Alhamdulilah! After much preparation and hard work studying, Care Bear passed her first Credit by Examination exam, earning her three credits at thousands of participating colleges! Free-clep-prep.com rates the DSST Astronomy test a 3 out of 5 in terms of difficulty, and given that Care Bear took a semester of Astronomy (though at a middle school level) […]
Planning High School with College Exams: CLEP, DSST, and AP
Wow, I’m fried, but that’s what planning can do to a homeschool mom! Earlier this school year I spent days online figuring out how we could try to maximize her high school years and gain college credit using CLEP, DSST, and AP exams. I wrote a bit more about that here. Now that I have […]
Prepping for the DSST Exams!
Wow, it is exciting to get close to Care Bear’s first DSST exam! InshaAllah she does well, but I’m really looking for her to have the experience so we know what we are heading into going forward. She has been studying hard each day for the Astronomy DSST and I have been making a study […]
Prep, prep, and more prep
It may be the nesting taking over a bit, but I’ve been quite busy lately. This is quite a change from the “drag myself to do anything” energy level I’d been feeling for a couple months, alhamdulilah! I remember after having Little Miss, we ate out a LOT because I just didn’t feel like cooking. […]
Walking into Winter
I may be the only person that looks forward to winter. Winter feels so quiet and serene, with its short days, the snow the quiets the world, and the need to stay in and cuddle with loved ones to stay warm. Add in peppermint candy, a stew in the crockpot making an aroma in your […]
