<p>I think practice tests are the number one way to assess yourself. When it comes time to review and you’ve finished the curriculum, a practice test is the best way to assess what you do and don’t need to study heavily. Making sure to continually take them (and do FRQs) is vital to making sure your studying is on track and you’ll be able to finish the real test within the time limit. Keep in mind that practice tests are great for assessing the topics you need to study, not to actually study from.</p>
<p>For example, if I’m taking AP Baking and I just took a practice test in which I did well on questions relating to cake, but failed the cookies section, then I need to review cookies not just look at my wrong answers. This may seem obvious but a lot of people only check their answers, which is only helpful is you just got a couple of questions wrong in that topic area.</p>
<p>To make your studying at the end of the year easier, it’s best to make sure you fully understand the material as it’s presented. You wouldn’t believe how many people will fail a quiz, and then not go back and make sure they understand the material. If you fail a quiz on the proper use of yeast, don’t wait until the end of the year to relearn the material! It would take a lot less time to correct you misunderstanding on yeast right after you took the quiz than three months later. Additionally, many courses build on each other. If you never truly understood yeast, you won’t truly understand croissants. Now the exam is a couple weeks away and you have to relearn yest and croissants. By not fully understanding material as it’s presented you’re just digging yourself into a hole.</p>
<p>In terms of resources, I like the site GetAFive. They only have stuff for a couple of exams, but their videos are really helpful and the site is great to use throughout the year if find yourself getting lost. </p>