For those that say CLEP is "cheating"

[bassinbros]

There have been studies done, and people who study one subject at a time heavily for a short period of time retain more information then the people who study multiple subjects at a time for a longer period. So generally when someone studies a topic for a CLEP for 4-5 hours for a week or two will retain more information in then the folks who study 5 subjects in a college for an entire semester.

I took the Biology CLEP back in February, and just so you know, biology is my LEAST favorite subject. FCP recently came out with a PT for Bio, and I haven't touched a lick of Bio since my CLEP (3+ months) and got 60% correct on the PT. That's not great but between hating Bio and not touching it for over 3 months I was surprised not only at my score, but at how much I remembered. Okay, I know it's weird that I took a PT for a test I already passed and in a topic I dislike, but I really like FCP's PTs and I was just pretty bored at the time.

I definitely agree that studying a specific subject with a higher concentration results in greater learning and retention. Since I was home-schooled, I was able to tailor my studies so that I was only studying one or two subjects at a time. I certainly enjoyed learning this way, and I was able to remember what I learned much better.

BTW, I am taking the BIO CLEP this Thursday and was wondering how close FCP's practice test is to the real exam?