DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts

[ShotoJuku]

Thanks for the info Shoto! Do you think that was enough to pass the exam or did you have difficulty? Did you use any textbooks?

[SIZE="3"][COLOR="Blue"]Let me answer your three questions this way - Yes, Yes, and Yes.

Yes - I believe that wikipedia and sparknotes COMBINED with InstantCert may be just the trick.

Yes - I had difficulty, the most I have had on any one exam. I took the exam yesterday (4/17) but firmly believe that I passed and will confirm this when the results arrive in around 2 weeks.

Yes - I did they are: Faces of a Nation (The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union, 1917-1991) by Theodore H. Von Laue, The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire by Raymond Pearson, and Soviet Politics 1917-1991 by Mary McAuley. I bought them all USED (very cheap) from Amazon.

Finally and other Yes in the form of a VIDEO - "The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union" also USED from Amazon.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="4"]GOOD LUCK!!![/SIZE]

[libartsmgr]

Hi Shotojuku,

I plan on taking this exam in 3 weeks. Currently I have the red rudman book for it, but thats it. What books and resources did you use and were they sufficient for the exam?

Trajan,
I got the Rudman book and I absolutely hated it. I had serious issues with the answers Rudman said were correct.

OK - I'm sure they are correct, maybe most correct of the choices, but I really felt like I had to research the answer to be sure of it and I simply just did not have enough time to do that.

In the end, I shelved Rudmans and used Instacert and Wikipedia. Wikipedia was right on the mark and filled in Instacert quite nicely.

[RBOWMAN]

Used only instantcert and the INFOPLEASE. website for a timeline of ussr events and scored an "a" on this test. You will do great ..go forth and study and be confident!!!! :eek:

[Trajan]

Thanks all! I have to start studying! I have USSr exam and Money and Banking in 3 weeks! Thanks for all the input!

[ShotoJuku]

Trajan,
I got the Rudman book and I absolutely hated it. I had serious issues with the answers Rudman said were correct.

OK - I'm sure they are correct, maybe most correct of the choices, but I really felt like I had to research the answer to be sure of it and I simply just did not have enough time to do that.

In the end, I shelved Rudmans and used Instacert and Wikipedia. Wikipedia was right on the mark and filled in Instacert quite nicely.

[SIZE="3"]I had a similar experience with the Rudman's books on both the Civil War and USSR. I aced the Civil War exam and am patiently waiting for my USSR grade. The real benefit that these books offer is a chance to see how DANTES Q&A appear on the actual test as oppossed to the CLEP format. Until someone puts out a more reliable book or study guide the Rudmans book are the only ones out there for DANTES except of course the power of the almighty INSTANTCERT flashcards which to me are the REAL SOURCE of information. Good Luck All!![/SIZE]

[sgloer]

Hey Shoto--

Glad to hear you finally got that test out of the way. Looking forward to hearing your score!

P.S. Congrats Rbowman on a solid score!

[RBOWMAN]

Hey Shoto--

Glad to hear you finally got that test out of the way. Looking forward to hearing your score!

P.S. Congrats Rbowman on a solid score!

Thanks Steve for the site ..the encouragement and the realization that this all can happen if you want it bad enough and I think all of us do. Thanks again.

[ShotoJuku]

[QUOTE=sgloer]Hey Shoto--

Glad to hear you finally got that test out of the way. Looking forward to hearing your score!

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[SIZE="2"]Thanks Steve. After me, you and the rest of the group will read it here!![/SIZE]

[ShotoJuku]

[SIZE="2"]I just received my results and the agony is over - [COLOR="Blue"]59 - which is an "A" @ Excelsior!!!!!

Just one more to go College Mathematics and I WILL HAVE A DEGREE!!!!!![/COLOR][/SIZE]

[Nodean]

Good Job Shoto!