English Comp w/Essay CLEP

[dancer82]

What is the essay portion of the test like? Like how long does it have to be? I'm nervous about this part of the test because I never have much to say. Every time a teacher assigns a certain number of pages, I usually only end up with half or less. Like if they say the paper must be 4 pages, I end up with 1-2 pages. Will I fail the test if my essay is too short? I'm also nervous because from what I've read, the essay topic asks you to write about your opinion on something. What if I end up getting a topic of which I have no opinion one way or the other? Guess I would just have to pretend? lol. Or maybe tell why I don't favor one side over the other?

And about the first part of the test, does anyone know if it's similar to the COMPASS test? I had to take that and scored very well. I got a 98 out of 99 on the writing (grammar/spelling) portion, and an 87 out of 99 on the reading (comprehension/vocab) portion. So I'm not too worried about the first part of the exam, especially if it's similar to the COMPASS test which from a couple other threads on here it sounded like it probably is. I will study for it anyways just in case though, but I'm mainly worried about the essay.