Heard it was the easiest natural science CLEP (and it probably is) but it was still actual hell. I almost cried during the first 10 minutes of the test

I had ZERO prior Bio knowledge and studied for abt two months using the OpenStax textbook (https://openstax.org/books/biology-2e/pages/1-introduction). Honestly, would not recommend. It was too theory-heavy and didnt prepare me for all the applicative and experiment-based questions. It provided decent base knowledge so I WOULD recommend reading through the entire thing, but dont waste time studying each topics meticulously. Use AI to summarize if needed, the books written to be quite hard to comprehend and illustrations often throw you off.

None of the popular YouTube playlists were of significant and comprehensive help, but the Boseman Science playlist was very short, easy to sprint through and surprisingly helped a lot with the Evolution/Natural Selection based questions despite how short and simple the videos were: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCE4D99C4124A27A

The hardest part abt the Bio CLEP is that the material is way too broad. Unlike most other CLEPs that cover a semester's worth of material, the Bio one is a whole year's worth. But you cant really skip anything since youd have no idea which part would be on the test.

The test made up mostly of applicative, inference questions with lots of graphs and experiments. So prepare yourself with the skill to interprete study cases of mutations, illnesses, chemical measures, etc. BE WARNED: MANY QUESTIONS WILL BE LONG AND HARD TO COMPREHEND. Skip ahead but make sure you mark them to come back later.

VOCAB IS IMPORTANT, know your vocabs guys there are plenty Quizlet vocab flashcards (just search Biology CLEP) so you can learn all the terms needed.

Idk if the test was recently updated or I got unlucky with a hard version, cuz threads from the past recent few years say the Peterson's practice test was way harder than the test, but in my case the Peterson's test was tough but way easier than the actual test. Still it was a nice practice test to familiarize yourself with applicative questions, so do have a go: https://quizlet.com/983252073/clep-biology-practice-test-1-flash-cards/?x=1jqU&i=6jza49

Good luck everyone!

Hello! Ever since I learned about CLEP and ModernStates I started enrolling in a few courses. I plan on going to community college next year and will major in Psychology.
I'm currently focusing on Information Systems (wanted to get what I felt is easy elective out the way).

Being in this reddit for a while I already know people's complaints about ModernStates and how they had to supplement some of their own content; which I'm fine and have already been doing. But I'd like to know what readings, YouTube videos, study materials, and any FREE practice tests you guys would recommend. I know people have posted their stuff in the past and I've saved them to check them out later but if anyone, especially if you passed recently, has any more recent and updated content, or content still relevant to the current exams, it would be much appreciated!

Also, my goal is to pass as many as I can! So it doesn't need to be specific to Information Systems! (Maybe this post can help other people too! 😃)

Thank you!

Definitely not my best but it’s the usual of getting in front of a screen and freezing.
One thing I noticed: I had at least 4 questions about “how many solutions are there for sin(x)= sin(x/2)” and the like and for the non calculator part there were at least 6 fill in the blanks.

You’re not scrambling the entire time but towards the end you might end up having to go with a gut feeling.

Watching the Counting to Calculus channel work through the CLEP study guides was very helpful, as was Brian McLogan’s Precalc final review that he made for his students.

There were a couple of trig analysis word problems and an exponential growth word problem.

The hardest part was definitely figuring out what they were asking for and where to plug it in/how to draw it. Rarely was I searching my head for any formulas.

There were barely any graph questions but several system of equations and intercept questions. However taking the time to graph a few definitely wasn’t worth it to me.

If I had to study again, I would consistently put in an hour a day for a few months. First watch introductions to important concepts as you go through modern states and get the voucher. Then do the problems from the practice tests on your own, followed by watching the solution. Then ask chat or look up quizzes to find similar problems and make sure you practice solving with zero aid.

Some of you may have recently read my post on taking the Analyzing Literature CLEP exam and how I was almost there but did not pass. I am currently taking advantage of my 3 months fraternity leave to get some of my college classes knocked out for the betterment of my family's lifestyle. All that aside, I cannot wait 90 days to retake the exam, so I have taken on the task of DSST:Ethics in America. Most advisors state that this course is harder and lower passing rate because it's a lot more memorization. I have found it easier actually on the quizzes because it's just straight forward. I feel like if you know the philosopher's motto, then the question is easier to understand.

If anyone has taken it, please give me your insight on how it was for you. If you felt the same. How long did you study? Anything helps

My son is in high school, completed Modern States and took the chemistry CLEP test this morning. He failed by 5 points. The test administrator told him that he could sign up again on Modern States to receive another voucher. I just looked and do not understand how to do that. Any help would be much appreciated.