Social Science and History CLEP Test

[Ruddigore]

Hello, student m,
Social Sciences & History is like Humanites: broad and shallow. Do you have a lot of prior knowledge of history? Have you taken any other history CLEPs? I found that my knowledge of history helped me a lot on this one. The Comex book should aid you in this regard.

I found that the best way to prepare for this exam was by taking practice tests. You already have one in the CLEP Official Guide. There are two more in the free Peterson's CLEP Success book, plus a review section (which I did not use):

http://www.petersons.com/pdf/free/CLEPSuccess.pdf

Check out your library for REA's general test study guide with tests. Kaplan and Princeton Review also put out guides for the general exams. Princeton Review's practice test was a lot like the real deal.

If you want to use IC for anything, I would recommend reviewing the Sociology flashcards. It seems like there is a lot of that on SS&H, plus Sociology mentions psychology occasionally - two for the price of one. If you read all the cards once or twice, it should improve your score by a couple points.

Hope it goes well,
R.