Lit-61, English Lit-69, S. Sciences & History-65, Eng. Comp/w essay-75, Microec.-64, Macroec.-73, Western Civ. I-71, Western Civ. II-71, American Gov't-71, US History I-75, US History II-65, A&I Lit-77, Prin. of Mgmt-76, Prin. of Mktng-76. Biology-69 DSST's: Civil War & Reconst.-70, Modern Middle East-63, World Religions-76, Tech. Writing-67, Prin. of Supervision-67, HR Mgmt-69, Rise & Fall USSR-64, Vietnam War-60, Ethics-69. Intro to Bus-67, Org. Behavior-69, W. Europe-60
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03-01-2008, 12:16 PM
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Whatever happened - you passed one of the hardest exams.... congrats!!
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You can't fail if you never give up - Some ridiculous Zach Braff movie, but what a cool quote!! I'm the king of procrastination. I first submitted my app to TESC in 1993. THIS will be the year of my degree completion! PASSED: CLEP-Information Systems & Computer Applications: Scored 62; Nov 07 CLEP-Analyzing & Interpreting Literature: Scored 57; Feb 08 DANTES-Criminal Justice: Scored 54; Jan 08 DANTES-Fundamentals of College Algebra: Scored 47 (and 47 is the req'd pass score!  ); Jan 08DANTES-Drug & Alcohol Abuse: Scored 57; Feb 08 DANTES-Ethics in America: Scored 55; Feb 08 DANTES-Organizational Behavior: Score 54; Mar 08 DANTES-Technical Writing: Score 58; Mar 08 FELL SHORT OF A PASSING SCORE (I'll never say the 'F' word): ECE-Organizational Behavior: Score D (but passed DANTES version 2 hours later! )
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03-01-2008, 02:14 PM
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Wow - that is unbelievable! Congratulations to you. I plan to take this exam in August - I hope I have a great success story like this one.
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TECEP's passed: English Composition 102 Technical Writing Psychology of Women Word Processing Fundamentals Introduction to Computer Information Systems CLEP's passed: Analyzing and Interpreting Literature - 60 Principles of Management - 71 Principles of Marketing - 67 Principles of Macroeconomics - 54 Principles of Microeconomics - 57 Introduction to Business Law- 65 DSST's passed: Principles of Supervision - 59 Introduction to Business - 63 Principles of Financial Accounting- 54 ASBA - TESC - graduation applied for!!! BSBA - general management in progress Currently taking it easy through the holidays and taking my remaining 12 FEMA courses.
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03-01-2008, 05:34 PM
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Great Story & Congrats!!
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Brian R. Fey Sr. Psy.D - (Very Nearly and Insanely Enrolled) M.S. - Psychology B.S. - Criminal Justice A.S. - Administrative Management Shoto-Advice:
"EC" "CCU" "Prayer" "A Pass is a Pass" "Slow and Steady - Wins the Race" “Sometimes The Easy Way Is Not Always The Best Way” "Passing a Petersons = Conquering a CLEP -or- Defeating a DSST" "The 5 R's of Study: Repetition - Re-Enforces - Recognition - Recall - Retention" "Always be Ready to Release Your Mind & Incorporate the Advice of Others into Your Plans."
"Studying is much like Boiling Water, if it is not Heated Constantly it will Once Again Become Cold Water."
Other Sources of CLEP & DSST Study Material
REA Books, Comex Books, Pass Your Class Guides, Standard Deviants DVD's, Petersons Practice Exams, Dummies Books, Idiot's Guides .
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03-02-2008, 04:03 PM
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I wish I had that great story when I took my stats exam. I was sweating bullets until I found out my exam score!
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Passed Intro to World Religions 68, Social Science and History 60, Principles of Statistics 60,Western Civilization I 58, Intro to Sociology 55, Astronomy 54, Technical Writing 54, Humanities 50  Courses @ TESC C Programming - C Electronic Instrumentation and Control - A Classes In Progress LSU English 1001 Up Next LSU English 1002 and then finito! I'm finished! OR Retake the English CLEP
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03-03-2008, 01:47 PM
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First off--congratulations! Either you knew much more--or maybe much less--then you thought. It has been my experience with the CLEP and DSST tests in particular that there is almost always one ridiculous option per question. That leaves three remaining options on a DSST and four on a CLEP. The majority of the time, there is at least one other highly unlikely option. Now you're at 50/50 for the DSST and you still have to do a little wading for a CLEP--although because they supply five options per question I think they include a greater number of obviously incorrect choices.
So, let's assume that for most questions on most CLEP and DSST exams, you can narrow it down to one of two options. One is the correct answer. The other is the answer-that-looks-like-it-also-could-be-the-correct-answer-to-someone-who-has-studied-but-isn't-sure-about-this-question. I wonder, then, if you're better off flipping a coin sometimes so that you don't fall into too many traps. It seems to me, if you're guessing wildly with a 50/50 chance of hitting the correct answer--you should get about half of those correct. If, however, you take the bait on the close but incorrect answers--maybe your percentage on those 50/50 questions drops. Since we can't see our answers, there's no way to tell--although I guess you could use some of the practice exams for that--but I never did. Incidentally, on my last exam, which happened to be an ECE, I tallied and gave myself credit as follows: I know the answer: 100% 50/50: 50% Guess: 25% My raw percentage estimate matched the raw percentage reported on the exam results within 2-4%. This does not support my theory but does support my estimation method! I always felt I was prepared enough that I still would try to select the best answer when testing--but it occurred to me many times to just pick one based on some other criteria. Anyone else have any theories like this?
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