College Algebra CLEP

[Ruddigore]

I already have the REA book, but not the disk with the practice tests on it. I have heard that the CLEP Professor videos are pretty much the way to go for college algebra.

You heard rightly! CLEP Professor's College Algebra comprised 75% of my preparation, most of which happened in a one and a half week period.

I also found these video's and I was watching a few last night...

Virtual Math Lab - College Algebra

They seem to be allright. My question is: Will the virtual math lab videos along with the petersons tests alone be enough to study from or do I need to pay $30 for the clep professor videos? Do the virtual math lab videos cover everything on the test? If the clep professor videos are a lot better, I dont mind paying the $30 but I was just wondering if they are really worth it compared to the VML videos.

I had the Virtual Math Lab College Algebra course bookmarked, but I never ended up using it. The CLEP Professor program, which is geared specifically towards passing the CLEP exam by a comfortable margin, was enough.

And I was also wondering about the practice tests.. I got the REA disk with the book but I lost it. Should I just use the petersons tests or are the REA tests on the disk a lot better?

Don't bother with the REA Testware CD. It includes the exact same tests as the book, just with automatic timing and scoring. Use the Peterson's exams! I didn't have access to them at the time (or just ended up not using them), so who knows how they could have helped me! The REA tests were pretty much like the real exam, if a tad harder.

Hope it goes well,
R.