08-06-2011, 04:24 PM
Today I took my CLEP English Comp. exam. I'm a basket case. Did I pass? I don't even have a clue. For all of you posters asking about "which is the easiest test?" and not liking the "it depends" response, accept the answer. While I'm pretty good at grammar, I HATE writing. You probably haven't noticed it from my postings, but I can be a tad verbose. And disorganized. Also, I do a poor job of editing my own work.
Writing is agony for me to begin with, and having to do it within certain time constraints was murder. It wasn't even as if the two topics were hard, and heaven knows the opinion essay shouldn't have been hard as I have an opinion on everything. I was so anxious anticipating the exam that I don't think that I did as well on the multiple choice part as I could have. I tried telling myself that it didn't matter if I failed because there were other options, but it didn't really help.
My only advice is to try writing time essays before the day of the test. Write on anything. By the second (opinion) essay, I tried using the scrap paper to write down ideas. I probably would have done better to do an outline. Finally, KISS. Keep it simple, stupid. My problem was probably that I tried to make it too involved. Well, time will tell.
Okay, party's over. I'll pass or I won't. It's not the end of the world, and I still have about 60 credits to test out of. (See? I ended that sentence with a preposition. I sooooooo flunked.)
Writing is agony for me to begin with, and having to do it within certain time constraints was murder. It wasn't even as if the two topics were hard, and heaven knows the opinion essay shouldn't have been hard as I have an opinion on everything. I was so anxious anticipating the exam that I don't think that I did as well on the multiple choice part as I could have. I tried telling myself that it didn't matter if I failed because there were other options, but it didn't really help.
My only advice is to try writing time essays before the day of the test. Write on anything. By the second (opinion) essay, I tried using the scrap paper to write down ideas. I probably would have done better to do an outline. Finally, KISS. Keep it simple, stupid. My problem was probably that I tried to make it too involved. Well, time will tell.
Okay, party's over. I'll pass or I won't. It's not the end of the world, and I still have about 60 credits to test out of. (See? I ended that sentence with a preposition. I sooooooo flunked.)
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