<p>My school has many AP classes, but does not offer this course. Eventhough it is not offered at my school, I am interested in taking a class in environmental science at my local community college. Once I finish the course, is there any point in taking the AP Exam at a different school that offers the test?</p>
<p>That is exactly what I am going to do with Statistics. There is a point for me as I am going for the AP Scholars Award. If you aren't going for any AP awards, I don't see a point, because you already get the credit at the college.</p>
<p>Not all schools will accept transfer credit from a community college. Then again, not all schools will accept AP credit from the Environmental Science test. I'd suggest looking at the policies of the schools you're interested in and deciding from those whether you need to take the AP exam to get credit and whether that credit will actually be useful to you.</p>
<p>It's worth noting that AP Environmental is a very easy AP exam. I took it with no class and very little prep and got a four. I would imagine you would be able score a five without too much trouble. I personally would probably just go ahead and take it because you're really onlysacrificing a few hours of your day and $82, and it does open up more possibilities if you might go to a college that accepts it.</p>
<p>If I was to take the class at community college, would you reccomend to take just the Environmental Science class, or the Environmental Science class and the Envirnomental Science w/ Lab. </p>
<p><a href="http://moorparkcollege.edu/htdocs/schedule/%5B/url%5D">http://moorparkcollege.edu/htdocs/schedule/</a> </p>
<p>The school offers the two classes. Since you say it's an easy exam, should I even bother taking the Lab course.</p>
<p>Take the lab course (if the cost is the same). Science courses are always better with a lab component.</p>
<p>what's a good prep book for envi sci? Self-studying!!</p>
<p>There's one that I think is called Smartypants or something silly sounding like that that is supposed to be good. There's not really a very good variety of prep books for the subject.</p>
<p>If you go to borders.com ot amazon.com, there is a Princeton Review book for 2007-2007. I'll probably get that book because PR books tend to be good.</p>
<p>i heard there was something that was kind of like smartypants what is it?</p>
<p>Does the smartypants' guide have good information on how to approach and answer the written questions?</p>
<p>I'm planning to use both the Smartypants Guide and my textbook (Miller) together to study for the AP. The Smartypants one (I bought it off <a href="http://www.smartypantsguides.com%5B/url%5D">www.smartypantsguides.com</a>) is nice because its short and hits all of the main points really concisely. It covers everything in a review section of about 70 or 80 pages, but is better as a quick review/reminder, especially for the multiple choice. My teacher recommended the Smartypants one as better than Princeton Review. The Miller textbook is good for long-term studying in the months before the AP exam, especially for the free response.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I think there's also an excerpt from the Smartypants book on the website I mentioned, where it says "Preview Book" or something, so you can see for yourself if you like it.</p>
<p>I ordered the Smarty Pants' Guide and it is on its way. In addition, I got the PR book to accompany it. I'm hoping that if I study the Smarty Pants' REALLY well and read the PR book, I will get a 5. I am only taking 2 AP Exams this year, so I figure I better study hard and try to get fives because next year I will be taking 6 Exams!</p>
<p>CameronK, find the Course Description for AP Env. Sci. and print it out (if possible). Bring it over to the teacher of the college course. Ask the teacher if all of the material (or most of it will be covered). If so, then you will probably be well prepared. If not, then you will most definitely have to get your own review materials (review books, etc.)! Good luck to you. PM me if you have any more AP-related questions!</p>
<p>-Jon :)</p>
<p>I hear AP Env Sci is a blowoff and you really don't need to take the class--all the stuff is basically covered in AP Bio.</p>
<p>Is this true?</p>
<p>Pretty much. It has a bit of chem thrown in.</p>
<p>recently there are some bad reviews of Smarty Pants online (amazon). Seems like a cheap blowoff. 100 pages or so for 20$ written by some high school student self published under a phony publishing company? ehh...</p>
<p>Then how did it develop such a "big" name? Lots of threads say that it's the best prep book for AP Env Sci.</p>
<p>Up until very recently there were only three prep books (to my knowledge) for Evironmental. Barrons was abysmal. Awesome Guides was very badly edited and not really worth much. Apparently Smartypants was much better than the other two.</p>
<p>Has anyone read the Princeton Review AP Env. Science book? How does it compare with other review books?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>