I discovered today that the Peterson's mock tests for Accounting have contradictory information. I was struggling in my studies for this exam and decided to print out the Peterson's tests so that I could study them away from my PC (I'm very sorry for killing a tree, but the 6 credits were my priority). I was doing some last minute reviewing tonight and the pages were shuffled into a different order than normal. It turns out that some questions are identical in tests 1, 2, & 3 - but different answers are given. Major relief to me - some of that wrong info had me feel like I was losing my mind!! I took the test a few minutes later and stuck with what seemed like the right answer - instead of what Peterson's had been trying to convince me was right. I ended with a 62.

I've taken 5 CLEP exams, and one DSST exam. The DSST exam was by far easier than any of the CLEPs, but it could be the subject matter (Here's to Your Health was the DSST exam).

I pose this question to those who have more testing experience than I:

Is there any generalization between the two types of tests, and if so, which tend to be easier?

Are DSST exams, on the whole, more difficult than CLEP exams, or vice versa?

Any input is appreciated.

Hello Everyone,
I am new to the site. I am preparing myself to try and finish school taking a lot of cleps. i hope i can do it. i really want to go to Thomas Edison and i am trying to follow their guidelines and clep so i won't have much to do when i actually apply. i have my license which will hopefully earn me more credits in my major. which brings me to my question....

when i called the testing center today at uwf, the lady told me that the english with essay only counts towards english 1 and not english 2. she said most colleges only count it for english 1. is that true? if that's the case then should i even bother taking it since i already have english 1? thanks for any advice i can get....

Just thought I would let the board now that I passed my 3rd CLEP exam in the last 6 weeks. I passed Sociology today with a 75! I walked away thinking how addictive it can be to study and pass these tests. Who needs the boring 16 week traditional class when you can study at your own pass and test out.

I have my exam on Wednesday.There were few open dates at Pearsonvue hence i had to choose this date.The next one would have been 16th Jan.
I have been studying since Sunday and the material is pretty boring. The Abnormal Psychology,Gerontology exams had stuff that was far more interesting.
My question is: On the exam are there going to be questions that test direct definitions/knowledge or do they twist it around? Meaning are there more of example based questions or simpler ones where you just need to know the terms?
There are many many terms that need to be remembered for this test and that's why i ask.
Please reply soon guys,
Thanks a lot,
Adoncia

I have been studying 5 hours every day (sometimes more if my boss isn't at work ) and will be taking the Macro CLEP Wednesday. I know that typically, the Peterson's test are a great deal harder than the real test. So, my question to people that have taken the CLEP test, do you feel that studying the Peterson's test helped you on the CLEP? I feel that after studying the IC flashcards, seeing the questions really enforced the concepts. How similar were the CLEP questions to Peterson's test?

I just took and passed the CLEP for this one and I wanted to download my methodology in case it may be helpful for someone else.

I studied using the videos from Teacher Resources by Annenberg Media videos 1-14, and read through a few of the instant cert flash cards, mostly the pre-colonial cards. I also read the U.S. History I booklet from pass your class. Another resource I used was from "The Teaching Company", they have a U.S. history series of which I listened to lectures 1-48. Lecture 48 is the end of the reformation.

Things I wish I had studied a bit more; Womens suffrage, Quotations from various people from the antebellum (SP?) era and Chronology of events leading up to the civil war such as formation of the Republican party, Browns insurrection, Lincoln-Douglass debates, etc.

~Rich

Hello all! I have a quick question for those in the know. I have a spreadsheet(SS) of courses I need to satisfy my degree req'ts for a BS in Nuclear Engineering Technologies from Excelsior. On this spreadsheet there is a 3 credit communications requirement, which according to the SS, can be satisfied by a CLEP or DANTES. Does anyone have a clue as to which test might satisfy this req't? Any input would be great appreciated! Thanks in advance!

~Rich

Hello all,

I need to take my final CLEP exam - Business Law. My study options are:
1. These two books from the Essentials series (little green and white books - one called Business Law 1 and one called Business Law 2)
2. Comex's Business Law for the CLEP exam
3. Instacert

My question to you oh-so-wise-and-already-took-it, can I get away with just instacert? And how long did y'all study for this sucker.

Thanks, kids.

I HAVE SENORITIS!!!!!!!!!!!

Leah:mad: :o

Hello everyone,

I'm new here (found this site yesterday) and was wondering about some advice.
I'm trying to get my Bachelors with Excelsior college, and I try to get it fast. My current schedule is 5 exames per week (after work) for two months, and I should be there.
Has anybody tested so quickly?
Can you share your experience?
What is the most efficient way to get all the preparation done in time :confused: (other then InstantCert, which was already a HUGE help yesterday.)

Thanks for your help, :o

Kat