Hello Unixman, All I have to say is you are simply amazing. I have only taken one CLEP throughout all undergrad, and the rest of the credits classroom, but it turns out I may have to take the College Mathematics CLEP due to low grades from community college @ Longwood. Either way, any study advice? I am horrible at math, but I don't want to fork out another 2 grand to UOP if I don't have to...Once again, good luck and I always enjoy reading about your progress
To borrow a phrase from Al Gore (as portrayed on Saturday Night Live)- I'm going to interrupt and answer that question as if it was addressed to me. I can't think of a single academic subject I feel less enthusiasm for than mathematics. CLEP College Math was my refuge, followed by a compressed-format Stats course at the local community college (using the CLEP to fulfill prerequisites for Statistics) giving me the only 9 credits in undergraduate math that I ever hope to need. I took the College Math CLEP in 2001, soon after they transitioned to computer-based testing, and comfortably passed with a 62. As with the other CLEPs, I studied from the Princeton Review Cracking the CLEP text, and found the content/breakdown of questions to be eerily close to those in the book's sample tests, even though the current edition is still from the "pencil & paper" era. Don't skip the introductory chapter on test-taking techniques if you use that guide. Be confident knowing that it's possible to have a full life and rewarding career without knowing the first (expletive deleted) thing about algebra.
I took a lot of CLEP/ECE/DANTES tests. I used the Comex General Math guide and scored a 560. I studied for about two or three weeks and passed. CLEP General Mathematics - ISBN: 1560301767 Good luck.
Comex I agree. CLEP General Math was the first test I took when I began my quest to finish my degree, and the COMEX guides were excellent resources. I've earned 81 credit hours by CLEP/DANTES/ECE testing, and COMEX helped with at least 24 of them. Good luck on your test. J
