Achieve Test Prep Reviews 

Dr Daniel Wolfe is an amazing professor. I had him for developmental psychology. He explains things in real life scenarios. If you don't understand something, he will go back over it and explain it in detail, That really helped me with the exam. He is always energetic and you can tell he loves what he does.

Anne Wade was phenomenal. Her teaching style most definitely matched my learning style. She told stories associated with a lot of the content in the course which helped me to retain and remember content during my CLEP. I was happy to see that she teaches other courses as well. Thanks for a great class.

Instructor: Stacey Jenkins for Intro to Psych
I took this class in the fall (Oct 2023). I took the CLEP for Intro to Psych today and PASSED! Mr Jenkins class was always alive. There was great communication/involvement amongst our class and Mr Jenkins. He knows what he’s teaching and is passionate to enlighten his class. He encouraged us to review notes that he shared and other areas of resources on the Moodle. During the exam today I could still recall where he spoke on a topic in the subject. That marks a great instructor.

Kelly was an amazing instructor. She taught with passion, made the class very interesting by making it participatory. I always looked forward to her class. If she’s teaching any other course that I am yet to take, I would love to be under her tutoring again.

My experience so far is good, a lot of materials and support to help. Just passed my exam on Development of Psychology with Dr Daniel Wolff. I can say I like his teaching, it feels easier to remember or understand.

Dolores Richards is wonderful at breaking down Ethics so her students can understand. She gave great examples for the different Ethics theories so the students understood what those theories meant. She made sure and covered all aspects that would be on the DSST.

Ann wade did an amazing job teaching the American Government course. I passed my exam on the first attempt!

The course went smoothly and the professor was very thorough in her teaching methods. Thank you for helping me pass my test!

My instructor was Pablo Piedrahita for College Math. He was amazing at explaining things in a way that is easy to understand for the test! I’m very thankful and passed with my highest CLEP score yet!

Ms. Dolores Richards for Dev Psychology Made learning the information for exam relatable giving easy understanding and easy to memorize most material.

My 1st language was Spanish so I felt the actual course was easy for me however I don’t think the material prepared me for the exam. To much time was spent learning the basics.

The 1st part of the exam is ALL audio. You must listen to a conversation and then answer the question based off memory and you can NOT go back and relisten. Two answers were VERY close, the other two not so much. You’re forced to really pay attention. I suggest using the scratch paper to jot down notes. The next part of the exam was grammar and that was what our course study had done plenty of review over. The last portion are short stories with 3-4 questions about the passage. I feel like you have time to read it once and maybe skim through the passage to find the answers. If you’re not sure skip and do NOT waste time. I marked approximately 10 questions to review but I finished with only 1 minute remaining. I’m grateful for my proficiency in Spanish, if not I don’t feel confident I would’ve passed.

Mr Jenkins is a very good instructor is very knowledgeable in Psychology and a very genuinely good person who was personable and always willing to help. I wish I got to meet him in person.

Ms. Dolores Richards (Development Psychology) was simply amazing, tolerant, patient and gives you invaluable insights and motivation boost throughout the course. Thank you Ms. Dolores and Achieve.

My teacher was awesome and a sincere individual.This teacher goes out of his way to make sure his students excel in everything. He gave me guidance on certain study guides to help me . I hope he will be my teacher again in the future.
Thank you again

I like the flexibility of time since I am working 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Once a week online class works for me. One class at a time.

The teacher (Laura Vianello) as great and the classes were always lively. She was also willing to help and answer any questions I had. With her help, I was able to pass the test :) I am so grateful.

Dr. Wolff made Humanities interesting. Not going to lie, Humanities is a lot of information but he does very well at trying to make sure you have everything you need going into the exam. Highly recommend Achieve because each person in your journey is there to help you no matter what!

