<p>i don’t know how CLEP is structured at all or if it’s easier or harder than ap exams. i really want to take CLEP, and i want to know if there are any self-study books out there for CLEP takers (like the princeton review or barrons). i know UT accepts macro and micro econ, sociology and psychology, and many other subjects through CLEP. </p>
<p>one of the reasons why i want to take CLEP tests is because i don’t want to take my core classes at community college (as it might look bad for application to grad school). let me know if this is a good choice.</p>
<p>btw i’m going to be a freshman at ut this fall, and im majoring in mechanical engineering</p>
<p>any input will be appreciated! thank you!</p>
<p>CLEP exams are known to be slightly easier than AP exams. It’s a great plan, but the exams are rather expensive, so you might want to spread them out throughout your 4 years. As long as none of the courses you are CLEPing out of are pre-reqs for more difficult courses, you should be fine. Otherwise, I’d consider taking the class to learn the material better.</p>
<p>The review books are just called CLEP, and you can find them on Barnes&Noble quite easily by just typing “CLEP” in the search engine.</p>
<p>A nice thing about CLEP tests is that if you don’t pass you can try again in six months.<br>
And you know your score as soon as you are done!</p>
<p>One of the great things about transfering to UT Austin is that they accept all cleps as long as your school accepted them. For example, UT Austin does not let their students take a college algebra clep, but my school did. Because my school did, it transfered. UT is the only school I know of that will transfer cleps they do not accept. I’ve taken Microeconomics, Biology, Freshman Comp, College Algebra, and Psychology and they were all pretty easy; you just have to take the time to study. I don’t think the tests are that expensive. I think $80 is alot cheaper than 300 for a class plus 100 for books.</p>
<p>so there aren’t any inadvertent repercussions to taking these exams? would they look bad in any way on applications to grad school? would a first-time failing score and a later passing score look bad?</p>
<p>No because they don’t know you failed, it’s not on your transcript.</p>
<p>They are pretty cheap at $65 compared to the $500 it would take to take the same class at UT extension or the $2000+ a 3-hour class at UT would cost you.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if i could pass an english clep exam without studying? I received a 30 on the english part of the act.</p>
<p>I’m taking it in two days and I haven’t studied.</p>
<p>I took the English Comp w/ essay last summer and got a 59 after a month of study. As long as you are good at spelling, punctuation, and grammar, you should be ok. If you take the w/ essay test you have 45 mins to do 50 questions and it seems to go by really fast. The essay reminded me of the SAT essay portion, but it was easier because I had 45 minutes instead of 25. If I were you, I would not do it cold. I would brush up a little with the study guide and take a practice exam because you can use all the help.</p>