CLEP Western Civilization I: The Best Test Preparation for the CLEP [With CDROM]

I read only this book and passed this clep. Although one of the more difficult clep exams (at least for me as I'm not into history), this book was more than adequate.

Thats right, I passed the test. In order to do this I read the entire REA book in two days. After I finished reading, I took the tests included on the CD-Rom. I reviewed all of the questions that I missed and also read all of the explanations of the answers. Then I read 14 chapters of our college text book in two days. The REA book helped me to prepare and pass the CLEP test in 4 days. Our school requires a 57 and that is the exact score that I received! Talk about luck, it is a difficult test.

REA has possibly the best study material you can buy. I purchased this book about a month before taking the test and read it off and on and scored a 65. If I had been more earnest in my studies I'm sure I would have scored higher. So that part was all on me.

I used this guide and also reviewed the questions in the Official CLEP Study Guide for this test. I read the material once, and did 1 1/2 of the practice exams and read through the answers. The coverage was good, there is a lot of material, however like always guage your own abilities and retention when determining study time. I scored a 68 on this test. Good luck.

I recently passed the Western Civ I CLEP at an "A" level after using this book as my only resource. In addition, I only had five days to prepare for the exam. The practice tests were a wonderful aid in my preparations, and the detailed explanations of answers were a condensed study guide for the questions I missed on the practice tests. The format is very reaqdable, and the entire book is user friendly. The only suggestion for improvement would be to put the test, answer sheets and score grid on tear-out pages to make them easier to use. Overall a five star+ product.