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CLEP Introductory Sociology w/CD (REA) - The Best Test Prep for the CLEP Exam (Test Preps)

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I bought this book and started studying a few days before the exam. This book was really great in preparing me for the exam, but I was the worry-type and also bought a text book and the clep guide book (just lists what you need to study and gives you about 54 questions). I only got to read about two chapters of the other book but I read this book's review twice, took all three exams and even redid one of the exams later for practice. It all paid off when I got a score of 73 (80 is the top score). :) This book really helped me!
****Tip***** go through all of the explanations to answers, not only the ones you have wrong, and take notes from the information you have there. Not all questions are discussed in the review so the test in itself is a huge part of preparations, so study it too!

I used this book exclusively to study. I read it over the weekend and did all 3 practice tests. I wrote practice test #1 cold (having never read the book), I scored 47. Then I read most of the book and tried my luck with test #2, I scored 62. I read through the answers to test #2 and then took test #3 and got 68. I wrote the actual CLEP test and scored a 70, well above the necessary 50. I found about half of the questions were right from the book, the other half I just logically guessed.

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I used this book to study and reduce my test taking anxieties...and it worked! I passed my CLEP exam! This book is a very good resource for those of us who want to take this route getting the higher degree of choice. Good luck to you all!

I studied this during the break I had between semesters (3 weeks). I took the Intro to Sociology CLEP and needed a 50 but got a 71! Yep, a 71! Buy this review book, it is very easy to use and extremely helpful. Good luck.

The Part Where I HATE IT...
This book is something else. The review section has the most filler I've ever seen in what is supposed to be a condensed presentation of a subject. I don't think the authors could fit any more prepositional phrases or parenthetical explanations in there. It was an absolutely brutal read, in that it was slow and dry. I had to re-read many of the 7-line sentences (yes, seven lines, one sentence) to figure out what the point was. Usually I read very quickly so this was irritating for me.

The Part Where I LOVE IT...
The tests are the best part of the book. The information is relevant and clearly presented. Why couldn't the whole book be like this?

As usual, I also supplemented with Instantcert.com flashcards. If you use instantcert, there is no need to read the text of this book because it is exactly the same information. The instantcert flashcards are a lot more enjoyable to use.

Overall, the book (because of the tests) was definitely worth purchasing and using in prep for the CLEP exam. I scored a 75.

I took CLEP sociology exam the third morning from my study of this book. I spend roughly six hours reading through the texts in the first day. I don't simply read the text, I clarify them into my mind. One of the reason why it took me six hours is because I take many notes. I have about six pages of notes (back and front) by the end of the first day.

Then the second day I did two of the practice exams and read over EVERY answer explanations. I have to say that the practice exams are extremely helpful in preparation for the real test. I write down important notes and they take up nearly six pages (back and front again). I spent about ten hours on the second day, this includes the one and a half hour going over Day 1's notes.

Then the third day I woke up early at 5AM to take the third practice exam and going over the answers. Notes for Day 3 is around 3 pages. After that, I read over my notes from Day 1 to Day 3. I spent about four hours for the whole thing.

I went to take the test and scored a 71 out of 80 (I was panic and thought I couldn't make it). I finished the exam about 30 minutes early but I spent the left-over time going over my answers. Anyway, I still leave about 10 minutes before it actually ends. I was suprise of my score, it was way better than what I expected! Rea did an excellent job in preparing CLEP sociology!

I took this CLEP back on April 25th, 2006. I used this book to study over the course of about 1 month. I studied for maybe 30 minutes per day and passed with a 66/80. I found this book to an excellent study guide for this CLEP.

Although the questions weren't exactly the same as they appeared in the REA book, the concepts were identical. If you understand why an answer is right (by reading the explanations in the back of the book) you'll pass. It really helps to know all of the terminology because most of the questions are based on the assumption you have the terminology down. I made flash cards that really helped.

The CLEP Official Study Guide is a great way to test your knowledge as well. It won't tell you why an answer is correct, but if you study the REA book the CLEP Guide is a great way to see how much you know and determine how you'll preform on the actual exam.

Good luck!!

I loved this book. I studied for about a week, and still passed with a 72. I felt like I was failing while taking the test, but to my suprise I passed. On the practice tests I was scoring around 52-57. I think that anyone who could pass the practice tests could pass the actual exam. I would pay a lot of attention to functionalism and conflict perspectives, and know all the sociologists and the theories in this book. I also took the peterson practice tests, and scored in the 50's. The most valuable part of this book are the three practice tests, and the detailed explanations (make sure you understand how the sociologists think). The review is not as helpful, but you should read it if you are not familiar with sociology. I loved this book, and if you study and learn the info in this book you will pass. You really only need this book.

This Clep Guide is on the money. I have taken 7 Cleps so far with 6 6 REA guides, this one is so far the best in actually preparing you for what is ecpected. I studied with the Collegeboard.com test as well, but it was the same material in the REA guide. I highly reccomend this guide. 70 out of 80 with one week of study. Good Luck.

This book has about 60 pages of information. Read that, take the practice tests, study the answers (it tells you why each of the choices are the right or the wrong answer)Take the test. Did all of the above and scored a 65 (need a 50). This is one of the few guides that you don't need any other study material.