Anyone ever take a CLEP test?

Kimber-lilly · August 25, 2005

I am in the process of studying for my first CLEP (one in a series of them). Anyone ever take them? I wondered about test length, difficulty, etc. I am a good student and so far have not found anything in the study guide that made me confused--it seems like the task is really memorizing the key words --

Any comments appreciated.

Thanks

Kimberly

Penni60 · August 25, 2005

I took a couple in Nashville for my Bachelors in Nursing and they are pretty straightforward.

Kimber-lilly · August 25, 2005

No big surprises? Were the tests long or short? I am typically a quick test taker--never go back and change answers, etc.......

Nervous!

Kimber-lilly · August 25, 2005

and that is what I am taking these for--my BSN.

Barb · August 25, 2005

I did several CLEP test when I was getting my Bachelor's degree. That has been some time ago and I only did the CLEP tests for basics. I am going to say they were about 100 questions. I seem to recall one in English that had you read lots of passages. Just remember to read the instructions first. On some (maybe all or it could have changed) you are penalized worse if you answer incorrectly than if you don't answer at all. In other words it is more important to answer as many as you can correctly and not finish than to rush through and get them wrong or just guess when you just have no idea.

Again, it's been a long time but I didn't have a hard time with them, I passed them all, but I just took them on subjects I felt confident with and I didn't spend much time stydying for them,

Good luck!

Barb · August 25, 2005

I don't remember there being any big surprises. I test the same way you do I go with my first decision and move on and never go back and change an answer. I went all the way through grad school like that.