Luke F.

This program frequently makes me question what is a legitimate priority and often results in me knowing and extensive amount of knowledge on a subject that never appears on a test or in class. I have used ALEKS for three semesters of college level chemistry and it is hated by all students. That is not an exaggeration. The three major issues with ALEKS are as follows: 1.) It requires actual perfection from students. Professionals are not perfect so why expect that from a student? A simple miss-click results in exaggerated penalties. 2.) For a program that requires perfection it is not perfect itself. From very confusing jumps in concepts that are not explained clearly we, as students, feel like idiots on this program. Not to mention ALEKS has a tendency to mark correct answers as incorrect (I have photo evidence of this). 3.) The price is insane. Charging students upwards of $50. College students are broke as is, and now we have to waste money on an online program that wastes hours of our life. Yes, ALEKS does teach you topics and does ask excellent questions, but the pros hardly outweigh the cons. An old fashion review sheet and TA meetings / extra hours would get more done, and for far less money, than this horrific program.