<p>Hi :D So I live in Canada and my school doesn't offer AP or IB or honors stuff. I'm so woried about all these APs that I'll have to self study.</p>
<p>So I chose all the easy ones first.. heard these are just memorizing? lol
Statistics
Psychology
Environmental Science
- For these ones, do i just get the review books? btw wats the difference btw cliffsnotes ap & cliffsap?</p>
<p>And then I chose
Calculus AB (can handle it.. no big worries..)
Biology</p>
<p>MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT AP BIO.. u think i can handle it if i start rite now? i've never done any honors b/c of my school :(!!!</p>
<p>how long would it take to self study all these 5 subjects especially biology? and do you guys recommend taking ap chemistry as well? i heard it's like one of the hardest ap tests, so i like gave up on that. also i was thinking if i take chem, i wont do stats.</p>
<p>are you talking about self studying for all these courses in ONE YEAR? I hope not, because that would be a fast ticket to the funny farm! In addition, self studying all those classes will do you no good if you don’t take the AP exams, and it would be impossible to take all those 3 hr exams in one week of testing. so what is the plan?</p>
<p>menloparkmom - oohh… is my plan overwhelming? i was gonna study all of those in one yr… ;( and im planning to take tests as well… should i go for 3? any suggestions?</p>
<p>noimagination - i thought u were supposed to self study the easy APs? yeah i know bio is all about memorization. i was gonna start it now and hopefully i’ll have evrythin finished by may? ;(</p>
I’m trying to figure out your goal. If you want to waive some general ed requirements in college, go ahead with your plan. If you want to impress admissions officers… you will probably fail. They know that these are easy APs and will not be dazzled.</p>
<p>You might want to think about ditching a few meaningless selections and focusing in-depth on more serious choices. I would personally self-study for Calc BC - it isn’t that much more material.</p>
<p>If you are taking classes in HS I’d say yes your plan is overwhelming and not wise. What is your goal? if you want to impress adcoms than take only a few tough AP’s. But I would first check to see when the AP test dates are for your area. It would be a shame to find out you can’t take an AP test in May after studying a subject for 8 months.</p>
<p>thanks… i decided not to self study all of these… lmao
instead of 5, i’ll work on 3 harder ones… is that better?
So… i decided on bio, calc bc and environmental science!</p>
<p>If I were you, I would flip through a textbook/study guide of the exams you want to take and see if the subject interests you. Quite honestly, I have no clue how people could decide “I love Calculus” or “I like Statistics” when they have no clue what the subject is.</p>
<p>If you can self study for Psych, a book like Barron’s literally has everything you need to know to get a 5 on the test. Just study throughout the year since you don’t have a real class for Psych and when the AP test comes, just review the prep book again.</p>
<p>I think switching out Enviro for Psych might be a good idea. Psych is a pretty easy self-study and a lot more useful. I think few colleges take Enviro for credit.</p>
<p>ttyl8- yeah thats the reason why i chose env sci instead of psych. anyways i already took calculus class and enjoyed it… i just have to go a little further to study ap calc! thanks for the info
syayonsaleh- im really interested in psych as well, but since im taking bio i thought env sci might be better?
lockdown22- yeah that’s what i read from the other threads that psych is ok to self study. but since it can be overwhelming, i only chose 3… if i have more time, i guess i can start on psych too.</p>
<p>Everyone thinks that Enviro and Psych are easy because they’re pure memorization. I’m sorry, but although I’m self-studying them right now, I don’t like to just learn from memorizing from a textbook/review book. It’s a lot better to actually learn things thoroughly, not just memorizing. I find classes that are considered harder, like Chem or Calc, to be more stimulating, more interesting, and easier to retain. And besides, it’s better if you actually LEARN this stuff because chances are if you’re going for Med School or some science major, you’re gonna encounter this along the road.</p>
<p>^If you’re going to self-study for an AP, you should actually like it, not doing it just to get the credit or make your application look good. Having said that, I totally disagree that self-studying is not stimulating and I could easily say that I learn just as much, if not more, from self-studying than from taking a class.</p>
