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 - This book alone is not enough.I just took the CLEP exam today and I scored a 47. You need 50 to pass so I obviously did not get that. I read through the material of this book twice and took both practice exams twice. I scored a 75 on both practice exams. The book fooled me into thinking I was ready. It just does not go into enough detail, which is exactly what the CLEP asks for. The test is very detailed. I don't know what I would recommend...maybe a college textbook or something instead. I definitely learned from this book but I didn't pass. Rating:  - REA is always good review material, a great reference for this test.As any CLEP, this book does not cover everything you will see in this exam. However, if you are good at tests, this is the book you need. I studied for 4 hours (read the material and did the first practice test. Then did a the practice test in the Offical CLEP Study Guide 17th Edition) and then took the test. I scored a 62 without using any other source for studying. I'm not suggesting the short study times I usually use, be your own judge and know your own abilities, but this book will help you pass this test. Rating:  - Good StuffTook this test and history 1 in 2 weeks - used the guides for both tests. these books covered most of the stuff. the hardest thing was remembering what the ammendments were. all in all an easy test with the aid of this clep guide. Rating: - Passed the CLEP using this test prepI am very pleased with the materials found in this book. Although REA cannot anticipate what questions may asked on the actual CLEP exam, the explanation why the various choices of answers are correct or incorrect gave me enough background to pass the CLEP exam yesterday. Thanks for great tool !!!!!! Rating: - REA CLEP History Guide Needs Improvement!!The REA CLEP History of the US I study guide is in need of improvement and/or revision! The format of the book and the accompanying CD-ROM is very usable...but the problem is that the information in it has little to nothing to do with the real exam that was taken yesterday. The actual exam results were 20 points less than I scored on each of the 3 practice exams in the book. These practice exams and explanations gave a false sense of readiness. I wish I would have used the actual study materials from the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). When I called REA about the difference between the study guide's practice exams and the actual exam....they said I should write a review online? So, I am alerting people to use other study materials than this REA study guide (published in 2006). It resulted in wasted time and money for me. In association with Amazon.com | |