CLEP Introductory Sociology
Passed this test with 68 after 2 weeks of study in June 2012. Here are a few tips.
1. The REA and SpeedyPrep are terrific for learning terms. And I had a lot of Q's about terms. Also, look up major theorists/theories (online kids encyclopedias are great).
2.Make educated guesses. If I didn't know the answer, I could still pretty easily eliminate some choices.
3. Of course, take lots of practice tests. It makes you familiar with lots of different question types. Several questions on the real CLEP were VERY similar to PT questions.
4. The Official Clep Study Guide's PT. Take and review it.
5. Pray!
This was a fun test!
& my PT scores: REA—65% & 79%, Petersons—73% & 73%, OCSG—78%, real CLEP—68.
CLEP American Government
I passed this test in July 2012
Score: 69
Length of study: ~3 weeks
Resources: online flashcards, REA, Petersons PTs, AP US Government PTs, OCSG,
Tips: the OCSG is must-have!
Here are my practice test scores (in the order I took them):
Petersons AP Government & Politics—45% (don't know what happened there)
Barrons AP Government & Politics—70%
Petersons 1—70%
REA 1—78%
Petersons 3–76%
Petersons 2–78%
REA 2–80%
OCSG—83%
One note: the second REA test is sorta wierd. Heavy on the media...lots of obscure things, terms and acts...some questions even seemed like they belonged in Intro Sociology or US History 2! Anyhow...I didn't do too bad on it, and the more practice, the better!
I'd taken US History 1 & 2 and Intro Sociology—that really helped in my studying.
I'm really grateful for this opportunity to study our nation's government—it's fascinating!
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.
Psalm 33:12
Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a reproach to any people.
Proverbs 14:34
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves,
and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chrionicles 7:14
CLEP Social Sciences and History
I passed this Clep in July 2012
*Score: 71
*Length of study: under 2 weeks
*Resources: REA, Petersons PTs, Princeton's Cracking the Clep, OCSG
*Tips: I took Western Civ 1&2, US History 1&2, American Government, and Intro Sociology before taking this one. Those are the major areas, so review them well; the other smaller topics are pretty basic (except there's some Economics, but it wasn't too bad, and I would say it's not essential to have taken the MacroEcon and MicroEcon Cleps).
*Previous tests taken:
Western Civ 1&2
US History 1&2
Intro Sociology
American Government
(in that order)
*Practice test scores:
REA—69%, 74&
Petersons—63%, 68% (I didn’t take the 3rd Petersons, but just studied it)
Cracking the Clep—81%
OCSG—81% (TAKE AND REVIEW THIS!!!!! There was a CLEP question that I would’ve had NO IDEA about if I hadn’t taken this test. Because I did, I knew the answer in a snap!)
*Observations:
Yes, the test is arranged by section!
My test had about 40 Q’s on US History, with chunks of government thrown in (I took these tests most recently & was most comfortable with this section)
~20 Q’s on Western Civ/World History (took WC 1&2 early this year, so it was a little more fuzzy, but this section of the test was not too bad)
~20 Q’s on Economics (some was not too hard to get, made some educated guesses, and just flat-out guessed for others)
~10-12 Q’s on Geography/Anthropology (not hard)
~30 Q’s on Sociology with a little Psychology (for me, the Sociology was very easy & basic)
CLEP College Composition
Passed this test with 61 in August 2012. Whew! I got 84%, 72% and 88% on the 3 Petersons tests (multiple-choice sections). Those were accurate to the real test. Then I practiced writing essays that were 5 paragraphs and over 300 words in length.
Here's how I did my essays (for the 30 minute prompt).
1. Introduction: Start with an attention-getting sentence. Question, quote, or jarring statement is best Present the problem, maybe mention some pros and cons, and end with why a certain option is best (your thesis statement). You really don't have to use "I," just say your thesis statement like it's a fact. The testers already know they're going to be hearing your point of view, so put it right out there!
Body paragraphs:
2. Point 1: Present a point for your side. Use stats, quotes, whatever—to back it up.
3. Point 2: Another point for your side.
4. Point 3: Last point for your side.
OR
Point 3: Present some cons against your argument and debunk them.
5. Conclusion: Wrap everything up. Summarize each of your 3 paragraphs in a sentence. Restate your thesis statement. Finish with a strong clincher or quote, and you're done!
Some other things to consider:
--You can arrange your 3 points from most important to least, or least important to most. Depends on your prompt and personal preference.
--Don't forget the topic and clincher sentences for each paragraph.
