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College Composition CLEP essay help
#11
dcan Wrote:If by "format" you mean the software, you can download a demo of the software from the CollegeBoard website with a tutorial on how to use it.

Yes, I mean software. Do you have a link for this? Thanks a lot.
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#13
Thanks for the link. I tried to install it, but oddly enough, it said that it is not compatible with 64 bit windows systems. Anyone else having this problem?
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#14
Bassmanj Wrote:What would you have scored the two essays you wrote in the real test? When you took the test, was there a stopping point after the multiple choice section? Ie. can you get yourself prepared for the essays by writing your outline structure on scrap paper, and then clicking continue to move to the essay prompt.

How similar is the format of the Peterson's online tests to the testing center format?

Personally I probably would have scored each of them as a 3. But then again I never had the time to go through and proofread it as a whole. I proofread it as paragraphs, but never as a whole, cause I ran out of time.

I believe that there WAS a stoping point after the multiple choice section (99% sure)... and there is also a stopping point BETWEEN essays... So you could write out your outline structure before you push next.

The format shouldn't be a big deal during the multiple choice section... You can't use any key commands during the essay and are very limited with what you can do... (basically, besides typing, you can copy and paste by pushing a button, and that's it).
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#15
Thank you everyone, you have been very helpful.
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#16
dcan, are you talking about the CLEP College Composition exam here? So, would I be correct then, to assume that you can pick a general topic, and then they give you your essay question???
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#17
mmb123 Wrote:dcan, are you talking about the CLEP College Composition exam here? So, would I be correct then, to assume that you can pick a general topic, and then they give you your essay question???
They give you a topic that you write your first essay on. It could be a broad topic and you might have to pick a specific facet to write about, or they could give you a more specific thing to argue for or against.
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mmb123 Wrote:dcan, are you talking about the CLEP College Composition exam here? So, would I be correct then, to assume that you can pick a general topic, and then they give you your essay question???

They provide essay questions for both essays:
College Composition | CLEP

One is an open ended question where you can bring in your own life experience and the other is a question which uses two short passages and you must pick a side to argue (and the second one requires citations back to the passages). If you search this site you'll find a lot of great info, just make sure you avoid anything that is too old, the exam was changed in 2010 to the current format and it went from a single essay to two different essays. The old content may help, but look for content for the new "College Composition" exam instead of the old "English Composition" exam. if you need help with the formatting of the essays you might want to check out the College Board study guide ($10) or the CLEP Official Study Guide (~$25), both offer an in depth look at the scoring and provide a sample question with sample essays. In my experience with the exam and from what others have said has been shown that they care more about how you organize your thoughts then the length, both of my essays were five paragraphs but I made sure the spelling and grammar were great too.
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#19
what score on the multiple choice sections is good for passing the exam for both the REA practice exams and the peterson practice exams?
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#20
donkeykong05 Wrote:what score on the multiple choice sections is good for passing the exam for both the REA practice exams and the peterson practice exams?
Over 85% on the REA MC PTs should be plenty. I didn't take the Petersons MC PTs.
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The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23

"I'm going on an adventure!' ~AUJ
"It is our fight." ~DoS
"I am not alone." ~BotFA
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that's given to us." ~FotR
"There is still hope." ~TTT
"Courage..." "This day, we fight!" ~RotK

CLEP: A&I Lit 74 ~ Am Lit 73 ~ Eng Lit 72 ~ Humanities 75 ~ College Math 77 ~ Western Civ I 63 ~ Western Civ II 69 ~ Natural Sci 64 ~ US History I 76 ~ US History II 69 ~ Sociology 68 ~ Am Gov 69 ~ Social Sci & Hist 71 ~ College Comp 61 ~ Marketing 70 ~ Management 66 ~ Psychology 67

DSST: Supervision 453 ~ Tech Writing 61 ~ Computing 427 ~ Middle East 65 ~ Soviet Union 65 ~ Vietnam War 74 ~[COLOR="#0099cc"] Civil War 68

[/COLOR]Other: College+ Biblical Social Justice B ~ ECE World Conflicts Since 1900 A

TESC courses: Capstone A ~ Leaders in History A ~ Photography 101 A- ~ Games People Play A ~ International Relations A- ~ Mass Communications I A

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