Who passed the CLEPS Math Test?

[Calboy]

The Math CLEPS Test is a big subject on this web site and seems to have caused a number of people a great deal of stress.

Here's my question to those of you who have already passed the test. I have never been good at math. In high school I barely passed Algebra - and that was over 20 years ago. As a professional person at work, the use of calculators has further alienated me from working with math problems.

Is this test passable for someone like me? On average, in college I'm a B+ student in all the other subjects - but mathematics is foreign to me. If you have a sense of where I'm coming from I'd like to hear from you. I have three classes left and I’d like to test out of all three and finally get my degree. Math is the challenge.

My plan is to get a tutor, watch videos and use this site.

What do you guys and gals think???

Thanks,

CD

[sgloer]

What I typically tell people is, try to go through the materials on our site. That should give you a good idea of what kind of prep you're going to need. If you understand the questions and the explanations without excessive difficulty, then it should be very do-able. It is not impossible!

However, if our explanations are like greek to you, then you definitely want additional work and help.

Good luck!

[sgloer]

Oh, and also, the test covers pretty basic high school level math, and barely even touches on anything that could be considered algebra. It's not high-level math at all--plenty of people have passed it, so don't overestimate its difficulty.

[Calboy]

I've taken some of the suggestions from others and you Steve and have begun to accumulate support materials for the Math test. Unfortunately it looks Greek to me. I think a tutor will need to be engaged.

Cheers,

cd

[BGN]

Took the Clep College Mathematics yesterday. Ran out of time and didn't answer the last 10 questions. I ran the clock down so much I did not even get a chance to just run through and click a box in hopes of getting a couple more answers correct. I did not manage the clock,and spent to much time on questions I did not know. Should have just picked an answer and moved onto questions I knew. So I hit the report button to see how bad I failed, and up popped a 56,I had passed! I am pretty happy although I know if I had managed my time better I could have gotten a better score.

I used the REA General Exam study to help prepare for this test along with a slew of algebra books. The best one by far I found is a book put out by Learning Express called 'Algebra Success in 20 minutes a day'. It is a Algebra I level book that will build the Algebra skills needed for the College Mathematics test. If you need to build your Algebra skill from the ground up this is it, IMHO. Unfortuanetly they do not have an Algebra II book that I know of. They do have a Statistics book by the name of 'Statistics success in 20 minutes a day'. I have that also and it is equally as good. I like these books as they do not make presumptions about your knowledge level and take you step by step through the text. Also each lesson has plenty of practice problems. If you have a chance to see it at a bookstore it is worth taking a look at. No, I do not work for the company,but after reading my glowing review if they want to make an offer they can have their people contact my people.

Joking aside if you are intimidated by the idea of taking a math exam don't be, you can do it. My bit of advice on how to prepare for any of the math test is to start preparing early as you begin taking exams. You can slowly build your math skills while you are taking other exams. That way you are still progressing while preparing for your math or algebra,statistics exam ,and avoid hitting a brick wall by having all your requirements done except math. Then finding yourself scrambling trying to cram for a subject that is not easy to cram for in a couple weeks. This is especially true if you know you are weak in math.

Good Luck,
BGN

[wannabeit]

Congrats and thank for the advice. I'm contemplating to tackle this test soon.

[Librevore]

Fantastic BGN!!

Isn't that moment with your hand poised over the report button something else? Especially when you are just sure that you failed. Should you push yes or no...oh here goes! Amazing how often it turns out great when the results flash on-screen. Then the sweet relief of knowing another one is done. At least that's the way it feels for me.

[Basket Weaver]

Do not feel alone on this one, I too was out of school 20+ years when I started studying for this one. I did get a tutor, a Captain on base was nice enough to teach a small class for 2 weeks. My wife, who is quite a bit younger than me (read-info was fresher in her head), tutored me for a couple of weeks as well. I did the Peterson's practice tests but wish I hadn't; I'm not sure who wrote these but they had VERY little to do with the actual test (MUCH more difficult). My test consisted of word problems and basic High School math. There were a few questions on algerbra, geometry, and trig; when it came to those, I made a calculated guess and moved on--no need to waste time trying to act like I knew the answer. I walked out of there wondering why I put myself through a month of study hell....then I realized it was better to over-prepare than bomb it. Lee