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Best Books for DSST Preparation? - Silly_Me - 10-31-2017
I know that the REA guides are the "gold standard" for CLEP preparation. Is there a similar brand of books for DSST preparation? Thanks!
RE: Best Books for DSST Preparation? - greencouch - 10-31-2017
The "Mastering the DSST" books are really good. Unfortunately, they're not available for every DSST subject.
RE: Best Books for DSST Preparation? - LLou - 11-01-2017
(10-31-2017, 07:36 PM)Silly_Me Wrote: I know that the REA guides are the "gold standard" for CLEP preparation. Is there a similar brand of books for DSST preparation? Thanks!
Peterson's Master the DSST Exams (volume 1) book was very helpful for me as I prepared for the Substance Abuse Exam. Volume 2 will be available through Amazon in December, I believe. If you look at the front cover of the book, you will see which exams are covered in each volume. The books are very reasonably priced and cover several exams. Hope that helps!
RE: Best Books for DSST Preparation? - dfrecore - 11-01-2017
Peterson's also makes the practice exams for many of the DSST's.
Unfortunately, the books don't cover every test (each volume covers 11-12 exams), so there are 13 exams that aren't covered at all by a book.
My local library system has an online system that gives access to Peterson's practice tests for the CLEP and DSST exams for free. Not all will have it obviously, but it certainly can't hurt to check and see if you have it. Again, not every exam is covered.
IC has flashcards for a lot of the DSST exams. And Study.com has courses that cover many of them as well.
RE: Best Books for DSST Preparation? - Silly_Me - 11-01-2017
Awesome! Thanks, guys. I'm specifically looking for something to prepare me for the Advanced English DSST, but there aren't a lot of options since the test is so new. Does anyone know if these (passyourclass) guides are any good?
http://www.passyourclass.com/dantes_products/business/principles-of-advanced-english-composition.html
RE: Best Books for DSST Preparation? - radconjohn - 11-01-2017
I didn't get any books for the DSST's exams I took, just the threads on here, the study guides on here and the IC flash cards are all you need to pass!