To me your amount of study time is a clear indicator; it does not seem to allow you proper saturation and linkage of black and white concepts, ideals, and facts to cement from the page to your memory.
Then, and without knowing, your rehearsal (practice) effort may need adjustment too. Those practice exams always do it for me.
Here's my basic study formula based on proven success...
To begin, I use a regular, proven system of no less than 3-weeks of total study/practice time.
Week One - Pick out a projected exam date on your calendar and commit to it. This will provide you a measurable and focused target. Begin to review the IC Flashcards, read any books you may have, watch video/dvd if you have them. Also, break this down to a few sessions per day of no less than an hour per session; kind of like eating several small meals per day. You will ingest/digest the material much better.
Week Two - Continue onward as in week one until you can take a practice test. You can either do well or poor on this so don't take a position either way yet as you're not ready. Between Petersons, REA, and official CLEP practice exams you will have on average 4-5 practice exams to take. Towards the end of week 2 do another practice exam.
Week Three - Of course you will be reviewing the IC Flashcards and reading/viewing what you have and now schedule any available practice exams every other day leaving the OFFICIAL CLEP PRACTICE EXAM for the night before your schedule exam date. Do well enough (no less than 55% correct) and you will/should pass.
Exam Day - Light one hour review before your scheduled time. Now this final step is for me and I'm sure others may do the same but it's a choice for everyone to decide for themselves. Just before I click that mouse to begin the exam I ask the Father for guidance, strength, courage, wisdom, knowledge, to pass the exam; this may be the final ingredient to my success but it always works - Amen!
Everyone here in our IC-Forums-Classroom can offer you similar schedules, tricks and tactics on how to achieve success it is ultimately however up to you. GOOD LUCK!!
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A.S., B.S., M.S.
Always be ready to release your mind and be willing to listen to the advice of others. Remain flexible. - Gichin Funakoshi
Last edited by ShotoJuku : 01-26-2008 at 06:51 AM.
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