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This product is the one I have the most experience
with. When I was searching for tools to help me pass CLEP exams,
this is the one that seemed to meet my needs at the time. Since
then I discovered Peterson's practice tests below. I would have
tried them because of the low cost but I didn't know about them until
recently. As far as Instacert goes they have the greatest number
of practice questions of all the resources. For example the
practice test for the Accounting test has 440 questions. The
actual exam has only 100 questions. That's an outstanding 4:1
ratio. For every question in the Instacert database there is also
the correct answer and an explanation. The explanations are
usually quite good. Although I have found a few to be
lacking. None the less it is an outstanding product that I still
use today.
Price wise Instacert is in the middle. $19.95
gets you one month access to everything they have. I usually take
3 credits per month. so a 6 credit exam like Accounting would
take me two months to study for. If I could get it done in only
one month then my cost would only be the $19.95. Otherwise most
people will spend about $40 to study for this test. There is a 30
money back guarantee on this product. So if I was new to this I
would plan to start out with a 3 credit exam and make sure to take it
within the 30days. If I passed then I'd say it did it's
job. Since most colleges will accept at least 30 credits like
this you could spend in the neighborhood of $200 for them.
Instacert claims you can pass any exam just by
studying with their practice test. This may be true. I did
it on one test so far. However there is a drawback to this type
of test taking. Some educators would say when you just study in a
question answer format you don't really get an education. Their
argument would be the same one against cramming. You may pass the
test but did you really learn anything? To flesh out your
experience and fill in any gaps left by the practice test I usually buy
(and read) a book on the subject while taking the practice tests.
Instacert is a web online tool so if your Internet
connection goes down you can't study that night.
Test Prep: Excellent
Price: Good+
Educational
Value: OK Convenience: Good
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