Going to College in the Army

! Shortcuts

Granted, you do not want to shortchange your education. On the other hand, doing work that you are not passionate about is not going to help you. Lookit:

* [AARTS|http://aarts.army.mil/] - Transfer your Army Basic/AIT/etc. to your University. University of Phoenix and American Military University each gave me 12 credit hours for Infantry OSUT---so if you have a different MOS or additional Army schools you'll get more than that.
* [CLEP!|http://www.nelnetsolutions.com/dod/DODHubPage.aspx?sponsor=12894&HubPage=9] and [DANTES|http://www.nelnetsolutions.com/dod/DODHubPage.aspx?sponsor=12894&HubPage=10048] - I cannot emphasize this enough.
** CLEP = "College Level Exam Program" - You take something like a Final Exam and that's it. Skip the class. Don't do the homework. Zoom right through. It's amazing, and I sort of don't have respect for people that don't maximize this asset. I have heard several arguments:
*** "I don't know if my University will credit me for the class." -- Then check. Just call your Academic Advisor, and they'll help you. Personally, if I found a school that didn't accept CLEP, then I would consider them narrow-minded and switch schools.
*** "I don't think I could pass." -- Then practice. It's just a simple matter of taking the practice tests and doing some Google searches. I assure you that the work you put into studying will be far less than all of the busy-work of taking the class the traditional way.
*** "I want to learn the material." -- Then take the test, get the credit, then get a real book on the subject. You need to develop the skills and determination to pursue a subject on your own, but you do not need extra junk-work.
** Those links ([CLEP!|http://www.nelnetsolutions.com/dod/DODHubPage.aspx?sponsor=12894&HubPage=9] and [DANTES|http://www.nelnetsolutions.com/dod/DODHubPage.aspx?sponsor=12894&HubPage=10048]) are the Magic Links that get you into the stuff Peterson's offers to DoD employees. It's the best way to study, and the account is easy to register. If you do well on the practice test, you will do well on the real test.
** Even if you do fail, all you have to do is wait for 6 months, ^[study!^], and then go back and pass it for free.

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Going to College in the Army