5 essential CLEP/DSST Books

[Shawn A]

OK CLEP/DSST experts,

I was asked this question from a soon to be deployed NCO. "What five CLEP/DSST books would you recommend for a soldier to take to Iraq?"

The subjects don't matter - but he wants to set up a small library for his soldiers. He knows that the company commander is a certified Test Control Officer and no matter where they end up - CLEP/DSST is an option (paper based).

Here would be my five:

1. College Board Official CLEP Guide

2. Official DSST Test Prep Guide

3. Barron's CLEP

4. REA Analyze and Interpret Literature

5. Cliff Notes - Economics

Here's my rationale:

The 1st two are obvious since those are offical guides with info for 8 DSST exams and all the CLEP exams.

The Barron's CLEP has sample tests for English Comp, Humanities, College Mathematics, Natural Science, and Social Science - History. I especially liked the sample questions for the Comp with Essay.

REA Analyze and Interpret Lit - just because that exam is a relatively easy six credits IMHO,

Cliff Notes - Economics. My 18 yr old son used these as his only test prep source for Micro and Macro (although he reads the WSJ daily).

Again, I'm looking at some other ideas for this NCO. Thanks!

Shawn