--For some topics, like a compare-contrast essay, you'd take the topic, discuss 2 opposing issues related to the subject in each paragraph and state the best one. Like for, "are fish or birds better pets?" you could look at costs in the first body paragraph, effort required in the second, and enjoyability in the third. So you'd discuss pros and cons in each paragraph, but don't forget to sum up what you decided in a topic sentence.
--Outlines help some people. I only used them for when I was just starting to practice essay writing, and then I didn't need them.
--Don't worry!! With practice you'll get better!
The Petersons practice tests have a section on the 40 minute essay, where they give you those 2 sources—that was pretty much all I used to prep for that section, and it worked.
On the test, you do the 30-minute essay first. Then you can get a little break before advancing to the 40-minute-with-sources one. On your computer, you'll have "cut" and "paste" buttons, but no "copy."
On the Clep, my first essay topic was a broad one and I had to pick a specific thing to write about (which was so much easier than all the practice essay topics I had
). My second essay topic was on changes in schools. I was given a pro argument and a con argument. Make sure you use BOTH sources in your essay!
Passed this test with 68 after 2 weeks of study in June 2012. Here are a few tips.
1. The REA and SpeedyPrep are terrific for learning terms. And I had a lot of Q's about terms. Also, look up major theorists/theories (online kids encyclopedias are great).
2.Make educated guesses. If I didn't know the answer, I could still pretty easily eliminate some choices.
3. Of course, take lots of practice tests. It makes you familiar with lots of different question types. Several questions on the real CLEP were VERY similar to PT questions.
4. The Official Clep Study Guide's PT. Take and review it.
5. Pray!
This was a fun test!
& my PT scores: REA—65% & 79%, Petersons—73% & 73%, OCSG—78%, real CLEP—68.
CLEP American Government
I passed this test in July 2012
Score: 69
Length of study: ~3 weeks
Resources: online flashcards, REA, Petersons PTs, AP US Government PTs, OCSG,
Tips: the OCSG is must-have!
Here are my practice test scores (in the order I took them):
Petersons AP Government & Politics—45% (don't know what happened there)
Barrons AP Government & Politics—70%
Petersons 1—70%
REA 1—78%
Petersons 3–76%
Petersons 2–78%
REA 2–80%
OCSG—83%
One note: the second REA test is sorta wierd. Heavy on the media...lots of obscure things, terms and acts...some questions even seemed like they belonged in Intro Sociology or US History 2! Anyhow...I didn't do too bad on it, and the more practice, the better!
I'd taken US History 1 & 2 and Intro Sociology—that really helped in my studying.
I'm really grateful for this opportunity to study our nation's government—it's fascinating!
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.
Psalm 33:12
Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a reproach to any people.
Proverbs 14:34
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves,
and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chrionicles 7:14
CLEP Social Sciences and History
I passed this Clep in July 2012
*Score: 71
*Length of study: under 2 weeks
*Resources: REA, Petersons PTs, Princeton's Cracking the Clep, OCSG
*Tips: I took Western Civ 1&2, US History 1&2, American Government, and Intro Sociology before taking this one. Those are the major areas, so review them well; the other smaller topics are pretty basic (except there's some Economics, but it wasn't too bad, and I would say it's not essential to have taken the MacroEcon and MicroEcon Cleps).
*Previous tests taken:
Western Civ 1&2
US History 1&2
Intro Sociology
American Government
(in that order)
*Practice test scores:
REA—69%, 74&
Petersons—63%, 68% (I didn’t take the 3rd Petersons, but just studied it)
Cracking the Clep—81%
OCSG—81% (TAKE AND REVIEW THIS!!!!! There was a CLEP question that I would’ve had NO IDEA about if I hadn’t taken this test. Because I did, I knew the answer in a snap!)
*Observations:
Yes, the test is arranged by section!
My test had about 40 Q’s on US History, with chunks of government thrown in (I took these tests most recently & was most comfortable with this section)
~20 Q’s on Western Civ/World History (took WC 1&2 early this year, so it was a little more fuzzy, but this section of the test was not too bad)
~20 Q’s on Economics (some was not too hard to get, made some educated guesses, and just flat-out guessed for others)
~10-12 Q’s on Geography/Anthropology (not hard)
~30 Q’s on Sociology with a little Psychology (for me, the Sociology was very easy & basic)
CLEP College Composition
Passed this test with 61 in August 2012. Whew! I got 84%, 72% and 88% on the 3 Petersons tests (multiple-choice sections). Those were accurate to the real test. Then I practiced writing essays that were 5 paragraphs and over 300 words in length.
