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[sirjake]

I need to start preparing for my next CLEP. My options are below. Which is the easiest to start and be ready to take the CLEPS before Christmas???

HELP!!!

Algebra
Humanities
Biology
Chemistry

Depends on your background.

Chemistry is reputed to be one of the hardest tests around, so I would definitely steer clear of that one unless you have a great background in the subject.

Biology is doable, but is essentially a mile wide and an inch deep--lots to cover. Again, if you have a background in it, it could be much simpler.

Algebra is math (captain obvious here to help). If you're good at math, restudy a bit and you should be able to nail it. If you are scared to death of math, go for Humanities.

Humanities was one of my first CLEP's. It's similar to biology in that it's got a lot of potential coverage. But it's very passable. I studied for about two weeks primarily with InstantCert and got a mid-sixties score. But I was so green that I didn't realize there wasn't a penalty for guessing and left about 15 questions unanswered (!!!), and still passed with a good margin.

Hope that helps some. If it were me, I'd probably go for Algebra, since I'm not afraid of math and already know its subject matter--it'd just be refreshing. But if math scares you, I'd probably go for Humanities.