<p>"bellereve... what do you mean study for the english ap???"</p>
<p>I reviewed terminology...</p>
<p>ex. euphemism, parallel syntax, the different types of satire, alliteration, etc.</p>
<p>"i just go to sleep and hope that my english skills are good today"</p>
<p>Eh yes, same here. I went to sleep at 7:30 last night, intending it to be a nap but apparently I slept through the alarm and woke up around 5ish this morning. First time I've done that - sleep 10 hours before an exam. Highly recommend it too because I felt so jolly and hyper during the test.</p>
<p>I know most of macroecon from outside experiences. In fact I took a practice test on the barrons and got approx. 78% of multiple choice and every one of the free response correct. Just need to brush up a bit of the stuff.</p>
<p>Darn it. I spent a lot of Sunday night and Monday morning reinforcing my memory of such words as alliteration, anadiplosis, anaphora, apostrophe, chiasmus, appositive, hyperbaton, parenthesis, metonymy, litotes, enthymeme, zeugma, synecdoche...and of course, they turn out to be completely useless for the Lang exam.</p>
<p>Sophomore year I crammed for AP World, and the teacher didn't lecture once all year! Somehow, I got the only 5 in our school (there was also only one 4) which is hysterical because I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about world history. I was going through a prep book in the hall ten minutes before the exam! There is hope!</p>
<p>In fact I never studied my APs really. I guess the only "Cramming" was my retake of APUSH in senior year, but I love APUSH and I knew half my stuff anyways, so the hardcore 2 weeks of review sessions for me paid off and gave me my 5.</p>
<p>Lang/Comp- 5, no studying
US- 5, read the REA book in 2 nights right before the test
Physics- 4, memorized formulas the night before, I know nothing at all about the subject, it was a miracle</p>
<p>okay, so...
soph year: took ap stat, flipped through barron's night b4, 5. physics b, flipped through barron's morning of, 5.</p>
<p>junior year:
- bio, flipped through cliffs in 5 minutes before sitting down to take the test, 5.
- calc bc, no studying, 5.
- comp sci ab, class prepared for a, studied ab subsection night b4, barron's, 5.
- physics c, self-study, learned mech. on saturday, e&m on sunday (barron's + pr + txt), 5s on monday.
- apush, re-read the txtbook the night b4, read REA morning of, 5.
- human geo, flipped through barron's night before, 5.
- microecon/macroecon, self-study, did micro in 2 days, macro 2 days (txt + barron's + kaplan + pr), 5s.</p>
<p>*inner conflict\
its really ironic... "margaret, just go to school, everything will be so easy and u wont have to make up anything"
"no margaret, NO! u cant go to school, u have to study! do u really think its fun and games??? u do not have time to mess around anymore!"</p>
<p>I will the day before the AP macro/micro exam, although I'll have to go on Tuesday because of my chemistry exam. Actually I could skip on Monday but it wouldn't be worth it since I have chem everyday.</p>
<p>My ap chemistry teacher was just plain dumb. im not slinging on her, but to show how dumb she is… she doesnt know her solubility rules. she cant to redox. she doesnt know ionic trends, etc. i had to self-study. I crammed 3 weeks before the exam. I used barrons (from 2003 too! outdated but who cares) and went through the FRQs posted on collegeboard. MAKE SURE YOU DO THE FRQs online becaues the format/type of questions are the SAME year to year. pulled off a 5. the frqs are going to give you LOTS of points. so to not go over them before the test is like not memorizing the answer key.</p>
<p>Here’s my ownage SAT I practice essay, got a 12 from PR essay graders. You suckers, losers, I got a 2350 on my SAT I, b*itch!</p>
<p>Although the purpose of education often seems obscure, it is actually very innate. Education has changed so many aspects of the world in such a way that it is easy to conclude what its purpose is. Although teachers and officials may claim that the motive behind education is to change the world, the purpose of education is actually just for people to survive. As Japan’s modernization and China’s communist education demonstrate, education serves only to sustain nations.
Japan’s motive behind hiring Western instructors during the age of imperialism and modernization is clear. It knew technology had taken over the world, and that the only way to avoid being under the influence of the Western powers was by gaining their knowledge. Thus, the first education they received was instruction on how to use and construct weapons of war. Japan had seen the military might of the European cannons, Maxim guns, and various other firearms. Japan had also seen how other foreign nations were taken by force and overwhelmed by these tools. So in order to survive, it was in Japan’s best interest to ensure it received an education on the new weaponry. There was no intention to change the world; in fact, by building up its military might Japan wanted to avoid embroiling itself in worldwide affairs. Clearly, the purpose of education was not to change the world.
After the communist revolution took over China, Mao Tze Dong also sought to harness education to further his power. He knew that there was still resistance, and had to further consolidate and secure his nation’s future. So Mao began to rewrite the textbooks, and teach the new generation history as he remembered. He did not want dissent to spread around the nation and tear it apart, so he had to unite the people through what he taught. He had no intention whatsoever to change the world. All his focus was on was embedding communist ideals and new ways of life into China’s mind. What this education was for was only to secure the nation, to sustain it. Mao used this kind of education to secure the existence of one united nation, instead of to change the world. So as we can see, the purpose of education is only for survival.
For these reasons, it is obvious that education is not motivated by a desire to change the world. Japan needed education to protect itself from foreign powers, while China needed education to prevent further uprisings. None of these historical events even implied the purpose was to change the world. The purpose of education is not for the world, it is for the individual nations.</p>
<p>i crammed for psych and enviro the night before the test, get easy 5’s, and cram for the calc test the night before, get a 5. really though, the ap test is way way simpler and easier than the class course itself. Just read through the review book like a couple time, take a nice quick test before test day, and you’ll do fine, although i do advise not the cram the night before cause it does wear you out pretty bad.</p>