Here's how I did my essays (for the 30 minute prompt).
1. Introduction: Start with an attention-getting sentence. Question, quote, or jarring statement is best Present the problem, maybe mention some pros and cons, and end with why a certain option is best (your thesis statement). You really don't have to use "I," just say your thesis statement like it's a fact. The testers already know they're going to be hearing your point of view, so put it right out there!
Body paragraphs:
2. Point 1: Present a point for your side. Use stats, quotes, whatever—to back it up.
3. Point 2: Another point for your side.
4. Point 3: Last point for your side.
OR
Point 3: Present some cons against your argument and debunk them.
5. Conclusion: Wrap everything up. Summarize each of your 3 paragraphs in a sentence. Restate your thesis statement. Finish with a strong clincher or quote, and you're done!
Some other things to consider:
--You can arrange your 3 points from most important to least, or least important to most. Depends on your prompt and personal preference.
--Don't forget the topic and clincher sentences for each paragraph.
--For some topics, like a compare-contrast essay, you'd take the topic, discuss 2 opposing issues related to the subject in each paragraph and state the best one. Like for, "are fish or birds better pets?" you could look at costs in the first body paragraph, effort required in the second, and enjoyability in the third. So you'd discuss pros and cons in each paragraph, but don't forget to sum up what you decided in a topic sentence.
--Outlines help some people. I only used them for when I was just starting to practice essay writing, and then I didn't need them.
--Don't worry!! With practice you'll get better!
The Petersons practice tests have a section on the 40 minute essay, where they give you those 2 sources—that was pretty much all I used to prep for that section, and it worked.
On the test, you do the 30-minute essay first. Then you can get a little break before advancing to the 40-minute-with-sources one. On your computer, you'll have "cut" and "paste" buttons, but no "copy."
On the Clep, my first essay topic was a broad one and I had to pick a specific thing to write about (which was so much easier than all the practice essay topics I had
). My second essay topic was on changes in schools. I was given a pro argument and a con argument. Make sure you use BOTH sources in your essay!
BA History 2014 - TESC
The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23
"I'm going on an adventure!' ~AUJ
"It is our fight." ~DoS
"I am not alone." ~BotFA
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that's given to us." ~FotR
"There is still hope." ~TTT
"Courage..." "This day, we fight!" ~RotK
CLEP: A&I Lit 74 ~ Am Lit 73 ~ Eng Lit 72 ~ Humanities 75 ~ College Math 77 ~ Western Civ I 63 ~ Western Civ II 69 ~ Natural Sci 64 ~ US History I 76 ~ US History II 69 ~ Sociology 68 ~ Am Gov 69 ~ Social Sci & Hist 71 ~ College Comp 61 ~ Marketing 70 ~ Management 66 ~ Psychology 67
DSST: Supervision 453 ~ Tech Writing 61 ~ Computing 427 ~ Middle East 65 ~ Soviet Union 65 ~ Vietnam War 74 ~[COLOR="#0099cc"] Civil War 68
[/COLOR]Other: College+ Biblical Social Justice B ~ ECE World Conflicts Since 1900 A
TESC courses: Capstone A ~ Leaders in History A ~ Photography 101 A- ~ Games People Play A ~ International Relations A- ~ Mass Communications I A
$5 off IC - 59690
My hair jewelry business
The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23
"I'm going on an adventure!' ~AUJ
"It is our fight." ~DoS
"I am not alone." ~BotFA
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that's given to us." ~FotR
"There is still hope." ~TTT
"Courage..." "This day, we fight!" ~RotK
CLEP: A&I Lit 74 ~ Am Lit 73 ~ Eng Lit 72 ~ Humanities 75 ~ College Math 77 ~ Western Civ I 63 ~ Western Civ II 69 ~ Natural Sci 64 ~ US History I 76 ~ US History II 69 ~ Sociology 68 ~ Am Gov 69 ~ Social Sci & Hist 71 ~ College Comp 61 ~ Marketing 70 ~ Management 66 ~ Psychology 67
DSST: Supervision 453 ~ Tech Writing 61 ~ Computing 427 ~ Middle East 65 ~ Soviet Union 65 ~ Vietnam War 74 ~[COLOR="#0099cc"] Civil War 68
[/COLOR]Other: College+ Biblical Social Justice B ~ ECE World Conflicts Since 1900 A
TESC courses: Capstone A ~ Leaders in History A ~ Photography 101 A- ~ Games People Play A ~ International Relations A- ~ Mass Communications I A
$5 off IC - 59690
My hair jewelry business
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