I'm taking US History II tomorrow and was wondering if the CLEP Official Guide is really representative of the exam. The reason I ask, I'm able to bang out 70-90% while taking the IC sections, but scored a measly 50% on the official practice exam.

Should I be concerned?

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DSST Technical Writting
ECE English, maybe...

Hard to say as the official practice exam is a representative sample of what you'll be facing. With IC, either you can fill in the blank or you can't. With a practice/mock exam, you have 5 choices and some of these can trip you up if you jump at the wrong one.

The key is to slow down, eliminate what answers cannot apply and carefully choose between what's left. It would be nice if all of the answers jumped off the page but they don't so don't rush to any conclusions.

GOOD LUCK!!

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M.S. - Psychology
B.S. - Criminal Justice
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Shoto-Advice:
"EC"
"CCU"
"Prayer"
"A Pass is a Pass"
"Slow and Steady - Wins the Race"
“Sometimes The Easy Way Is Not Always The Best Way”
"Passing a Petersons = Conquering a CLEP -or- Defeating a DSST"
"The 5 R's of Study: Repetition - Re-Enforces - Recognition - Recall - Retention"

"Always be Ready to Release Your Mind & Incorporate the Advice of Others into Your Plans."

"Studying is much like Boiling Water, if it is not Heated Constantly it will Once Again Become Cold Water."

Other Sources of CLEP & DSST Study Material

REA Books, Comex Books, Pass Your Class Guides, Standard Deviants DVD's, Petersons Practice Exams, Dummies Books, Idiot's Guides .

I keep notes from other users here in seperate folders for each exam. This is one I will use when taking US history 2 next. Hope it helps.
Us History 2 Test...tips
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Concentrate On The Era Of 1890 To 1940..most Of The Questions Are Centered There. I Just Took The Test A Week Or So Ago And Was Very Surprised That Really Few If Any Questions Related To Anywhere Near Present Day Topics. Pay A little Attention To George Bush And What He Wanted His Administration To Be Remembered For....a lot Of Questions Regarding The Depression, The Teddy Roosevelt Era, And Social Programs And Concerns Of The Early 1900's Thru 1950. I Used Only The Instantcert Study Guide Flash Cards And Absolutely Nothing Else. I Would 100% Recommend Paying Close Attention To The Script That Is Corresponding To The Answers On The Flash Card And If You Do that You'll Be Fine.

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ArmyMom451
My goal is LPN to BSN
Havent taken 1st test yet, but will soon.
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College Network/ Indiana University

Just got back from my exam, passed with a 61. IC covers much of the exam. I concur with armymom's description of the exam.

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Pass/Fail Record 11-1

Last 4 Exams
DSST Public Speaking pending-eminent failure (Sep 2006)
DSST Principles of Statistics 66 (Aug 2006)
CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Lit. 56 (Aug 2006)
DSST MIS 69 (July 2006)

Upcoming Exams
DSST Technical Writting
ECE English, maybe...

WELL DONE Fondue! Glad to hear you did so well! Another one to check off the list...

Have a good weekend!

JoAnne

Way to go!! What's next???

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Brian R. Fey Sr.
M.S. - Psychology
B.S. - Criminal Justice
A.S. - Administrative Management

Shoto-Advice:
"EC"
"CCU"
"Prayer"
"A Pass is a Pass"
"Slow and Steady - Wins the Race"
“Sometimes The Easy Way Is Not Always The Best Way”
"Passing a Petersons = Conquering a CLEP -or- Defeating a DSST"
"The 5 R's of Study: Repetition - Re-Enforces - Recognition - Recall - Retention"

"Always be Ready to Release Your Mind & Incorporate the Advice of Others into Your Plans."

"Studying is much like Boiling Water, if it is not Heated Constantly it will Once Again Become Cold Water."

Other Sources of CLEP & DSST Study Material

REA Books, Comex Books, Pass Your Class Guides, Standard Deviants DVD's, Petersons Practice Exams, Dummies Books, Idiot's Guides .

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ArmyMom451
My goal is LPN to BSN
Havent taken 1st test yet, but will soon.
Computer ap.
College Network/ Indiana University

Yeah, very impressive. I will be taking this exam soon as well. Originally taking the clep practice and peterson tests, it seems instantcert does not sufficently cover the material. But I am glad to hear that it does, and I am even more glad to hear that you passed !!

Hi Spazz,

Just in case you need some extra study material, here are couple of excellent resources:

http://www.sparknotes.com/history/
(You'll have to pick and choose the applicable sections to study)

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/studyguide...s/contents.asp
(Same again, you'll need to study only the topics covered on the exam)

Hope this helps,
Snazzlefrag

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