Just passed Principals of Marketing

[tlenzi]

Well, add another one to the ranks, I just passed it this morning with a 69. I felt rather confident going in as the consensus around here is that it's easy, but I was a bit surprised at how uncertain I was when I clicked the submit button at the end.

I studied at least 15 hours as I could not afford to fail, and used both IC flashcards and REA Principals of Marketing, 5th edition. My advice to anyone starting this is to use the flashcards first to familiarize yourself with the terms, then read through the REA book, and lastly take the practice quizzes. The quizzes in REA are very similar to the actual test; I scored 67/100 on the first practice test, 68 on the second and 69 on the real deal this morning. The REA book is incredibly dry and difficult to get through, but does cover more tested material then the flashcards. Knowing the terms through IC ahead of time makes it much easier to read through.

I'm on a roll now and plan to take Business Law next, followed by Statistics. Thank you to everyone on here for their advice and shared experiences.

[rlundgard]

I'm taking the Marketing tomorrow. I'm studying the IC only over and over. What are my chances of passing by studying the IC only? I think I know the flashcards pretty well. Just curious because this is the first test Ive taken.

[MelB8tz]

Congratulations on the results tlenzi! That's a great score.

rlundgard, I look forward to seeing your results, be sure to post them! :O

[jlugo1010]

Gratz on your pass!!! When I took that clep I had just taken management, so it was much more easier.

[jackzack87]

That was a strange exam - studied for a month after taking Intro to Business, HRmang, Org. Behavior etc...as I clicked submit I thought I would have hit high 60's at least - felt really good about it and knew about 40% of the questions no guessing. A 56 really suprised me. Strange exam.