Study Strategies for CLEP?

[Conradigan]

I've decided that I am going to CLEP out of my "core" classes for college. I've screwed up and I'm behind academically, basically I should have started college two years ago, and I'm only now starting it. I'm 20). I want to catch up on those two years by Clepping out of those two years basically. These are what I'm going to study for:

American Literature
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
Biology
College Composition
College Mathematics
English Composition
English Literature
Humanities
Social Sciences and History

I know that it's going to take a lot of hard work, energy and time to do this, but I'm determined to do it. For my sake, and for someone else's sake, I need to catch up! So I am posting this to ask anyone who has taken these cleps recently for how they studied, what worked for them. Just like, Did you use InstantCert's flashcards? How so? did you simply memorize them or did you write them down? Did you recite specific ones throughout the day?

I know everyone's strategy for studying is different, and may not work for others, but I'm just trying to find something that will work for me, or at least to point me in a good direction to start. I just feel lost right now because they exams cover a large area of stuff it seems, and I just don't know where to start! I want to ideally spend only 1 - 2 weeks studying for each exam.

Thank you for any help you can provide!

[Al2010x]

Well, it is better late than never and in your case, if you are serious then you sure can make up for those two years in less than 3 months. However, it will take serious commitment and dedication to the process. I basically took either CLEP or DSST every week for certain time. So here is what I do: I used instacert for all of my DSST, CLEP and one ECE. I don't try to fill in the blanks but hit next and read the flash cards and the explanation. I also read the guides posted in the specific feedback forum when I am away from the computer. I also review the feedback of other people as to what topics they had on their test. And once I feel comfortable with the subject, I take a test. My goal is to do atleast 60 to 75 flashcards each day, but 100 on a good quite weekend.

Also, in your list of subjects you have overlaps and you don't need that so make sure you form a degree plan so you don't waste time taking test that is not needed or is duplicate.

[clep3705]

Those are all great questions and more good answers such as the one above will trickle in. In the meantime, use search. There are many, many posts about what you've asked. Your questions have previously been answered. Synthesize an answer that is right for you by gathering the opinions and advice of the many.

[dfrecore]

You also need to find out if the college you're going to will accept those courses. Many colleges do, while some don't. Also, some will have a specific set of CLEP exams they will accept, but not all CLEP's.

For example, you want to take College Comp and English Comp. There is no such thing as English Comp at this time (there may have been in the past). But, either way, you need to make sure that your school accepts College Comp (many don't). Also, you need to see if which Comp course they will take: College Comp Modular, or College Comp; and whether or not you have to do the essay for it.

So, the first step is to make sure any CLEP you take is accepted by your college of choice, and then to start studying for them. Good luck!