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Hello! I'm scheduled to take the Freshman English Comp CLEP on Thursday. I've reviewed the REA Freshman English Comp and taken the practice tests I scored a 53 and then studied and took the other practice test and got a 60. I've reviewed IC's English Comp flashcards and I've taken the Peterson Practice tests scoring 56 and 71. I'm going to take the CLEP version with the Essay so I've written a few five paragraph essays. What more should I do?
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nick94 Wrote:Hello! I'm scheduled to take the Freshman English Comp CLEP on Thursday. I've reviewed the REA Freshman English Comp and taken the practice tests I scored a 53 and then studied and took the other practice test and got a 60. I've reviewed IC's English Comp flashcards and I've taken the Peterson Practice tests scoring 56 and 71. I'm going to take the CLEP version with the Essay so I've written a few five paragraph essays. What more should I do?
Sounds like you have done a great job preparing. I aim for a score of at least 60 on the REA tests to feel confident going and taking the real thing. The chances of the actual test being 10 points harder than the practice one is pretty slim.
Have you timed yourself in writing the essays? If not, I recommend that.
Otherwise, review your wrong answers and make sure you know the right ones and go take the test! Let us know how it goes. Good luck and God bless!
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bkbarden Wrote:Sounds like you have done a great job preparing. I aim for a score of at least 60 on the REA tests to feel confident going and taking the real thing. The chances of the actual test being 10 points harder than the practice one is pretty slim.
Have you timed yourself in writing the essays? If not, I recommend that.
Otherwise, review your wrong answers and make sure you know the right ones and go take the test! Let us know how it goes. Good luck and God bless!
Okay! I'll try timing the essays! I overlooked that detail!
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nick94 Wrote:Okay! I'll try timing the essays! I overlooked that detail!
Yes, that's important.
I thought I would do fine on the essays, but when I tried timing myself, it was a LOT harder. I was glad I had practiced!
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bkbarden Wrote:Yes, that's important. I thought I would do fine on the essays, but when I tried timing myself, it was a LOT harder. I was glad I had practiced!
What amount of time do you recommend for the first draft/version of the essay?
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nick94 Wrote:What amount of time do you recommend for the first draft/version of the essay?
CollegeBoard says:
"Candidates respond to two essay topics, spending approximately 45 minutes on each essay."
I would recommend finishing your first draft of each essay by 30 minutes. That will give you time to further develop any sentences/paragraphs, spellcheck and grammar check, etc. If you can do it under 30, I think that's best... it's hard to really review and make good changes if you're under the time pressure.
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bkbarden Wrote:CollegeBoard says:
"Candidates respond to two essay topics, spending approximately 45 minutes on each essay."
I would recommend finishing your first draft of each essay by 30 minutes. That will give you time to further develop any sentences/paragraphs, spellcheck and grammar check, etc. If you can do it under 30, I think that's best... it's hard to really review and make good changes if you're under the time pressure.
Thanks! Timing the essays should really help! I don't know how long it normally takes me to get a first draft but now I have a target!
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ikbaljet Wrote:I aim for a score of at least 60 on the REA tests to feel confident going and taking the real thing. The chances of the actual test being 10 points harder than the practice one is pretty slim.
Okay! Thanks!
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ikbaljet Wrote:I aim for a score of at least 60 on the REA tests to feel confident going and taking the real thing. The chances of the actual test being 10 points harder than the practice one is pretty slim.
Oh I Forgot! Welcome to the IC Discussion Forum!
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I sat down and took this test yesterday out of the blue, and scored a 64, so its definitely doable. Just know basic literary terms, sentence structure and proper usage of verbs, nouns, adverbs, adjectives.....etc...... tis a fairly easy test, if you are well spoken and if you read alot, this one should present zero stress m8.
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