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Us History Or Psych?
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I am taking my first CLEP exam on January 6, 2010. I just started studying for the US History I exam. I was told that the Psych or Intro to Sociology are easier the first time you take the exam. I need the History and either the Psych or Soc class. NEED FEEDBACK PLEASE.
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#2
My very first CLEP was US History-1 but if I had to do it again I would go with Intro to Soc. Good Luck!
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Shotojuku, how long did it take you to study for US History I? I believe that is next on my list of tests to take...next Tuesday, as a matter of fact. With a week of intense studying, do you think it is doable?
[SIZE="1"]Tests passed:
CLEP Eng. Comp. w/Essay 65
CLEP Humanities 71
CLEP Human Growth and Development 61
CLEP Western Civ. I 63
CLEP Social Sciences and History 60
CLEP College Math 80
CLEP College Algebra 80
CLEP American Lit. 66
CLEP English Lit 66
CLEP A&I Lit 74
CLEP Introductory Psych 73
CLEP Introductory Soc 70
CLEP US History I 64
CLEP Natural Sciences 58
DSST Technical Writing 71
DSST Here's To Your Health 431
DSST Intro to World Religions 452
DSST Art of the Western World 66

Courses passed:
BCC Shakespeare I - A
BCC Writing Fiction I - A
BCC Writing Poetry I - A
BCC Drawing for Animation I - A
BCC Accounting 101 - A
TESC Intro to Children's Lit - A
TESC Literary Roots of Western Culture - A
TESC African Encounters - A

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#4
As a rule, for me, I always studied THREE WEEKS for every exam.

[COLOR="Navy"]Study Time: How I Did It…

Pre-Study-Prep: Obtain or set up whatever materials I will need to study (IC Flashcards, REA Books, Standard Deviants Videos, Pass-Your-Class Guides, and Petersons Practice Exams.

Week One: Begin to read books, review flashcards, watch videos. Call your test center and make an appointment in advance as they sometimes require a few weeks advance notice)

Week Two: Re-read books, review flashcards, watch videos Take 1-2 practice exams

Week Three: Continue to review all materials, take additional/final practice exams. You should be passing these with room to spare. Take real exam at end of the week and PASS.

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#5
While it never hurts to study for three weeks per exam...I think you could do US History I with one week of study if you worked hard.
I did it in one week and got a 65 Big Grin But I am kind of a History buff.

I would go with Intro to Psych for your 1st CLEP. I'm working on it now and it's pretty straight forward.
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CLEP's Completed:
Western Civ I&II-62,58 respectively
US History I&II-both 65
Freshman Comp-65
Natural Sciences-51:confused:
Humanities-62
Macro&Micro Eco-66,68 respectively
Social Sciences and History-54
Principles of Marketing-66
American Gov't-61
Intro to Psych-68
Human Growth & Development-63
A&IL-70
P of Management-63
English Comp w/essay-62:hurray:
BizLaw-67

DSST's completed: P of Supervision-452, Orgz'l Behavior-73, HRM-60, Intro to Business-449, Intro to comp'ing-429, MIS-446, M&B-59, P of Finance-427, P of Financial Accounting-64, BizLaw2- 68, Biz Ethics-

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Introduction to Statistics

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Public Relations Thought & Practice
Ops Management
Biz Policy

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#6
Many people, like me, already possess a good deal of common psychology knowledge, which makes those types of tests easier to study for. Other people are history buffs... you get the idea.

Intro to Psych was actually a lot of new knowledge for me in the realm of physiology and famous theorists and other non-practical stuff. I believe I only studied for a week or so, however. Good luck with your exams, and study hard! Use the practice tests!
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CLEP College Algebra 51
CLEP Natural Sciences 63
CLEP Social Sciences and History 59
CLEP A&I Lit. 74
CLEP Intro to Sociology 67
CLEP Info Systems and Computer App. 58
CLEP Intro to Psychology 66
CLEP Intro to Business Law 64
CLEP Principles of Management 73
CLEP Principles of Marketing 63
CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics 61
CLEP Principles of Microeconomics 62
DSST Fundamentals of Counseling 49
DSST Principles of Supervision 61
DSST Substance Abuse 441 (Pass)
DSST Business Law II 67
DSST Management Information Systems 436
DSST Principles of Statistics 466
DSST Principles of Finance 435
DSST Civil War and Reconstruction 57
DSST Criminal Justice 431
ECE English Comp C :mad:
ECE World Population A
ECE Ethics, Theory and Practice A
ECE Organizational Behavior A
ECE Human Resource Management B
EC Business Policy B
Straighterline Accounting I B
Straighterline Accounting II B
CSU Pueblo Ops Management A
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Intro to Sociology is easier than Intro to Psych -- with some of the information from Sociology being carried over to Psych, which means you can then build on it. Work smarter, not harder.

No comments on History as I have not had to deal with that subject, as far as testing out is concerned.
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