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New to Instacert - JoJo - 06-19-2011
I need to pass 6 electives for nursing by December. It seems like it may be possible after reading the posts. I sure hope so. Getting ready to sched my first test for Ethics.
New to Instacert - dcan - 06-19-2011
Absolutely doable.
6 electives or 6 credits? If 6 credits, if you can read you can do A&I Lit and get 6 credits.
If 6 courses, that's 18 credits.
From FCP's list of easiest tests:
- A&I Lit (6)
- College Math (6)
- Principles of Management (3)
- Principles of Marketing (3)
- Principles of Supervision (3)
- Technical Writing (3)
- General Anthropology (3)
- Human Cultural Geography (3)
Of these I've only taken A&I myself, but lots of people have done this. Several here have completed entire 2- and 4-year degrees 100% through tests.
Resources:
Clep Difficulty List - Free-Clep-Prep.com
DSST Difficulty List - Free-Clep-Prep.com
CLEP and DSST Overlap List! - Free-Clep-Prep.com
Updated Easiest Exam Thread-Everybody List Exams Taken with a 60+ Score Using Only IC
New to Instacert - JoJo - 06-19-2011
I need so many credits. This is my plan:
Ethics
Religion: 6 credits, one online and one CLEP/Dantes/Excelsior
Principals of Management
Statistics
American Literature
Biology
I think I may be able to pull it off if I stay focused.
Thanks for the websites.
New to Instacert - Lindagerr - 06-19-2011
You CAN do this that is 6 months. Lots of us here have done several credits in that time.
For Statistics you might want to check out ALEKs It took me a while but others have done statistics there quickly. Find out if your school will take ACE transcribed creits first.
The only test I have done you listed is the DSST Religion, it was work but not impossible.
If you use the exam specific feedback you can get lots of help in preparing for these exams.
New to Instacert - ShotoJuku - 06-20-2011
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Welcome Aboard!!!
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Shoto-Advice:
"CCU"
"Prayer"
"A Pass is a Pass"
"Slow and Steady - Wins the Race"
[B][I]âSometimes The Easy Way Is Not Always The Best Wayâ
"Passing a Petersons = Conquering a CLEP -or- Defeating a DSST"
"The 5 R's of Study: Repetition - Re-Enforces - Recognition - Recall - Retention"[/B][/I]
"Always be Ready to Release Your Mind & Incorporate the Advice of Others into Your Plans."
"Studying is much like Boiling Water, if it is not Heated Constantly it will Once Again Become Cold Water."
Other Sources of CLEP & DSST Study Material
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"Prayer"
"A Pass is a Pass"
"Slow and Steady - Wins the Race"
[B][I]âSometimes The Easy Way Is Not Always The Best Wayâ
"Passing a Petersons = Conquering a CLEP -or- Defeating a DSST"
"The 5 R's of Study: Repetition - Re-Enforces - Recognition - Recall - Retention"[/B][/I]
"Always be Ready to Release Your Mind & Incorporate the Advice of Others into Your Plans."
"Studying is much like Boiling Water, if it is not Heated Constantly it will Once Again Become Cold Water."
Other Sources of CLEP & DSST Study Material
[SIZE="3"]REA Books, Comex Books, Pass Your Class Guides, Standard Deviants DVD's, Petersons Practice Exams, [COLOR="Gold"]Dummies Books, Idiot's Guides [/COLOR].
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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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Something Else To Know
[/SIZE]FACT: The lowest possible score is a 20. The highest possible is an 80.
FACT: Approx. 1/2 the questions on the test must be successfully answered to get a 50, or a pass.
THE HYPOTHESIS: In a 100 question test, such as Sociology and many others, there are only 60 possible points (between 20-80) for 100 questions.
60 points divided by 100 questions = .6pts
If each questions is worth .6 points, 50 correct questions = 50q X .6pts = 30pts
You must add 20 since 0 correct questions = 20pts.
30 points + 20 points = 50 points, or a pass.
Now:If each point in a 100 question test is worth .6 points, 100 questions X .6 points = 60; 60 + 20 = 80.
By this formula, answering 75 questions correctly would translate to a score of 65.
New to Instacert - CLEP101 - 06-20-2011
JoJo Wrote:I need so many credits. This is my plan:
Ethics
Religion: 6 credits, one online and one CLEP/Dantes/Excelsior
Principals of Management
Statistics
American Literature
Biology
I think I may be able to pull it off if I stay focused.
Thanks for the websites.
Hi and Welcome to the forum,
Do you need those exact courses? If not, just take 3 CLEPS for the 18 Credits
6 LL CLEP A&I Literature
6 LL CLEP Biology
6 LL CLEP Social Sciences & History
OR
6 LL CLEP Natural Sciences
6 LL CLEP Humanities
6 LL CLEP American Literature
New to Instacert - JoJo - 06-21-2011
Thanks so much for the great feedback. It helps and I will use the resources listed.
I need to take the specific classes.
New to Instacert - LaterBloomer - 06-22-2011
Hi, welcome. Yes, you can definitely do it. Figure out your studying and testing style, and go from there. Good luck.
New to Instacert - burbuja0512 - 06-22-2011
JoJo Wrote:I need to pass 6 electives for nursing by December. It seems like it may be possible after reading the posts. I sure hope so. Getting ready to sched my first test for Ethics.
Hi Jojo - yes this is VERY doable!! If you aren't already a member, I would recommend signing up for IC so that you can have access to the specific forum feedback. Once you do this, you'll get an extra discussion area open up to you that will have threads that talk about each test.
My strategy and formula for success when I was testing was the following:
IC Cards + Specific Forum Feedback + Youtube Lectures + Google = passing the test. I have five kids and travel frequently for business so I don't have a lot of time. What I would do every night is wait until 7:30pm, when I got my youngest two kids to bed is open up the computer and study for at least two hours. I can do about one test a week like this, or for the more difficult tests, I might take two weeks with this amount of study.
Good luck!!
New to Instacert - JoJo - 06-22-2011
Wow! You are awesome. I feel there is hope and enough time. Thanks for the IC suggestion.
Time to study.