<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I just curious if anyone have started one to to help students prep for the AP tests/ self-study. Is it a good idea? Are AP teachers against/for it? What activities do you recommend to be incorporated into the club. What advices can you give for starting a club in general?</p>
<p>I believe the term you’re looking for is “study group.” Many people have participated in these helpful institutions for AP exams as well as other things. They are very good ideas that your AP teachers would likely support because they improve your scores and understanding of the material. You can take practice tests or just cover difficult topics as a group, as a couple examples.</p>
<p>I would suggest finding interested students and talking to your the teachers of those classes so they could make an announcement or something. I wouldn’t bother calling it a club, and I wouldn’t dare put it on your college applications, because if I were an admissions officer and I saw an extracurricular like “founded AP Club,” I would laugh.</p>
<p>It seems kind of weird to have one club for every AP since students won’t all be taking the same ones. Study groups possibly? First off do it for each individual class. Last year for AP world we had several after school study sessions to prep for major tests and then the AP test. We had them in our teacher’s room (though she wasn’t there most of the time, she helped if she was) and we talked about review packets and stuff.</p>
<p>Thanks guys! i was kind of nervous about even asking teachers because I feel like I’ll be helping some kids get ahead while others that can’t attend are left behind. So if I call it a study group would it be ok to put it on college app?</p>
<p>If you’re studying for a test, don’t try to put it on a college app… studying is supposed to be inherent in the fact that you’re paying $80 to take an exam.</p>
<p>just hang out at a friend’s house and maybe study some stuff and screw around. seriously, you’re stressing too much. Just let it roll. I get studying for tests or exams, but don’t be one of those kids that goes home and “studies.” *** does that even mean.</p>
<p>Agreed with the walrus(: It doesn’t need to be formal lol, just look over your material, maybe take a practice test. Or don’t, I got a 4 on the AP US Gov exam without a moment of studying…!(: However, I studied for the AP Euro exam and got a 3!!!
So maybe there’s a negative correlation between studying and raised AP scores…? Or maybe it was because in my DBQ I wrote that Catherine the Great ruled England… Ahh, we’ll stick with the first explanation!</p>
<p>But yeah, if you feel the need to “study”, just put on a song you can work to, try to take a practice test, score yourself, and then find the answers to the other ones and learn them. Or form a review group with some friends, this should be a leisurely endeavor, NOT a way to pad your college application. It’ll get laughed at while being evaluated…</p>