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    Old 08-16-2006, 10:38 AM
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    Anyone do the practice tests on Petersons revised site?
    I read on this forum that the Peterson questions were more challenging than the actual Clep test questions. Is this still the case?
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    Old 08-16-2006, 11:05 AM
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    Anyone do the practice tests on Petersons revised site?
    I read on this forum that the Peterson questions were more challenging than the actual Clep test questions. Is this still the case?


    From what I understand, the exams remain in their previous "more challenging" levels. Good Luck!!
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    I can field this one for you. I took all of the practice tests when I was studying for the 6 credit College Math CLEP. I did these in conjunction with IC. The Peterson tests were MUCH harder and more indepth than the actual test; at least the version I took anyway. There were many word problems dealing with statistics and probablility. As several other threads have stated, know your prime and real numbers, mean/median, decimal to fraction conversion (and vice-versa), know how to /*-+ fractions. I was amazed at how much I overstudied for the test, meaning there was very little Trig or Algerbra. I received a 58 but it simply counted as a Pass with no grade assigned. Of course my input comes with the common IC forum disclaimer that this was just the version I took, there may be other more diabolical versions out there. I would reccomend to overstudy for this one, with 6 credits at stake, it will be time well spent. Good luck and let us know how it went. Lee
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    Thank you for the input. I am doing my best to overstudy. I will not be able to take the Clep math until the middle of Sept because the test sites around me are jammed up with testing incoming students now. So hopefully I will be ready to go for it by then. I have taken some practice tests from various sources and my scores are all over the place. I am up then I'm down . The logs really get to me. Were they on the Clep? I also still have to learn how to determine if a linear equation is a parabola, circle or whatever. Then some of those word problems that talk about thing like 10 women, 7 of whom like a movie and 9 men, 3 of whom like the movie and what is the ratio or whatever of men, or women or both that like the movie, blah, blah, blah... Should I get myself worked up over this kind of problem?
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    ........I will not be able to take the Clep math until the middle of Sept because the test sites around me are jammed up with testing incoming students now.........


    This may turn out to be a good thing insofar as you will be given ample time to study, prepare, and build up all of your math skills giving you a greater ability to PASS - GOOD LUCK!!
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    I didn't use the Petersons online, but I did use their book, both the study material and the sample exams. Their sample exams are IMO much MUCH more difficult than the actual exam. I posted my thoughts about this exam in another thread called College Math --Don't Sweat it -- or something like that, in much more detail, please take a look,
    My overall take is that all of the topics in the overview are covered, making this kind of a broad test, but they're really lightweight examples, making it not very deep, and IMO an easy test if you have a decent grasp of the principles.
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    I didn't use the Petersons online, but I did use their book, both the study material and the sample exams. Their sample exams are IMO much MUCH more difficult than the actual exam. I posted my thoughts about this exam in another thread called College Math --Don't Sweat it -- or something like that, in much more detail, please take a look,
    My overall take is that all of the topics in the overview are covered, making this kind of a broad test, but they're really lightweight examples, making it not very deep, and IMO an easy test if you have a decent grasp of the principles.

    I have looked over your previous "don't stress over it" post today and I have referred to it in the past to make sure that I am studying the right things. All of those things that you listed are things that I have mostly under my belt at this point. I will keep syudying though, especially since my test isn't for a while and I certainly don't want to get foggy on anything in the meantime.
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    3 US Hist 2 (66)
    3 Amer Gov (67)
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    3 Ed Psy (71)
    3 H G & D (70)
    3 Intro Psy (74)
    3 Intro to Soc (75)
    6 College Math (68)
    6 A & I Lit (72)
    DSST:
    3 Intro Computing (65)
    3 Here's to Your Health (64)

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    This may turn out to be a good thing insofar as you will be given ample time to study, prepare, and build up all of your math skills giving you a greater ability to PASS - GOOD LUCK!!

    Thank you, Brian, for your supportive words. I appreciate your helpfulness.
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    I finshed all of my credits for a BA in Art from TESC
    CLEP Credits:
    6 Biology (67)
    3 US Hist 1 (67)
    6 SS & Hist (68)
    3 US Hist 2 (66)
    3 Amer Gov (67)
    6 Amer Lit (73)
    6 Hum (73)
    3 Ed Psy (71)
    3 H G & D (70)
    3 Intro Psy (74)
    3 Intro to Soc (75)
    6 College Math (68)
    6 A & I Lit (72)
    DSST:
    3 Intro Computing (65)
    3 Here's to Your Health (64)

    Other Credits:
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    3 TECEP Psy of Women (78/100)
    3 TECEP Art Hist 2 (81/100)
    3 Dept Exam English 1
    45 Traditional
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