<p>I'm aiming to become a National AP Scholar by the end of my Junior year (next year). I have currently taken one AP exam (AP Computer Science AB), and I'm pretty sure I scored a 5 on it. This puts me in a tight position -- I need to complete 7 APs in my junior year (on top of doing all sorts of extra curriculars and prepping for the SATs).</p>
<p>I plan on taking the following APs at my school:</p>
<p>AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP English Language and Composition
AP Statistics</p>
<p>So I need 3 more APs to self-study/do online. What 3 AP tests would be the easiest to self study/do online? I am not very good at just memorizing facts, but I can apply concepts pretty well.</p>
<p>I'm currently thinking of self-studying:</p>
<p>AP Psychology
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics</p>
<p>But I'm 100% sure. AP Psychology is a keeper at this point because I've already started studying from the Barron's book and it doesn't seem too difficult. The two Econs I'm not sure about -- are there any other APs I could self-study/do online that would be easier? If online, which service would it be?</p>
<p>Sorry for all the questions, and thanks for your time and input!</p>
<p>Hmm well at my school I took US Government, which ran from September to January and then the AP test in May. I had a lousy teacher and didn't cover much, so the week before the AP exam I read through the Barrons book and got a 5. I basically consider that self-studying (even though it's not completely) because the course was useless. Ah, I'm rambling. I think you could easily self-study US Gov =)</p>
<p>hey, same boat here. im afraid that reading wont be enough for self-studying econ. im reading lots of prep books (barrons, rea) but im still afraid it wont be enough. im thinking of taking them online starting this summer. </p>
<p>apex? keystone national high school? suggestions please?</p>
<p>I took macro econ and self studied for micro and got 5's on both. I think it would be pretty hard to grasp some of the macro concepts without a teacher. you might be able to get a handle enough on them for the AP test, but you probably wont truly understand them. my personal opinion is that you'd probably need a teacher with more unique approaches than just reading from a book to do well on econ.</p>
<p>I did both micro and macro in a course, but the teacher was entirely unqualified for the class and was given them a week before school started. He ended up asking me questions all year about them, so they were, in essence, self-study. I scored a 5 on micro and a 4 on macro, though by macro the class had lot so much structure that I didn't even cover a lot of the topics until the day before the test when I crammed. So, yes, I think they are both quite doable. Given your workload, I think you can definitely manage this (though it won't be easy, of course, but you already know that!). Just keep yourself on pace and you'll be fine, I'm sure--that's by far the most challenging part.</p>
<p>I did both micro and macro in a course, but the teacher was entirely unqualified for the class and was given them a week before school started. He ended up asking me questions all year about them, so they were, in essence, self-study. I scored a 5 on micro and a 4 on macro, though by macro the class had lot so much structure that I didn't even cover a lot of the topics until the day before the test when I crammed. So, yes, I think they are both quite doable. Given your workload, I think you can definitely manage this (though it won't be easy, of course, but you already know that!). Just keep yourself on pace and you'll be fine, I'm sure--that's by far the most challenging part.</p>
<p>And you're right about psychology. I was in a class with another heavily unqualified teacher as a freshman. I did nothing all year long yet somehow got a 3. No review book, barely did anything in the class at all--and she never did much of anything that was relevant. I can imagine this is probably the easiest AP test.</p>
<p>I did both micro and macro in a course, but the teacher was entirely unqualified for the class and was given them a week before school started. He ended up asking me questions all year about them, so they were, in essence, self-study. I scored a 5 on micro and a 4 on macro, though by macro the class had lot so much structure that I didn't even cover a lot of the topics until the day before the test when I crammed. So, yes, I think they are both quite doable. Given your workload, I think you can definitely manage this (though it won't be easy, of course, but you already know that!). Just keep yourself on pace and you'll be fine, I'm sure--that's by far the most challenging part.</p>
<p>And you're right about psychology. I was in a class with another heavily unqualified teacher as a freshman. I did nothing all year long yet somehow got a 3. No review book, barely did anything in the class at all--and she never did much of anything that was relevant. I can imagine this is probably the easiest AP test.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your inputs. At this point, I'm assuming Macro/Micro-econ is not easy to do without a teacher of some sort, so I may take those online. If not, what 2 other APs could I self study/do online?</p>
<p>I apologize for the triple post: I couldn't get CollegeConfidential last night to post it at all, and I find today that it posted it three times!</p>
<p>I hear environmental science isn't too tough. US gov't and comparative government shouldn't be too difficult either given that they're both half-credit courses, though I only have personal experience with US gov't. If you're into politics, US gov't will naturally work very easily as a self-study course. If you have little background or interest on it, I'd probably advise against it.</p>
<p>i'm in your spot, threadstarter, cept i'm a rising soph in high school
psych should be easy. i recommend AP bio since the curve is in your favor, and it's not that hard since most schools offer it, and it's pretty easy to understand. if you're a music person, try music theory, that i heard is also one of the "easy" ones. english should be the hardest one on there</p>
<p>i know its not exactly a self "study" because you cant really study. but how hard is it to take studio art and get at least a four without taking the class? (while taking a standard photo cp class)</p>