<p>Any tips from any CCer's about any of the following tests/classes? And what review books would you recommend? I've already scoured through the consolidated list and many people had different opinions.</p>
<p>AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
AP USH
AP English Language</p>
<p>And which one of the following would you recommend one to self-study? I want to be a Bio major (doctor, etc, etc), but I don't know which one I should take.</p>
<p>AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Human Geography
AP Psychology</p>
<p>just so you know my perspective: of the exams you listed, I’ve taken chemistry, APUSH, and micro/macro economics. </p>
<p>I don’t have a great perspective on ap chemistry - I took it the first year my school offered it, so there were definitely some kinks to work out. from what I saw though, there’s definitely the same kind of questions that are on almost all exams. so if you study the exam format/type if question, you could probably do well easily. </p>
<p>APUSH is great to use the Princeton Review book for. I took it 2 years ago now, so I’m a little fuzzy on the details of the exam. </p>
<p>For Econ, I would pick one not both exams to self-study. Here’s my $.02: I think it’s easier to get a 3 on macro (which I did) without much effort as opposed to micro. However, getting a 5 is probably harder on macro than micro. Then again, it also can depend on the person - micro is more detailed-oriented, and my view was that there was more mathematical reasoning involved in micro, while macro was more big picture. </p>
<p>I’m self-studying Psychology because (1) I’ve heard it’s a pretty easy topic to self-study and (2) The subject completely amazes me, so I’ll enjoy studying it.</p>
<p>I think EmilyL hit the nail on the head.
Some schools like mine don’t offer a ton of AP classes, and colleges will see that. I think it’s admirable for you to want to self-study another AP–some might say you’re padding your resume, but really, you’re trying to genuinely achieve as much as possible. Again, colleges will see that. Good luck!</p>
<p>Self study psychology. It’s partially biology anyway, with all the neurotransmitters and drugs. If you wanna study Bio in college, that’s probably the best of the 4 you listed.</p>
<p>Advice on the other classes:
I took USH last year (got a 5). I’m not a history person, but I made it really easy for myself by simply doing what I was supposed to. That includes, doing ALL the readings/hwk that is assigned, PLUS doing your own studying. The best thing you can do is take practice tests, and study study study in addition to your hw and classwork.</p>
<p>I also took AP eng lang last year. I got two semester A’s… but a 3 on the test. It really came down to the fact that I couldn’t write good essays. (I only scored above a 6 once in class). I don’t know about this one, it’s almost like you have it or you don’t. My advice is just to try your best, the test is all skill based.</p>
I was pretty much going to say the same thing! Definitely do Psych as your self-study.</p>
<p>I self-studied AP Psych this year, as well as taking 4 APs at school as a senior. Psych is easy…just get a good review book. I used 5 Steps to a 5, which I thought was really good. A lot of people on CC will recommend Barron’s, which is also supposed to be very good, but I wouldn’t know from personal experience because I didn’t use it. I did use Barron’s flashcards too, and those are also helpful.</p>
Regardless of what you want to major in, you should try to learn as much as you can to get a real, well-rounded education. This whole ‘majoring in high school’ ordeal is idiotic and deprives people of stuff they ought to know. AP Psychology is easily self-studyable, just grab Barron’s for it (studied over a weekend and got a 4, would’ve been a 5 had I studied on Friday too). AP Human Geo is Barron’s as well, though that’s just an endless amount of terms to memorize. AP Macro/Micro is 5 Steps to a 5 and PR, though it’ll require some work, you can easily do it.
If you’re up for it, I’d try self-studying Psych, Geo, and one of the economics. Easily doable, I self-studied 4 APs, a couple being difficult, and did better than people who actually took the classes. </p>
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Use some good online videos for understanding AP Chem, and use Princeton Review. What I plan on doing next year for Chem. APUSH- easily doable, but use REA’s Crash Course a few days before the exam if you want that 5, trust me. AP English Lang. is just gonna be about writing clearly and understanding the reading. Quality, not quantity.</p>