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CLEP History of the United States II w/CD (REA) - The Best Test Prep for the CLE (Test Preps)

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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.

Despite the glowing reviews from others, this book was of little or no value in preparing for the CLEP exam. The format of the questions was not the same (the study guide had zero long quotations to read and answer questions about, but the real exam had many) and the material covered was not remotely distributed the same way. The bulk of the material covered in the study guide was mentioned little or not at all on the exam; the exam contained many many many questions about things that were mentioned little or not at all in the book. Perhaps the CLEP test people have moved into a new mode to outsmart the study guide publishers, but whatever the reason, the study guide will not prepare you to pass this exam.

History II was my second CLEP and I passed easily with a score of 70 largely due to this book. I had very little prior knowledge of the material and studied for about 3 weeks. I used this book and Petersons on-line tests to prepare. I feel that this book would have been enough on its own. CLEP tests are free for military and reserve members so you have very little to loose. Just go for it.

Book did not live up to expectancies. I read through entire book as well as took both pre-tests and went over correct answers for any information I may have missed. Not only did this book not prepare you for the true clep, it disallusioned me into believing that I was more prepared. However, upon receiving a 42, I realize that is not the case. I do know the book is an aid, however the questions asked on the test have hardly any relevance to what information/questions provided by the book. Save your time and money.

This book is worth your money if you seriously take this advice. You must read the entire book and know ALL the explanations in the question answer portion. Remember, as stated by previous reviews, the point of a CLEP is to pass it, not get an A. I passed with a 51....I studied for 6 weeks and supplemented with Peterson's practice exams and instantcert.com. GOOD LUCK!

If all you are looking to do is pass the CLEP test and get your units (which is all this book is designed for) then this is your book. The questions on my CLEP were very similar to the practice test, not word for word or anything but very similar. Sure, 10-15% of the questions were on material that in no way could be deduced from the text of this book, but you could not answer any of them and still pass. People who are looking for a complete representation of the test from 75 pages of review text are kidding them selves. The test covers a hundred and fourty five years for goodness sake. If all you are looking to do is pass then look no further. This is all I studied (read the review section twice and took each practice test) and I got a 60.

If you are looking for a all inclusive knowledge of US History II look elsewhere. But for the rest of us CLEP'ers this is a great book.

By the way, I dont understand when people say "this book sucks, but it is all I studied and I passed." What else do you want?

I just took the CLEP for US History Part II and I did pass after three days of studying. I think this book was helpful but I don't think I passed because of it. There were a lot of question who quotes which none are provided in the book. Also I thought the test would focus of the government, past presidents and their domestic and foreign policy which was not the case. The test in on US history everything: civil rights, tons of authors of articles and book, a lot about the progressive period. I have never written a review but I thought a recent review was necessary for this CLEP test and to help people in the future. I passed with a 56 which I thought was pretty good for not taking a history course in six years and have been studying nursing for the past three years. Good luck!! This book does give you a based foundation were I recommend you build on and go into detail. Also make sure you know dates!!

The combined information in the book and the test explanations is plenty to get a good score on the test (I got a 66). The practice tests are accurate representations of the actual test as well. The only problem is that the software overestimates your scaled score, but it's easy to get around this. Just take the raw percentage the software gives you and use it with the chart in the book to get your real scaled score. That score is a legitimate indicator of how well you'll do.

I thoroughly read this book twice and took the accompanying exams a few times until I was able to answer most of the questions correctly. There were, however, so many questions in the actual CLEP exam that were not included in this book. I ended up scoring 53 and received grade C from my college. If you just want to pass the exam, this book may be adequate. But if you want to get a very good score, you also need to read a college textbook and study properly.

They sent the Wrong Item!

I ordered the review book for CLEP History of the United States II w/ CD (REA), but instead received the CLEP General Exams book.

I have ordered a number of books from amazon.com, and have never had this problem before. I'm still trying to return the book for a full refund.