04-24-2009, 12:05 PM
NAP Wrote:Hi!
First of all, I know that you have been an active participant on the board, so I am surprised that you haven't taken any tests, yet.
If you have been taking lots of courses, a few multiple guess tests shouldn't be anything to worry about.
You know you can get lots of help from this wonderful group of people.
I took Civil War as my 3rd test. (I'm still waiting for my score and hope to post more after I know how I did.) For the intro level history tests, I needed to learn about 500 facts on 100 topics that covered 150 years for US History II. The upper-level Civil War was more like 500 facts on 100 topics that covered 20 years, so it isn't necessarily a lot harder or even a lot more to learn, it just has more depth to the knowledge.
If your school grades these tests, that will also be a factor in how much study material and time to use.
Also, be sure to get the Fact Sheet for each of these. DSST - GetCollegeCredit.com
Best wishes on your exams!
I read the forum for months before finally joining and contributing information. I actually probably could have finished my degree last November with the GRE Psych exam. Knowing I was so much of a scaredy cat, I paid for the exam in order to force myself to take it. That didn't do me any good because I still didn't take it and lost half of the enrollment fee because of it. What freaks me out is not having a guide to study by. Which is why I am pleading to you all. You know when you take a course you get to know what the teach is looking for and you know how they grade. Even if you mess up on the first assignment or test per say you get other chances to get it right. When it comes to just an exam, you don't know where the test examiner is coming from and you only get one chance. I don't know I might be over thinking it all. After reading so many threads with people passing exams left and right it certainly seems that way...