I just got word from my ed center that my test scores are in. I missed picking them up today, but will in the morning. I took both of these on the same day in December, and the anxiety about my score is getting me. I'll let you know how I did.
Hi tgrusso78, Good luck with your incoming results. You had mentioned that you were thinking about taking a whole bunch of exams in an intensive test-taking week or so (shock and awe?) because the exams are free for the military. Did you decide against it, or are you just getting your feet wet first? I wish you the best whatever you decide, Beholdweb
Just getting warmed up. I am planning on studying about a week each or so. Overlapping where possible (macro/micro economics). Waiting on tax returns to fund my book buying spree and the enrollment fee at Excelsior.
I received a 74 on the Natural Sciences exam, and a 69 on the Analyzing and Interpreting Literature exam. I feel like the Natural Sciences score is about what I expected to receive, but I didn't think I had done that well on the Analyzing exam. Does anyone know what the exact difference is between the "easy" and "harder" version of CLEP exams is? I know that is why they use the points system they do, but I don't know how much the exams vary in perceived difficulty.
Congratulations on your scores...Not shabby at all. What do you mean by 'easier' and 'harder'? Are you referring to the fact that some exams are worth 3 credits whereas some are worth 6 credits? This is just due to the fact that the information covered in the 6 credit CLEP is equivalent to a year's study. HTH Rhonda
I mean that on the bottom of all of my 3 CLEP exams it explains the scoring system used. It says that all pen and paper tests since 2004 and all computer tests since 2001 use a system that isn't a percentile, but rather is based on some formula. I am guessing this means each question on their question pool has a value of difficulty associated with it. Say you and I both got 75 percent of the questions right, but you had the easiest possible combination of questions, and I had the hardest possible combination, I might receive a 70, and you might receive a 55. The numbers are made up just for illustration.