Has anyone found the free online petersen's practice exams beneficial?

[BELLA]

what happened to the DSST, or DANTES exams....... can't find the link on their site

[larry7crys]

I did the practice test for the Peterson's online and the REA in the book, and they are SO MUCH harder than the actual CLEP.

I agree. The Peterson's site is great but some exams are much harder than the actual thing!

[abeake]

Thank you guys for this incredibly helpful information.

I am preparing to CLEP out of Biology so I can start my prerequites for the Nursing program. I already have a Bachelor's Degree but fairly useless to me as it was a Liberal Arts Degree. I am much more focused now but also on a time crunch so it is necessary for me to CLEP out of Bio.

I looked into this link, as I have read numerous times on this blog that Peterson's is very helpful. However, I am not sure which test prep to choose that will be the closest to the CLEP test.

Please help... Thank goodness for this site!

[abeake]

Originally Posted by Sammy
I tried to register and it then required me to enter a registration code. I couldn't get in. Do you have to be in the airforce or something? I need help.


Sammy,

Try this link (save it to your favourite places so you can revisit it in future):

Peterson's Education Portal - Colleges, Graduate Programs, Financial Aid

- Click on one of the exams listed.
- Fill in your registration info and choose a username and password.
- You shouldn't have to enter a code at all.

I used this exact same link to register.

It was totally free. I didn't need to be military or enter a military code (I am SO not military). I have been a member since October, 2005 and my registration has yet to expire. I have used it for multiple mock exams in several different subjects. Even though the text says you have 90 days to complete your mock exams, the time on my account (after I sign in) actually remains at 202 days and doesn't ever change.

Good luck,
Snazzlefrag


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Thank you guys for this incredibly helpful information.

I am preparing to CLEP out of Biology so I can start my prerequites for the Nursing program. I already have a Bachelor's Degree but fairly useless to me as it was a Liberal Arts Degree. I am much more focused now but also on a time crunch so it is necessary for me to CLEP out of Bio.

I looked into this link, as I have read numerous times on this blog that Peterson's is very helpful. However, I am not sure which test prep to choose that will be the closest to the CLEP test.

Please help... Thank goodness for this site!

[ShotoJuku]

Try this link (save it to your favourite places so you can revisit it in future):

College Planning Center - Free Test Preparation - Tools - CLEP[url=http://www.petersons.com/cpc/testprep.asp?sponsor=1&tab=clep][/url]

[SIZE="2"]Am I missing something, I don't see either CLEP or DANTES listed here??[/SIZE]

[Almost_There]

I understand from the collective G2 that Peterson's is harder than the actual CLEP.

I am currently studying for Hum100 and Soc100 --- and after taking the Peterson's Intro to Soc pre-test (scored a 65%), I was shocked that it covers much more ground than IC study material did.

Also, Peterson's coverage seemed more in line with the percentage breakdown provided on the Collegeboard site for the Intro to Soc exam (copied below).

Thoughts and Comments --- I am planning on testing Soc before next Strayer semester starts (1/7/08)

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20% Institutions
Economic
Educational
Family
Medical
Political
Religious

15% Social patterns
Community
Demography
Human ecology
Rural/urban patterns

20% Social processes
Collective behavior and social movements
Culture
Deviance and social control
Groups and organizations
Social change
Social interaction
Socialization

30% Social stratification (process and structure)
Aging
Power and social inequality
Professions and occupations
Race and ethnic relations
Sex and gender roles
Social class
Social mobility

15% The sociological perspective
History of sociology
Methods
Sociological theory