CLEP Freshman College Composition (CLEP Test Preparation)

 (15 customer reviews)

This book is OK, but not nearly as good as the other REA CLEP Prep books. The authors did something odd in this one - it's as if they were writing it as a study guide or to accompany a class. There were many references to "according to your professor's specifications" and "professors ... will demand." Who cares about professors?!!! I'm studying for an exam, not trying to do better in a class.

The information provided is not very specific either. Most items are covered in general terms and will need to be researched elsewhere to get the specifics.

The computerized tests do not completely match up to the ones in the book, so if you use both as a reference this becomes more time consuming.

There were also many typos (i.e. p. 50 "a student may writes a paper" and p. 51 "the next section ... usually discusses the extant of published knowledge"). This is unacceptable in a book that is supposed to be sharpening your English/grammar skills.

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Test score 71 out of 80 - Achieved using this book, some previous study in literature analysis, and life experience.
This book does not cover everything that you might encounter on the CLEP test for Freshman College Composition. The content covered will help you become familiar with the style and format of many of the test questions. I recommend some additional research on bibliography and passage analysis to complement and round out preparing for this exam. This book is a good value for the money. Get it - it will help you in your CLEP quest.

I was disappointed in this book and especially with the software. Over half the book is practice test with answers, if you don't use the software I guess this would be ok. Of the three remaining chapters, one is about the test structure and strategy (worthwhile read); the second is an introduction to college composition (not a study guide). Only the third chapter, containing about 50 pages or 25% of the book, is an actual study guide. The study material is ok, but not great.

The software is another story. The UI is a kludge, the program is buggy, and tech support is non-responsive. There is a known issue with Windows XP and later that requires you to download and register a custom DLL. To make matters worse, the instructions they give are wrong. Good luck if you're not computer savvy. I could never get mine to print the results and have yet to receive a response from tech support. Also, there is no analysis of your results to help you focus study. Rather, you can...Read more