A History Major's Journey

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CLEP Principles of Marketing

I passed this test in September 2012.

Score: 70
Length of study: 2.5-3 weeks
Resources: SpeedyPrep, REA, Petersons PTs, Official Clep Study Guide (OCSG)
Tips: SP and REA are TERRIFIC for terms, which my test was heavy on.

Observations:
~Not a lot of math on this one...a couple were pretty easy, 1 I couldn’t quite remember the calculation (but I guessed and I’m pretty sure I got it right) and 1 was totally unfamiliar—just didn’t know how to do it
~The topics in the OSCG are tremendously accurate as to what’ll be on the Clep
~knowing US history helped a little—tariffs, trade agreements, trusts
~the e-Marketing was the easiest part for me because I have 2 blogs, attended a day-long seminar on affiliate marketing and have read up on the subject quite a bit
~BusinessDictionary.com - Online Business Dictionary is an awesome resource to plug terms into for definitions...short and to the point!

Though this test wasn’t as easy for me as it was for others, it was fun, I did learn a lot and thank God for a good score


CLEP Principles of Management

I passed this Clep in October 2012.

Observations:
~ I primarily used the REA book and PTs, Petersons PTs, Cliffs Notes, and the OCSG
~ online flashcards & REA were great for learning the terms
~ there were more "business scenario" questions than I was expecting, and those were sorta hard
~ I was surprised at the handful of Q's I could answer by remembering stuff I'd learned in the US History, Sociology, and Marketing Cleps
~ some OCSG questions were on the real Clep
~ Cliffs Notes Principles of Management and http://www.BusinessDictionary.com were AWESOME resources!

Scores:
Petersons: 73%, 71%,
REA: 71%
OCSG: 71%
Real Clep: 66

~ It was the first time I’d tested at any time other than mid-morning, and I learned I DO NOT test well in the evening. I like studying best in the afternoon/evening, but testing then...no. Anyways.

Overall, this is not a hard test. God bless!


CLEP Introductory Psychology

Psychology 101: Intro to Psychology Course - Free Online Video Lessons | Education Portal and the Official Clep Study Guide were ALL I used to pass this test with 67, with under a week's study in November 2012 The videos are entertaining and memorable, narrators keep your interest; there's even a transcript with bolded terms--very helpful for me when I wasn't able to actually watch the videos. Quizzes and a final test are on the site as well.


DSST Principles of Supervision

I passed this test with 453 in November 2012, with not much more study than 2 Petersons PTs (82% and 76%) and skimming the corresponding sections of a couple DSST PDFs. I'd taken CLEP Management a few weeks before and this test was super easy because of that :-D


DSST Technical Writing

I used Lady Grace's resources (posted below) to pass this test in November 2012. I took this test an hour after DSST Supervision (my first double-decker testing experience) so I was getting tired during the test, but still passed with 61. One of the easiest DSSTs I've taken.

1. The Official Technical Writing DSST Fact Sheet.

2. Peterson's free practice exams.

3. This free short practice test.

This study guide and practice test. VERY helpful!! There was some info on here that I did not find anywhere else that I needed to know on the test.


DSST Introduction to Computing

I passed this test with 427 in November 2012.

--Definitely not a hard test; I put less than 2 weeks of very sporadic study into it.

--I used the Petersons DSST Guide, got 75% on the pretest and 78% on the post-test. This was my primary resource and it was excellent!

--Wish I'd studied more: expert systems, OOP, spreadsheets and databases.

--If you've ever used Microsoft Word, you already know a lot of what you need.

--The Qs on the Internet were really easy.

--Didn't get to use it much, but this site is really good for this test.