SparklyUnicorn Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 If your kid did any CLEP exams, what did you do/use to prepare? Did you use any prep books? Do you have anything to recommend? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 REA Clep prep books were the best. Paying for instantcert https://www.instantcert.com when needed is great too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 DD used the official CLEP prep book, and took a few of the practice tests. She did College Algebra, and used a college algebra text to study each topic. She passed the CLEP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 My older 2 have both CLEP'ed out of Spanish. Each time, I bought the official CLEP Prep book that has a couple practice tests, or maybe it's just one. And some general info on the exam. You can download a subject specific one from the College Board when you pay for your CLEP test (or ahead of time), or you can buy a big blue book on Amazon, etc. We also bought some after-market REA prep book on Amazon. I think they each spent a couple/few hours practicing a test, so they got familiar with the question organization, etc. They could have studied more, but they didn't, lol, and they both got high scores and did just fine. :) Languages are maybe more fluid than other subjects, though. I mean, they'd been learning Spanish for about a decade by the time they took their CLEPs, unlike, say a macroeconomics class that you could crank through in a semester or even less time with a good prep book . . . I'd think that some other topics might lend themselves better to targeted studying. At the end of the day, when looking at important standardized tests, I always buy at least a couple well rated prep books on Amazon, and my kids barely crack them, and then they still do just fine. I've wasted a LOT of money on exam prep books over the years, lol. You can re-test CLEP in 3 months if you're not happy with your score, so there's always that . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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