Modern States

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Just remember that CLEP exams are taken by all kinds of people and for different reasons. Some just need 1 more class to graduate and think they can just go take a quick exam to finish. Some do a bunch and hope for the best (free to military remember, so their pass rates are a lot lower). Some don't want to do the lower level course because they know the info and think they can pass.

I'm willing to bet that a lot don't study before they take it. So, for example, if your daughter was planning to study US History for the school year, and decided to incorporate the info from the CLEP exam into her studies, and then take that at the end of the year (or split them up and take 1 after semester 1 and the other after semester 2), she'd be in a whole different boat than someone who just thought they knew a lot about history and might be able to pass. I'd think she would have a much better outcome in this type of scenario (incorporating into what she's already studying). The same would hold true for lots of these courses.

The CLEP exams give a breakdown of what they test on, plus they put out a new CLEP Study Guide with samples of every test in it, which I found to be very helpful (and you don't need a brand new book, buy a used or older version if you want - maybe 1-2 years old).