I feel study material costs are the most valuable investment. That is why I didn't hesitate to sign-up with instantcert and also a reason I will purchase other study guides in addition to instantcert to make sure I pass an exam. I figure that I am already saving tremendous amounts of cash by getting credit through exams instead of expensive colleges, so I don't feel bad about $20 here-and-there.

If I fix my own car and need to buy special tools to do the job, I don't feel bad about it so long as I save several hundred in the process. The same philosophy.

So I do encourage people to pay to take practice tests online or get additional study material if they feel it will improve their score and chances to pass and also boost their confidence. It is a small price to pay for the large future benefits.

I know some people that will say no to instantcert when I mention the $20/month and I just shrug and shake my head!

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http://direct.mbsbooks.com/cgi-vb/nDadop...7&FVGRPNO=

A cheap way to get college textbooks is to look up college courses at the above sites (TESC) and find the current text book they are using for courses. Then go to Amazon and look up used texts of older editions and you can often find excellent books for less than $5!

I hope this helps others meet their goals.

Hey everyone,

Can someone please guide me on what kind of questions are asked on these tests? For History do they ask ..for example...'this event took place on which date', type of questions?


For Business law, did u guys have any practice questions you went over?


I'm giving these exams on wednesday and am not yet too confident...I Hope I pass:o

Thanks you guys...

I think it will be interesting to see what everyone has to say and maybe it will give a headsup for those about to take the test.
My vote for toughest..microeconomics...
My vote for easiest...social science and history..took it without studying

Does anyone have any advice?
I'm studying for this for Tuesday. Looks like a focus on pharmacology and alcohol. But I'm wondering if I'll have to know each and every effect/withdrawl symptom of each drug... I can barely pronounce half of them! :eek:

Any feedback is muy appreciated!!!

btw - It's fiesta time here in San Antonio, so ironically, i'm studying alcohol instead of partaking of any - bummer!

I was curious how much actual time I've put into my degree. So, I tallied it up today for my blog and thought I'd post it here too:

My last Dantes test is scheduled for May 9. Assuming that I haven't/don't flunk/ed any of the Dantes tests, I've effectively spent about 6 months of actual study time to get my 4 year bachelor degree. Or, if you want a time line:

2 months, 1 week: I had 14 credits from previous study prior to January 9, 04. (I spent a week in '03 preparing for English Composition with Essay CLEP and had 8 credits from a semester (two months) at community college.) (14 total credits.)

(Went to unaccredited Christian college during this time. No credits are eligible for transfer. :-P)

1 week: About a week in December '04 was spent preparing for the Humanities CLEP. (20 total credits.)

1 month and a half: Beginning when I returned from visiting Rita Jan 6, '05 to Feb 16, '05 I took 16 CLEPs for 54 credits. (74 total credits.)

Then I moved to Illinois and busied myself with wooing, getting engaged then married, and being a newly-wed for a year or so. :-D

1 month and a week: I started up again March 10th and attained 39 credits between then and April 18 via five CLEPs and 3 Dantes. (113 total credits.)

1 day: I took four of those FEMA tests yesterday for four credit hours. (117 total credits.)

And I'll probably spend about a week and a half preparing for my last Dantes May 9 (the soonest I could schedule to take it).

Assuming my math is correct, and that I haven't flunked anything, that's 5 months and three weeks.

I think that's pretty spiffy. Of course, the one thing that may put a kink in this sweet timeline is that I have a bad feeling that I may have failed Introduction to the Modern Middle East last week. As I said in another post, it was an extremely detailed and difficult test. I honestly think I learned a lot preparing for it, so I'm not upset that I took it, but it was the most difficult test I've ever taken. If I pass it even by the slimmest of margins, I'll be very happy.

Anyway, if you remove the "dead-time" when I was pursuing other things, I've spent about 6 months total going for this degree, and at least 4 of the months were while working full time. That rocks, quite honestly. Why people spend four years and $$$$$ for a general education degree at a normal institution is beyond me.

I plan on testing Wed for this exam. I'm not that confident yet. How well should I do on the CollegeBoard practice test to pass the real exam? I got a 55% the other day and plan on taking it again tonight.

Are there any other tests that are recommended that people have used as practice tests and what score do you think is necessary to be considered ready for the real exam?

Hello,
I have about 50 credits of CC and 24 or so from TESC from 1 year of enrollment and some tecep's.
I moved out of the country for a year or two and dropped out of TESC due to the logistics of trying to get books and taking the exams made it a little to hard.
I was not aware at the time of all the credits i could get from these tests. Now i am hoping to test out as much as possible and then only take what i have to from COSC or TESC.

How many here are just Credit banking at one of the two??
Which one is best or cheapest and what are the pro's and cons of each. I have read on thier websites but its a little hard to understand.

Please give me any info on what i should do. Should i just wait until i have taken most of the tests or just i Matriculate???? I guess the benefit is i get guideance from the school.

RM

I am studying the clep micro flashcards and i wanted to know if the instantcert alone is sufficient; if you study the material enough to understand it. I haven't seen many posts on this test, so i thought i would ask. Thanks.

Can you tell me what UL exams you have taken? Also, it appears that you have used Instantcert exclusively. Is that correct? I have nothing but Excelsior UL exams left and I'm a little nervous because I have used nothing but Instantcert in helping me ace all of the Dantes and CLEP exams that I have taken thus far.

I know there have been some threads about this before but I am preparing for the Accounting exam right now (CLEP) and would like to know from some of you who passed if the Peterson practice exams are close to the real thing.

I usually pass the test if I study the practice exams and some Instantcert, but on the microeconomics test I found that a lot of stuff was different from the practice exams (A LOT DIFFERENT). Thanks to IC I still passed of course hehehe!

Also, does CLEP have an official policy about which exams allow for a calculator? My test center won't allow one, they say if it is needed, CLEP will provide it with the test (yeah right). I already sent this question to the CLEP people, I'll let you know what they'll tell me.

Thanks,

Christa