What I used to pass Biology Clep with 2 weeks of dedicated study
Hi friends! This Reddit was absolutely instrumental in me passing the biology Clep to be able to earn my degree (Which I did!). I wanted to share how I studied and anything I used. I spent about 10 days studying with quite a bit of burnout at the end, but I still passed with a 61. I was walking in with almost zero prior knowledge beyond some middle school biology so I was pretty nervous.
Things about this CLEP - There is a lot of information to cover, so focus less on total mastery and more on a broad overview of knowledge. Do your research! Similar topics show up a lot on everyone's tests so if you want to go deep pick and choose the topics to focus your energy on. The questions on the exam are less of a test of memorization and more about your ability to take what you learned and connect different topics.
Take as many practice exams as you can. I loved FreeClepPrep.com cause the test gave me a good idea on what topics I was lacking on and what needed review.
I cannot learn by textbook and reading and honestly need to have an enthusiastic teacher to learn so ModernStates wasn't my friend, personally, but I can see how it helps. Do the modernstates for the free voucher but do NOT use that as your basis for study.
All of my learning was done with videos on Youtube. Kahn Academy for a lot of the more detailed and deeper knowledge, and Amoeba Sisters and Crashcourse for everything else.
Genuinely the Amoeba Sisters biology playlist gives you a lot of what you need! Just go out and research more on topics you get wrong on practice exams. I watched their stroll through the playlist video the day of my test, and it was just a good reminder and review right before!
The test is hard, but if you have a good basis of general knowledge on all biology you can also make some good educated guesses throughout.
Skip over questions you don't know and come back to them, mark all the questions you're unsure about, and use good multiple choice test taking strategies.