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OK, I'm taking this a week from tomorrow. I just got a 51 on the REA test with next-to-no study. I'm studying famous paintings, I reserved the Annotated Mona Lisa book from the library, & I'm reading everything I can find from Wiki on composers/opera/jazz, etc. I'm also brushing up on my lit knowledge, which is pretty strong.
How close is the REA test to the real thing?
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PonyGirl93 Wrote:How close is the REA test to the real thing? Fairly close (if a little harder); their organization of the questions is not like the real deal. Peterson's practice exams were closer to the test in this regard, as they organized questions by topic.
Keep working at it. If you're at 51 now, you should be able to raise that by 10 points in a week, with some intense studying. Think broad and don't give up -- you'll be fine!
Hope it goes great,
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Thanks, Ruddigore! From all the scary stories I saw on here & degreeinfo, I was expecting the practice test to be a lot harder than it was. But I've always been an art & lit freak, so I guess that is going to pay off.
Does anyone have a rough estimate of how the time periods are split up, emphasis-wise?? There was a lot more on ancient art but relatively modern lit in the first practice test, is that fairly accurate? I've seen percentage estimates on style & subject matter of questions, but not time period...
Thanks :]
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PonyGirl93 Wrote:Does anyone have a rough estimate of how the time periods are split up, emphasis-wise?? There was a lot more on ancient art but relatively modern lit in the first practice test, is that fairly accurate? I've seen percentage estimates on style & subject matter of questions, but not time period...
Bump... Any advice on what periods to focus more on??
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I felt my version of the exam was spread out pretty evenly. I focused my Art study on Ancient Greece and Rome at the beginning and that gave me a good foundation for everything else. I came to the exam with a strength in music and theatre so I spent more time on art and lit.
Are you a member of IC? The feedback from the forum helped me to know which of the lesser known artists to focus on.
I took Ruddigore's advice and took lots of practice tests and studied anything I missed or guessed.
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operalady Wrote:I felt my version of the exam was spread out pretty evenly. I focused my Art study on Ancient Greece and Rome at the beginning and that gave me a good foundation for everything else. I came to the exam with a strength in music and theatre so I spent more time on art and lit.
Are you a member of IC? The feedback from the forum helped me to know which of the lesser known artists to focus on.
I took Ruddigore's advice and took lots of practice tests and studied anything I missed or guessed.
OK, thanks!
No, I'm not an IC member... Truly can't afford it at the moment :[
Yeah, I'm about to take a Peterson's test, hoping it goes well... :ack:
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PonyGirl93 Wrote:Yeah, I'm about to take a Peterson's test, hoping it goes well... :ack:
Don't let yourself get discouraged by the Petersons tests... Especially Test #2... For some reason, it seems like on all the practice tests I've taken through them, they seem to jack up the difficulty on the second test.
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TMW2010 Wrote:Don't let yourself get discouraged by the Petersons tests... Especially Test #2... For some reason, it seems like on all the practice tests I've taken through them, they seem to jack up the difficulty on the second test.
Thanks... I got a 42  There was a lot more modern stuff than I was expecting, and a ton more biographical stuff, which I've heard there isn't actually much in the real test??
But I'm definitely kicking my studying up a notch... A big one :leaving:
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Not to be mean...I think $20 per month is a small price to pay to help you with your study. Especially if it saves you having to repeat and pay to do the clep/dsst again 6 months down the line.
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Tasman Wrote:Not to be mean...I think $20 per month is a small price to pay to help you with your study. Especially if it saves you having to repeat and pay to do the clep/dsst again 6 months down the line.
It definitely is very reasonable. I have no complaint against their prices. But I'm a 16 y.o. without a steady job. $20 is a lot for me 
And I'm not going to have to repeat a test because of the lack of IC. I haven't used it on any before & haven't failed one yet. It just requires a lot more effort & "legwork" on the internet.
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