Took the Clep College Mathematics yesterday. Ran out of time and didn't answer the last 10 questions. I ran the clock down so much I did not even get a chance to just run through and click a box in hopes of getting a couple more answers correct. I did not manage the clock,and spent to much time on questions I did not know. Should have just picked an answer and moved onto questions I knew. So I hit the report button to see how bad I failed, and up popped a 56,I had passed! I am pretty happy although I know if I had managed my time better I could have gotten a better score.

I used the REA General Exam study to help prepare for this test along with a slew of algebra books. The best one by far I found is a book put out by Learning Express called 'Algebra Success in 20 minutes a day'. It is a Algebra I level book that will build the Algebra skills needed for the College Mathematics test. If you need to build your Algebra skill from the ground up this is it, IMHO. Unfortuanetly they do not have an Algebra II book that I know of. They do have a Statistics book by the name of 'Statistics success in 20 minutes a day'. I have that also and it is equally as good. I like these books as they do not make presumptions about your knowledge level and take you step by step through the text. Also each lesson has plenty of practice problems. If you have a chance to see it at a bookstore it is worth taking a look at. No, I do not work for the company,but after reading my glowing review if they want to make an offer they can have their people contact my people.

Joking aside if you are intimidated by the idea of taking a math exam don't be, you can do it. My bit of advice on how to prepare for any of the math test is to start preparing early as you begin taking exams. You can slowly build your math skills while you are taking other exams. That way you are still progressing while preparing for your math or algebra,statistics exam ,and avoid hitting a brick wall by having all your requirements done except math. Then finding yourself scrambling trying to cram for a subject that is not easy to cram for in a couple weeks. This is especially true if you know you are weak in math.

Good Luck,
BGN