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Just passed Micro

Just passed Micro...Got a "B" it was my last prereq. I was surprised, this was the 1st computer based excelsior test I have taken...I took quite few of the old Regents exams in my USAF days. I used the MyStudy group 101 guide & listened to the lectures on itunes, as well as micro on iuniversity...I felt like I was super prepared & very little of the info I studied was on the exam, however the vocabulary I got from the study guide was key to answering the questions...So my question is, without violating anything...Are the rest of the exams more like the excelsior pretests/content guides or the materials covered in the My study group 101....I feel like I could have made a better study guide myself by using the Excelsior content guide.

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    I always come down on the side of the EC materials. I never relied only on SG101 or other notes to prepare, but used them to supplement. Congrats on the B! :)

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    The practice exams & content guides from EC are always the best choice. The rest are supplemental.

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    Thanks for the feedback guys

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    Congratulations! Also, glad to hear that using SG101 and audio recordings are the supplemental sources. Honestly, majority of my "study group 101" notes were self-made notes. I find to guide useful, it just covers too much information outside of what the Excelsior syllabus focuses on. That's just my opinion. Again, congratulations on your pass :)

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    I passed Micro today with a "B" also I was very surprised I felt like I didn't know any of it. I worked backwards I have finished everything else and just needed to pick up Micro and College Writing. One more test and I'm finished.

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    I'm wondering how you did that? they are making me take the classes in order, micro, then transitions, then phase 1....then phase 2. Maybe GI BILL thing? i have to have pre approval to test...since they pay for it.

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    I'm wondering how you did that? they are making me take the classes in order, micro, then transitions, then phase 1....then phase 2. Maybe GI BILL thing? i have to have pre approval to test...since they pay for it.

    The phases just began this January. I enrolled last year and was required to take micro and a&p before any nursing exams as well. Sometime prior they didn't require that micro and such be completed before hand. Everyone now also has to have pre-approval for an exam. I call in and let them know which test I want to take next, they approve it and within minutes I pay for it.

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    I'm wondering how you did that? they are making me take the classes in order, micro, then transitions, then phase 1....then phase 2. Maybe GI BILL thing? i have to have pre approval to test...since they pay for it.

    Really? That might be a new thing, but I usually recommend taking them in order anyway. I think part of this is to help determine who gets priority for any of the online courses, if you ever decide to do any of those vs. the test-out exams. People who are further along get priority from what I've heard, and I guess this is the best way to determine seniority. Just a guess!

    Glad you're getting it paid for, though. Thank you for your service. :) EC is great to the military folks - my graduate degree only costs $250/credit hour because I'm active duty. Nice!

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