I felt cheated and misled. I was told in the initial introduction that you can achieve. I was given the choice of two schools: Excelsior University and Allegany College of Maryland. I told Andrea that I was a student at Excelsior College, where I obtained most of my prerequisites; the only requirement I needed was Humanities to start the program at Excelsior. The only reason I chose Allegany was that with Excelsior, you have to travel out of state for clinicals. Then, I was told that Spanish is a requirement for Allegany. In addition, even though I have an introduction to psychology, I was also asked to take developmental psychology. I needed to take Spanish, Humanities, and developmental psychology. After much persuasion, I accepted and signed up for the program. The total cost for the program was supposed to be $ 9,364.00; I told Miss Andrea I would like to subtract both Spanish and Psychology from the contract, and I would only take Humanities with you. I decided to take them at Straighterliner.com because it is three times cheaper than your courses, and she said, "No problem." Now, the rest of the program is reduced to $7,800. I was urged to make an instant deposit of $600; the remaining balance was divided into $262 monthly. I started taking the Humanities class in August 2023; for one year, I have yet to be able to pass because every time you fail the CLEP exam, you have to wait 90 days before retaking it. I failed twice.
Meanwhile, within five months, I finished taking Spanish and  Psychology at Straighterliner.com, and their credit was accepted with both Excelsior and Allegany. As I mentioned above, their courses are more affordable. I am tangible proof. In September 2023, I received a call from my advisor urging me to enroll in Allegany College; she sent me a link to the college website. While reading the college courses required for the LPN-RN program, Spanish was not one of them.
Consequently, I wasted my time taking Spanish to discover it was not a requirement for Allegany College. (Archived wronged me; I wish this ever happened to anybody.)In October 2023, I called Achieve and spoke to Kyle. I asked whether their school was associated with Allegany, and he answered, "No." That was when I realized I was misled the whole time. On October 14 or 15, I contacted customer service regarding ending the program; I was told they would have someone call me within 24 hours. The next day, I  received a call from Lora. I explained to her how unhappy I was because I felt cheated and misled; for that reason, I wanted to cancel the program. In addition, when  I explained the situation to Lora, she sounded monotone and cold. You can sense her only mission was to collect money. She told me that for her to terminate the program, I should pay the remaining balance; if not, my name would be sent to collection. Can you imagine after spending about $5,000 for a failing class at that point, I became distraught? On October 23, 2023, I finally terminated the contract in agreement to pay the remaining, which I won't do.
Today is October 24th; while surfing online and looking for some credible online LN-RN, the first school that showed up was achieved; it read that.
"COLLEGE-BRIDGE.ACHIEVESTESTPREP.COM
Online LPN to RN program - LPN to RN Bridge-Finish faster (lies)
Earn your nursing prereqs and general Ed courses
Nursing bridge program. Complete LPN to RN online in a less demanding way—fully accredited college. No waiting list. (LIES) ALLEGANY COLLEGE HAS A WAITING LIST. Request Info. Financial Aid Available"
Wow! First, Achieve is not affiliated with any college; how would they advertise like one? I do understand why. People will rush to it since nursing is in high demand using the LPN to RN Program. Meanwhile, you have study.com and Straighterlinner, who have a bigger platform and are cheaper but do not portray themselves like that. Secondly, Allegany has a waiting list; their classes start twice a year, in spring and fall. Lastly, how would you advertise as if you offer LN to RNs instead of saying you only offer prerequisites toward the nursing program; that would have sounded more promising. "MISLEADING"
To all my fellow LPNs. Please listen carefully; I want to ask you to avoid this so-called achieved prep because you won't achieve your goal if you do not run away. This prep school should change the way they advertises. This way there won't be any complaints.

I had a wonderful teacher named Daniel Wolff. He explained everything and broke stuff down for you if you didn't understand it. I am very pleased with his class and teaching style. I also had a great Tutor named Kelly Lawson. Thank you both for helping me get one step closer to my goals!

Anne Wade did an excellent job. the reason for the 4 stars (not 5) is because it was never clear what chapters to read for the next class. furthermore, it seemed she she could have polished up her familiarity with the course questions. I did pass. there was a lot of material covered. So I consider it a team effort.