Can you believe it? I passed the compass. You might ask , " What is the Compass?" Well this is the text from their site online,
The COMPASS® computer-adaptive college placement test helps educators:
- quickly evaluate incoming students' skill levels in Reading, Writing Skills, Writing Essay, Math, and English as a Second Language
- place students in appropriate courses
- connect them to the resources they need to achieve academic success
I had already taken 099 Introductory to Algebra in the Spring semester and passed the class with high marks, even though I bombed the final. I also failed to pass the Compass on both tries. With my hands in my pockets and my head held down I left the halls of the school in the Spring with my hopes and dreams dampened just a tiny bit," How can I reach my goal and complete all the courses if I cannot simply get over the Compass?" I thought to myself. " Ma you can do it and I will help you !" That was all the encouragement I needed from my daughter, and with that said I held my head up a little more. I signed up for the class again in for the Summer semester and opted to take the instructor that I had taken in last Fall. I sat in the back of the class because I had just went over all the materials in the semester before and didn't want to be in the way of someone that needed more instruction over the materials than I did. This instructor gave us 2 Compass packets over the 10 week semester and never hesitated to answer any questions I had on any of the problems that he had given us or any of the problems that I had gotten myself from the success center. I passed the class again and I went in on Wednesday again to face my demon, the Compass. When I went in I was just going to act like it was a practice test and copy all my problems down work them out the best I could and if I didnt pass, I was just going to act like it didnt matter because I had another chance and I had written down all of the problems so that my daughter could help me see where I went wrong. To my amazement 44 minutes into the test it shut down, I had no Idea if I passed or not because the screen on the computer does not let you know, you have to go to the front of the class and pick up the printout from your teacher and let them explain if you passed or not. When I got to my printout... it was a 79 I had passed the Compass on the first try and I only needed a 50-something to pass.. i could not believe it.. I now have witnessed a true miracle.. Thank you so much Eden and Mr Mojo..
