<p>@byubound: Non-AP classes are problematic. Also, a good AP teacher may still assign work after AP testing. For example, at my school the AP World teacher really pushes his students and prepare them for the test. But he assigns essays and projects after the test. Making up lots of work is a terrible reality for some of us. =(</p>
<p>Man, that’s a bummer. I see where the non-AP classes cause an issue. I’m a senior now, so I really don’t have to worry about non-AP classes at all. I do remember last year though, when I had some non-APs like Conceptual Physics and Spanish III. Most people in those classes had a bunch of APs. On the days where people were taking AP exams, most people were gone so we just watched videos. I guess I am one of the lucky ones.</p>
<p>@ryanxing</p>
<p>Good thing about block schedule for me: I have three electives and one AP class (AP English Language) this term. So, I will not be expecting a lot of work to make up. :D</p>
<p>Oh great… I have gym directly after each of my AP exams.</p>
<p>My gym teacher is merciless. Last year, she gave several detentions to people just because they were “late” for her class after the AP test.</p>
<p>^ LOL!</p>
<p>Your gym teacher is ridiculous.</p>
<p>^^That’s unfortunate.</p>
<p>You should have opted to take Yoga.</p>
<p>^^ You have no idea how insane she is. I could literally write an entire book on her.</p>
<p>I remember I walked into volleyball practice last year. For some reason, the team wasn’t hitting the ball too well and I guess, no one was playing their best. Out of nowhere, she comes screaming in her Jamaican-esque accent with her arms wavering: “GUYS…LET ME ASK YOU ALL A QUESTION!” [insert an awkward 10 second silence]… “HIT THE DARN BALL!!!” </p>
<p>Unfortunately, yoga isn’t an option at my school.</p>
<p>^I probably won’t even go back to school the days of my AP exams.</p>
<p>None of my classes have anyone who is taking any AP’s… so I basically have to make up 6 days of school.</p>
<p>AP Statistics is quickly getting ridiculous… After finishing princeton for gov and envi sci, i think i’m set. Lit is probably going to be doable too. But stats…-_- there are way too many formulas, and my teacher is still teaching. she says we’re going to be done with everything a week before the test. DX</p>
<p>Yeah, AP Statistics can be a little rough with all of the formulas. Fortunately, you can piece together the confidence intervals with the formulas they provide you. It’s all of the probability that takes practice.</p>
<p>Is P.E. your sole option?</p>
<p>Aghh
Running out of time, running out of time. </p>
<p>This is absurd.</p>
<p>I hate non AP homework T_T.</p>
<p>^100% agree.</p>
<p>^ I 200% agree. Though the only non-AP classes I’m taking are English, Astronomy, and Orchestra. And the only subject that gives homework out of those three are English…</p>
<p>I’m not really sure whether I should be freaking out or not. A lot of my tests seem to have generous curves, so then I start to get a little complacent. Then I crack open a book and realize that I don’t know half of the information and start freaking out. Then I come across the curve and I get complacent. Then I crack open a book again and… it’s a vicious cycle.</p>
<p>Coming up quickly on these exams. I feel that going to school for non-AP classes is a waste of time. My AP classes have us go through some practice questions to keep me going, but most of the time I find I just need some time to go through a review book. It’s easy to have 3 or 4 hours go by when I’m just sitting going through practice exams on my own. I need more time than that to go through them though. School is really getting in the way now.</p>
<p>I honestly feel so unprepared for all of my AP exams :(.</p>
<p>@byubound: last year, my friend even skipped our APUSH classes so that she could study on her own - we seriously learned more on our own than in the classroom :/.</p>
<p>It’s extremely irritating that my classes are piling on busywork that detracts from my study time for APs. For goodness sakes - I’m in college…I need the credit! I’ll just get B’s in lieu of study time. :)</p>
<p>^^I am tempted to do that very thing. I have been making so much progress on my own, with my own strict study sessions. I have borrowed from the library every AP review book available for each of the subjects I am taking exams for. Here’s what I have done so far:</p>
<p>AP Statistics:
I am confident that I can at least get the 4 I need. I read through the whole Barron’s AP Statistics book and did all of the review questions at the end of each chapter. I took a few of the practice tests and scored in the mid-20s out of 40 on the MCs. I still have a few of the tests to go through still, since there are 8 of them. I skimmed through Kaplan’s just for grins, and took a few practice tests, scoring in the high 20s. I skipped straight to the practice tests in 5 Steps to a 5 and scored in the high 20s as well. I read a little out of REA, which so far has been the easiest to follow out of all of them. I am going to spend some more time in REA reading through the sections and then I will take the practice exams out of there as well. I’ve gone through the FRQs from past years and I average 3s out of 4 overall.</p>
<p>AP Calculus AB:
I feel pretty good about this one, and I think I can just pull off the 4 I need. I have read through all of The Princeton Review. I have done all of the practice questions at the end of the chapters, and I took the 3 practice tests. I average at around 30 out of the 45 MCs. I have gone through every FRQ and average around 40 out of the 54 points. </p>
<p>AP US Government:
I know I will get the 3 I need without any problems. I have taken both practice exams out of PR, and I missed less than 10 MCs on both. I have Kaplan and Barron’s from the library, which I will go through in the week before the exam. </p>
<p>AP Microeconomics:
This one I have little worries about as far as getting the 3 I need. Especially since there is an entire week after I take the other 3 exams before I have to take this one, so I’ll have plenty of time devoted solely to this exam. The FRQs have me a little on edge, but I don’t think I will have much to worry about to secure a 3 after going through my copy of 5 Steps to a 5, and taking the practice tests. I also have Kaplan from the library, so at least I have a few more practice tests I can go through.</p>