<p>Does the College Board offer three different test formats on the same material? </p>
<p>Why are there SATIIs, APs, and CLEP exams?</p>
<p>Does anybody know how they compare? </p>
<p>Whats the most difficult?</p>
<p>And... why would the CB practice self competing test- cannibalism?</p>
<p>OK like if I got a 74 on the US Hist. CLEP what would this translate to if I were to take the SAT II or AP?</p>
<p>CLEP exams are like a college placement exam and I really don't know where/when you take them, but they are not taken during high school for college admissions. So basically, don't worry about it!! Why are both SAT II's and AP's offered...well, that's a little more shady, but my answer would be that SAT II's are more limited tests of knowledge in a specific subject. They are useful becausen they give a measure of your knowledge of a specific subject on the same scale as the SAT I. AP's, on the other hand, are much more comprehensive and more difficult, which is why people usually take a course in the subject before taking the test (although a class is not a requirement). I really don't know anything about the CLEP, so I can't answer that question, unfortunately.</p>
<p>I'm asking because the honors/college Am. Hist. class I'm taking at my non-AP offering school is CLEP based and I got a 74 out of 80 and as wondering if it would translate to like a 740 on the SAT II</p>
<p>Hmmm...I have never heard of something like that before. Are you overseas? I am far from an expert on CLEP tests, but a quick look-see at the collegeboard website yields this explanation: CLEP scores are not comparable to SAT scores, and a 50 is equivalent to a C in the average college's equivalent course. So, in my opinion, though collegeboard claims otherwise, if you got a 74 on the CLEP, it seems like you would get a similar score on the SAT II. Grab a study book for the US History SAT II and see how it compares to what you learned for the CLEP and/or take a practice SAT II test and see what score you get. If you get a ballpark score (at least a 650) on the practice test, then you can probably take the SAT II with some additional studying, if needed, and get a good score.</p>