<p>Here they are:
AP English Language
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus AB (self studying for BC though)</p>
<p>Does anyone have any tips for any of them? Any tip for doing well? Any warnings? Any advice before calculus bc self study? Words of wisdom? The workload and time for studying? Tips?</p>
<p>Thanks so much</p>
<p>AP English Language - If you’re a humanities-type of student, this is probably the easiest AP out there for you. My teacher gave us really really hard practice tests all year that I did bad on, but the actual AP test was much easier! Just know the literary terms, get a practice book, know how to write good essays, and you’ll be fine. (I might be exaggerating the easiness by the way, because my favorite subject is English.)</p>
<p>AP Chemistry - Start studying now if you can! Unless you have a really good teacher, you’ll want to cover as much material as possible. The stuff you have to know for this exam is truly immense. It’s almost impossible to cover everything in class, so start studying stuff they expect you to memorize as soon as possible. Things like solubility rules, flame test colors, colors of ions in solutions, common element oxidation states… all have to be memorized. The AP test was hands-down the hardest test I’ve ever taken. For every formula they give you on the reference sheet, you have to know the exact situation for when to use it, what units to use, converting units, etc. Be prepared for a huge workload. (Sorry if I’m scaring you… if you’re a science-type student, you’ll probably be fine.)</p>
<p>AP English Lang is really easy. It is a skill tests, so the main thing is to practice. You want to practice MC as much as possible, preferably using a prep-book that has harder questions than the actual test and using actual CB MC right before the test. This should be done by the teacher, but if he/she is a dud you may have to do this on your own.</p>
<p>For essays your focus need to be on analysis. basically this means that you need to support your argument with details but also elaborate on those details. It should look something like this:
This author uses complex scientfic diction as highlighted by “Blah, blah, blah.” This diction allows the author to establish himself as an expert in the field and, as such, add legitimacy to his argument.</p>
<p>If the essays are argumentative, like synthesis or persuasive, you may want to use Rogerian style. It helped me out a lot, but you must decide for yourself if it is beneficial. In this essay you start with a short intro (can be 1 complex, compound, sentence), then present one side of the argument, then the other side, then you state their common ground, then you pick a side and state conditions on your sides (i.e. dogs should be allowed in the park if and only if they are on leashes), then state the benefits of your position (i.e. by allowing dogs, the blind can better benefit from the park).</p>
<p>I can’t help with Bio, and I’ll be taking Chem and Calc BC next year (as a senior).</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>thanks u two.</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>Read Time, watch the news, and watch either the Daily Show or the Colbert Report for English Language. It helps to know what is going on in the news.</p>
<p>For Chemistry, get the Princeton Review book and go online for old free response questions. The best way to prepare is to practice.</p>
<p>Plus, Colbert and Stewart are amazing for anything relating to satire. This years’ persuasive worked with comedy and I used the Daily Show.</p>
<p>Calc BC self study- This is really easy actually, as there are only two chapters (may be more in your book) that aren’t covered in AB. Polar/parametric integration and infinite sequences/series (also L’Hopitals rule, integration by parts, logistic growth, newton’s method - but those are quite short independent sections). I recommend starting the BC self study after the first semester of calc AB. you may have to self study a few chapters in between, depending on the pace of the course</p>
<p>Lang is so easy. As long as you can read, answer questions about a passage, and write a decent essay/communicate on paper, you’ll be fine. You don’t even have to do anything, really.</p>
<p>I didn’t take any of the others. They sound tough, but then again I’m not a math/science person. Good luck!</p>
<p>For AP Language, if you have a decent teacher, you’ll do fine. You just have to practice the essays over and over and get the hang of them. The multiple choice section is all up to you. It’s basically like the Reading section of the SAT but a little more difficult.</p>
<p>AP Chem will be hard or easy depending on your teacher. Mine was very easy, and I got straight A’s the whole year, but I was screwed come May when I had to take the AP exam. So I suggest you study alot during the entire year especially if you have an easy teacher.</p>
<p>Lang - read a lot of nonfiction, write practice essays from prompts either online or in the Cliffnotes AP study book.</p>