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Originally Posted by ShotoJuku
.....Taken -AND- Passed CLEP-College Mathematics yet??? 
I am scheduled to take this exam next Friday (5/1) and it is the VERY LAST EXAM needed for my degree. Math has never been, or will ever be a strength, yet I MUST PASS it in order to walk the walk in July
So, is there anyone here in the IC group that can lend whatever insights as to the "overall difficulty" of the exam and as to what to focus on strongly as I head into what I hope is my last week of school.
Whatever you've got will be very much appreciated!!!
Thanks in advance!!
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Sorry ShotoJuku,
You know I'd help if I could.
The only thing I would just mention is that this exam is pass/fail. You DON'T have to be a math genius to pass this exam. You don't need to be able to answer EVERY SINGLE question.
This exam is not designed for Math Majors. In fact, it is specifically geared towards people who are NOT Math Majors.
Most of the questions on the exam will be of "average" difficulty. The other questions will be split between very easy and very hard. Since you will most assuredly be able to answer all the very easy questions, the very hard questions will be negated and won't count very much towards your final score (Eg, for every easy one you get right, you can get one of the hard ones wrong and come out even).
As a result, the key is going to be the average difficulty questions. If your studies are adequate to answer the
average difficulty questions, you will have the edge on this exam.
So your aim should be to get yourself to the point where you can answer ALL the very easy questions, MOST of the average questions, and hopefully SOME of the very hard ones (perhaps just by guessing).
In theory, you could answer every second question wrong and still pass. In such a case, random guessing will likely take you over the pass mark.
Here's my point...
Try not to get overwhelmed by the very difficult stuff. Of course you are going to struggle a bit with the very difficult stuff...that's why they call it the
"very difficult stuff". Instead, focus on learning how to answer the very easy, and average difficulty questions. Try to master those two areas....and don't worry so much about the really hard stuff. This WILL get you over the 50% mark. Random guessing will nudge your score even higher.
I'm sorry I don't have any specific feedabck or tips for you. But hopefully this will put things in a bit of perspective.
You can do this!
I wish you well,
Snazzlefrag