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Peterson's Practice - Hard!? (Biz Law Feedback included) - dseiler - 04-17-2007
I've been studying from the Instant Cert exams for a while now, and I've recently switched to the Peterson's. Anyone else find the difficulty of the Peterson's huge compared to the ICs? I feel like I am drowning on these tests!!
Peterson's Practice - Hard!? (Biz Law Feedback included) - mapalo - 04-17-2007
what are you studying for?
Peterson's Practice - Hard!? (Biz Law Feedback included) - ShotoJuku - 04-17-2007
IC flashcards are not questions in the conventional multiple choice sense; they are memorization tools. Peterson exams are of course muliple choice style questions and they are usually more difficult than those found on your standard CLEP exam.
[SIZE="2"][COLOR="Navy"]My advice.......use both (plus others as needed) and you WILL NOT FAIL!
Good Luck![/COLOR][/SIZE]
Peterson's Practice - Hard!? (Biz Law Feedback included) - Culrich - 04-17-2007
On most of the practice tests I've taken, Petersons dose not come close to reflecting the level of difficulty of the actual CLEP tests. Petersons are much harder. I took three of the Petersons practice exams on business law and finished with scores of 48, 39 and 52. I took the actual CLEP Intro to Bus Law test today and finished with a score of 67. Thanks again Instantcert for another 3 credits.
Peterson's Practice - Hard!? (Biz Law Feedback included) - abby - 04-17-2007
dseiler Wrote:I've been studying from the Instant Cert exams for a while now, and I've recently switched to the Peterson's. Anyone else find the difficulty of the Peterson's huge compared to the ICs? I feel like I am drowning on these tests!![SIZE="4"]
Yes, IC isn't really a test, per say. It allows you to go through, memorize the material or become familiar with it. And they believe that fill in the blanks is a better teaching tool than multiple choice. The Petersons tests are practice tests in the same format as the real CLEP tests. But, yes, I will agree that they are often much harder than the real test (like College Math, though the Am. Lit. was pretty much the same). If I do the 3 Petersons, and have a passing grade between 50-60, I will usually score at least 5 points higher on the real test.
And congrats to Culrich for passing!!! [/SIZE]
Peterson's Practice - Hard!? (Biz Law Feedback included) - mapalo - 04-17-2007
Culrich congratulations for passing the Business law, are you able to give a review of the Exam
Peterson's Practice - Hard!? (Biz Law Feedback included) - dseiler - 04-18-2007
Taking the English Comp with Essay, averaging about 55% on all three tests. Some of the questions are just insane.
By the way, are the Peterson's tests still "free"? I think I might have jumped the gun actually paying for them.
Peterson's Practice - Hard!? (Biz Law Feedback included) - dseiler - 04-18-2007
abby Wrote:[SIZE="4"]
Yes, IC isn't really a test, per say. It allows you to go through, memorize the material or become familiar with it. And they believe that fill in the blanks is a better teaching tool than multiple choice. The Petersons tests are practice tests in the same format as the real CLEP tests. But, yes, I will agree that they are often much harder than the real test (like College Math, though the Am. Lit. was pretty much the same). If I do the 3 Petersons, and have a passing grade between 50-60, I will usually score at least 5 points higher on the real test.
And congrats to Culrich for passing!!! [/SIZE]
Combining IC with Petersons definitely sounds like the right way to go. I was really sweating when I started taking the Petersons.
Congrats on your achievements!
Peterson's Practice - Hard!? (Biz Law Feedback included) - abby - 04-18-2007
dseiler Wrote:Taking the English Comp with Essay, averaging about 55% on all three tests. Some of the questions are just insane.[SIZE="3"]
By the way, are the Peterson's tests still "free"? I think I might have jumped the gun actually paying for them.
You should be fine with 55%. That's passing of course. Have you practiced the essay? That was the main problem for me. So I practiced writing and timing myself for as many sample topics as I could find.
Good luck[/SIZE]!
Peterson's Practice - Hard!? (Biz Law Feedback included) - dseiler - 04-18-2007
Haven't practiced the essay, but that's the least of my concerns. Always been a good writer at least by my standards. Taking the test today at 5:15. As soon as I get the results back (no idea when cause of the essay) I will post here.