English Comp w/ essay

[pjdnjackson]

I have been studying for the English Comp w/essay and have found the fill in the blank portion to be a bear. Choosing which error a sentence has is rough. Has anyone taken the exam and what can you tell me about it? Thanks

[naturallyme82]

I took English Comp w/o the essay. I used a practice test at Petersons.com and study for about 2 hours one day. The acutal test is not nearly as rough as the practice tests. It is mostly reading comprehension and sentence correction.

[Southron Boy]

Originally Posted by pjdnjackson

I have been studying for the English Comp w/essay and have found the fill in the blank portion to be a bear. Choosing which error a sentence has is rough. Has anyone taken the exam and what can you tell me about it? Thanks

I took English Comp w/ essay two years ago as the college I was planning on attending required it for admission. It is a very doable exam, but make sure you are fully prepared to write on suprise subjects in 45 minutes. I drilled my self in this, but it just wasn't enough the first time. I had extensive writing experience, but the essay in 45 minutes floored me. The topic I was thrown was difficult for me and it was my first CLEP exam--or credit-by-exam--and I failed by 4 or 5 points. Since that college would accept the other also, I took English Comp without essay and passed in the 60's. It was easier than the w/ essay version, but has harder multiple choice questions. My experience was that Peterson's general exams in their CLEP Success book are harder and somewhat inaccurate in format. I recommend Cracking the CLEP by the Princeton Review for English Comp. preparation. This is an extraordinary resource w/ accurate exams and well worth the money (also check the library!

Now, I have changed schools and they only accept the with essay version. So, I'll be taking it again and am looking forward to conquering it this time! I wish you the best!

[pjdnjackson]

What are some sample topic people have seen for the essay portion?

[abby]

Definitely the hardest part of this exam (at least for me) was the essay part. They just seem to just randomly choose a subject. I studied for about 1 1/2 weeks for this test. The rest of it (the other half) seemed way too easy for college english. I was thoroughly surprised. But I would really practice writing on some random subjects and timing yourself. The Petersons CLEP Success book and the Collegboard Official CLEP study guide both have sample questions you can practice on. A lady told me that it was mostly a matter of forming your paragraphs right and having the intro and conclusion. So if you can form it right, then that'll greatly help you. Good luck!