<p>Ok, I know this is so obvious but i just never thought of it before.
I know for alot of self studyers, you just read the book, and took the exam and got a 5, but then i relized i stated reading, and reading and was all into it but then i realized I didnt remember anything. So how do you self study in 2 days or even 1 week?????
I dont get it, i really dont how do you memorize and i mean memorize literally 300-500 pages in a few days (i could read for example the Baroons psych book in 1 or 2 days) but how do you memorize all of it in 2 days?????
Is it just me or is that almost imposible to memorize a whole review book in so little time.
I am again saying that i was reading a book today and (for ap world hist.) and i thought if i took a test i would die, I didnt memorize it, maybe i could write a general paper or even the free response but there is no way i remembered Charles the 5th and Charles the 6th for a multiple choice test (by memorize i mean i would not confuse them on a multiple choice test).
P.S Any self studyers especially history how do you do it? it's harder then i thought. I know i'm still taking it though so dropping is not part of my question!</p>
<p>I'm outlining each chapter of the textbook in my notebook, and later typing them up onto the computer. I'm also going to compile a list of important names, events, etc. as sort of a cheat sheet. :) I'll probably make/copy/look at some sort of timeline, too.</p>
<p>The social studies office also had a couple of old AP Euro study guides that previous students had used, so I'm reading those at the same time. Once I finish a chapter, I plan to do all the related MC questions I can find in those books. :)</p>
<p>I'm still on the Renaissance, and I have to work twice as fast as a AP Euro class would, since I'm only doing this in one semester. <em>winces</em> But I can do it, I hope.</p>
<p>I'm self-studying for us and world history, but i found the key to keeping all that knowlegdge abreast is by repitition. Read over an in-depth prep book (e.g., for us hist., amsco) plus read another prep book to go over the info. This helps because it also gives you another perspective and may touch on info the other book did not address. It's similar to learning new vocab words. Just get all the different prep books associated with a particular exam and read as much as you can -- you don't need to outline. Anyways, prep books compile most of what you need to know into 200 pages or so, so there is plenty of time.</p>
<p>I'm just reading the Cliff notes prep book for Euro, but I think I might be able to check out a book from the Euro teacher (Euro is offered @ my school but couldn't take due to scheduling conflict)</p>
<p>First of all, you don't decide to start studying the week before because of the comprehensive material. I wouldn't suggest self-studying for a History AP because of all the material, unless you're a genius. With that said, good luck to anybody trying to self-study any history.</p>