03-17-2013, 09:04 PM
I passed Principles of Marketing with a 72 on Friday! I was actually quite nervous about taking this test. Because I had heard it was pretty easy, I didn't push too hard with studying. I spent an hour or two over the course of about 5 days reading through the REA Principles of Marketing book, writing down the definitions to help me remember them. The day before the test I took the first REA Practice Test, and only scored 68%, getting a number of questions that I hadn't heard of those terms before! Not only that, the score calculator on the CD-ROM said that 68% = a 50. Then I got really nervous and started frantically looking over the IC flashcards trying to figure out what I had missed. I finally took the OCSG test and scored 81%. I was very surprised to receive a score on the actual test of 72! I am so thankful to the Lord for guiding me through this one!
There were more international-related questions than was covered in the REA book. And a lot of this exam was common sense...there were a lot of questions that I just went through and eliminated all the answers I knew couldn't be right. I'm also curious if anyone knows why the CD-Rom would score my test as a 50, with 68%, but in the book itself, it says 68% translates to a 60? Very glad to be done, but it was an interesting subject. To future test-takers, I would recommend, to feel more comfortable, using a combination of REA and IC. But if you understand the concepts, obviously REA can be your main study source
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There were more international-related questions than was covered in the REA book. And a lot of this exam was common sense...there were a lot of questions that I just went through and eliminated all the answers I knew couldn't be right. I'm also curious if anyone knows why the CD-Rom would score my test as a 50, with 68%, but in the book itself, it says 68% translates to a 60? Very glad to be done, but it was an interesting subject. To future test-takers, I would recommend, to feel more comfortable, using a combination of REA and IC. But if you understand the concepts, obviously REA can be your main study source
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[COLOR="#000080"]The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. John 7:18
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[COLOR="#000080"][COLOR="#0033ff"]The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. (Chinese proverb)
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Currently working on Associate of Science in Business
[COLOR="#660000"]CLEP tests[/COLOR]
American Government - 67
History of the United States I - 72
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature - 73
Introductory Psychology - 72
Human Growth and Development - 62
College Algebra - 73
College Composition - 62
Principles of Macroeconomics - 72
Principles of Microeconomics - 73
Principles of Marketing - 72
Principles of Management - 72
DSST tests
Environment and Humanity - 69
Principles of Public Speaking - 71/PASS on speech
Principles of Supervision - 450
Intro to Business - 436
Intro to Computing - 471
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[COLOR="#000080"][COLOR="#0033ff"]The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. (Chinese proverb)
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Currently working on Associate of Science in Business
[COLOR="#660000"]CLEP tests[/COLOR]
American Government - 67
History of the United States I - 72
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature - 73
Introductory Psychology - 72
Human Growth and Development - 62
College Algebra - 73
College Composition - 62
Principles of Macroeconomics - 72
Principles of Microeconomics - 73
Principles of Marketing - 72
Principles of Management - 72
DSST tests
Environment and Humanity - 69
Principles of Public Speaking - 71/PASS on speech
Principles of Supervision - 450
Intro to Business - 436
Intro to Computing - 471
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