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I'm hoping to take the American History 2 test in the next few weeks and have been doing the flash cards on here. I've also gotten the official College Board CLEP study guide from my library, although that only has one practice test.
What's been everyone's experiences with the American History 2 test? I've heard it's pretty tough and I just want to make sure I'm preparing adequately. I need a 60 for my University to give me credit. I have somewhat extensive knowledge of American history, so I suppose that will work in my favor, but I still do not want to under-prepare.
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My primary resource for preparing was the REA exam prep book. I read it twice. But I'm also old enough to remember much of the history content covered on the test. What you see on the news today eventually ends up on a history test.
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Thanks. As I can see you scored pretty well on it too. What was your overall attitude towards the exam? How did you feel about it?
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I didn't use IC for this test, but it's best to use more than one resource, just so you are exposed to as much info as possible because you never know what you'll be tested on. I used REA (book & PTs), Annenberg Learner videos, and Google/Wikipedia.
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I've heard really good things about the REA books, so that seems like a good investment. Like I said, I have a pretty good knowledge of US History from Reconstruction -- Present, but there's still a lot I don't know. I'm just trying to gauge the best way to prepare for this test.
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Start taking practice tests to see how you do with the info and what areas you need to work on.
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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
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I will answer your question by saying you should take Westerner's advice. In addition to reading the REA study guide, I went through the REA sample tests three times, the last time being at the test center right before the exam. Pay attention to the explanations of the answers.
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clep3705 Wrote:Pay attention to the explanations of the answers.
Yes, this is very important! If you don't get many questions similar to ones on the PTs, you'll often learn something through the explanations that you will be tested on. That's happened to me a lot.
BA History 2014 - TESC
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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Great. Thank you both so much for your help! I will keep you posted!
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clep3705 Wrote:... I'm also old enough to remember much of the history content covered on the test. ...
History of the United States II | CLEP
Description of the Examination
The History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present ...
damn, you're old
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