Hi,

I'm a returning student to ASU and needed to take care of some general studies requirements so I could focus on my core degree requirements. Anyhow, it was a long day today and I don't know if I can recommend taking two CLEPs in a day. I feel pretty burnt out, but my main reasoning for doing it was that all my fall classes have started, so I figured I'd take my chances now, otherwise I'd have to hold out till Christmas break.

I took the Intro to Sociology Exam at 9AM MST and the exam was pretty straight forward. I used the REA and the Flash cards to study with, and was averaging on the REA about a 68-69 before I took the actual test. My CLEP score was a 63, I felt pretty prepared for this test and knew if I could pass only one test, this would be the one I wanted to pass.

The Macro Economic Exam was at 1PM MST, so I spent most of the time in between tests studying the REA. For macroeconomics this was my sole source of study material and I really didn't prepare well for the test. Going into the test my average REA score was 42. Furthermore, I made a big mistake during the second test which was not eating all day, by 2pm I started getting a headache while I was taking the test, but worked my way through it. Anyhow, I scored a 51 on the CLEP, so I barely passed, but I'll take it. My only tip on this test is to really sit back and read the questions, most of the time if you understand Macroeconomic fundamentals; GDP, Inflation, Recession, what the Fed can do to control the market and the various economic theories; you can narrow everything down to 2 answers, giving you a 50/50 shot.