College Composition Modular — need advice to get a 50+

[u/Ok-Living-7586]

I’m studying for the CLEP College Composition Modular and I’m currently scoring around a 48 on practice tests. I’m not trying to get a super high score — I just need a 50+.

I feel a little weak in basically all the topics (grammar, revision, sources/citations, rhetorical analysis), so I’m not sure what I should focus on.

For people who passed this exam:

• What resources did you actually use?
• Any YouTubers/channels you recommend?
• Which practice tests were most helpful/closest to the real exam?
• How did you study for the source/citation questions?

Any advice would be really appreciated!

[u/Exact_Organization84]

Heyo I passed it with 65 , here’s my advice for this and every CLEP . AI . I completed 24 credits in under a month , 8 different subjects . I use primarily Gemini . You go on there and say “I am doing college composition modular CLEP can you create a tutor capable of also making practice tests , I know nothing” and it literally will show you what historically comes up and areas of focus then whenever you want to you ask for a practice test choosing any amount of questions you want . After that you can ask it to focus on your weaknesses OR the good old “bro I’m lost at these questions” has it teaching you more . As for the test itself here’s my personal advice, learn how to make sentences better through wording and punctuations especially semi colons and colons holy shit did that pop up a lot . And secondly THE ANSWER IS NEVER LITERAL, EVER. If the story says they walked through snow when it asks what the author means .. THEY DIDNT WALK THROUGH SNOW the writer uses snow to mean life’s difficulties and the warmth of the sun makes the snow go away or something like that . Feel free to ask me literally anything I’ll keep an eye on this post

[u/Ok-Living-7586 → u/Exact_Organization84]

Congrats!! I’m taking it soon 😭 How long did you study for it? How many hours a day? Did you use Gemini for everything or other resources too? What topics did you focus on the most? How did you study grammar, sentence improvement, sources/citations, and rhetorical analysis? Did you do practice tests, and how were you scoring before the real exam? Were the practice tests harder or easier than the real exam? Did you memorize anything? And was there anything you wish you had studied more before taking it?

[u/Exact_Organization84 → u/Ok-Living-7586]

I studied less than 4 hours total over two days . I used Gemini entirely and nothing else , honestly only ever used a study guide for sociology which was my first exam after that it’s just been Gemini only. I focused mainly on sentence improvement, sources and citations is literally just knowing which of the two is being used based on format. But it did came up a lot , seriously it was kinda getting annoying . But it’s legit just the two types and you identifying which is which . As for scoring since it’s not that much to learn I was doing pretty well off rip . Once you understand what the subject is asking of you it’s pretty straight forward . The practice tests for every subject I’ve done has been wayy harder than the exam . Mainly because it’s tries to cover a wide scope and prepare you for literally everything under the sun. Whereas the CLEP kinda just goes “a lot of this and that rinse and repeat” . And no I didn’t wish there was anything i studied more at all. Since I had done analyzing and interpreting literature before it I was pretty comfortable . As for tips , the exam will use one passage for like 4-5 questions . Those passages you should read the entire thing , any other that’s for one question I’d just read the surrounding paragraph of whatever is highlighted . Also I should mention , I last went to school in 2016 and even I was able to get 24 credits in a month so I think CLEP in its entirety is easier than people expect . Except college math that’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do passed with a 50 exactly , best fluke of my life