Taking two CLEPs on Friday

[thomasseo]

Ok, so I've got a few questions. These will be my first CLEP tests. I FINALLY got approval from my school to be able to take them (traditional private school). Anyways, I plan to take the A&I Lit and Spanish exams this Friday. For A&I Lit, there isnt much that one can study, correct? I am pretty good at this type of thing, so i dont think it will be a problem. Some have suggested to brush up on lit terms, and I may do that.

My main question is about the spanish exam. I took spanish in HS about 6 years ago. Im not good at spanish at all. My plan is to go in and basically try to guess my way through this thing. I know a lot of you guys are going to say that I should study for it and this that and the other. The thing is, the school will only let me take the spanish test by the end of this week. I am not sure what the reason on this is, but the other exams I have until the end of the semester to complete. I was just wondering if anyone has attempted this successfully? Before someone says it, yes, it is worth the $77 to me to get the chance to possibly get out of this test. Also, if there are any key points that might help me out with this, I would be really appreciative.

[methibosheth]

I've passed both tests you're about to take. the Spanish test has an 88% military pass rate (remember, they usually test for free), so given the fact that you have some prior experience with Spanish, I'd say you've got a decent shot at passing this one. I would at least take one practice test, so you're not going in completely cold. As to A&I Lit, I second simply brushing up on literary terms (and I'm anal about practice tests, best studying you can do imo).

[LaterBloomer]

My guess is that the high passage rate in the military may have more to due with a large Latino military population than the ease of the test. Just a thought. Regardless, good luck with the tests.