Top Hacks For How To Easily Get Through A STEM Degree Program, Why Earning A STEM Degree Does Not Warrant...
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798615195594
- Pages
- 76
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-02-18
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Author
- Dr Harrison Sachs
Description
This essay sheds light on the top hacks for how to easily get through a STEM degree program and also elucidates why earning a STEM degree does not warrant the opportunity cost. Moreover, how to make substantial money without being a STEM degree holder is delineated in this essay. Earning a STEM degree in the digital era is easier than anytime in history. An exorbitant amount of hacks can be leveraged so that that you attain a STEM degree, such as a Mechanical STEM Degree or Electrical STEM Degree, from an accredited university in an expeditious manner with minimal work on your end, such as being able to earn course credits through passing DSST or CLEP exams. STEM degrees include bachelor degrees, master's degrees, and doctorates which have a concentration in the academic disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. A STEM degree does not include a degree with a concentration in the social sciences, such as a bachelor's degree of psychology, bachelor's degree political science, or bachelor degree's of sociology. Earning a STEM degree can require a high knowledge of mathematics and is far more cumbersome than earning a non-STEM university degree.Prospective STEM students should consider taking DSST and CLEP exams. These examinations are multiple choice and can be completed in less than a couple hours per exam. The DSST and CLEP exams cover a host of subject areas and there are no ramifications against your GPA if you were to not pass any of these examinations. The DSST and CLEP exams costs roughly $85 to take per exam (Sienkiewicz, 2019) which is less than 1/10th of the tuition cost of taking a college course. These examinations can allow you to attain 3 college credits per exam passed. You can also keep retaking these DSST and CLEP exams until you pass them. "There are 33 CLEP exams and 37 DSST exams available for students" (Sienkiewicz, 2019). By passing these exams, students can earn college credits without taking the various college course. These CLEP and DSST exams cover a broad range of subject areas, such as business, science, history, technology, economics, literature, mathematics, and humanities. This means that students who pass a copious amount of CLEP and DSST examinations can earn a exorbitant amount of college credits in a very short period of time and even finish a 4 year college program in half the time or less, 2-3 years instead of close to half a decade."The idea behind CLEP and DSST exams is that students who already have extensive knowledge in a subject do not have to waste time re-learning material. So, choosing a subject or subjects that you are already familiar with will allow you to simply review the material and therefore prove to a college that you are already proficient in it and taking the class is not necessary" (Sienkiewicz, 2019). Additionally, prospective STEM students can make headway towards earning their undergraduate degree early by taking community college courses amid their teenage years and advanced placement (AP) courses as high school students. "AP tests are scored on a scale from 1-5. If your college offers AP credit, a score of a 4 or higher could allow you to earn 3 college credits per AP test passed without paying college tuition. Some students are able to skip the entire first year of college this way, thus cutting the entire cost of their college education by one quarter" (Franek, n.d.). In addition to take advance placement courses in high school, prospective college students also have the option to enroll in community college courses to earn additional college credits. High school students taking community college courses will not only be able to earn their degrees sooner than their peers, but will also have a much better sense of what a community college course entails since they will have amassed first-hand experience taking college courses before even fully enrolling in an undergraduate degree program.
