<p>Oh and independent study in psych would be easy. my teacher stunk last eyar and i basically self studied and passed the test. I recommend just memorizing the whole princeton review book and the spark notes pack flashcards.</p>
<p>I personally wouldn't do an independent study in a discussion based class because you miss a lot of good ideas that way. In these classes, the teacher kind of gets the discussion going and students just go from there. You get different perspectives on the material and I think it helps you better understand it. I didn't take psych because it was full :( so I don't know exactly what kinf of class it is. If it's like a math or science then maybe it would be fine to go independent.</p>
<p>I'm curious as to who's crazy enough to take 6 APs. Oh wait, everyone here.</p>
<p>I've never spent more than 2 hours a night on hw, most nights its like 10-15minutes tops. The occasional 4 hours on a project happens though, once a month maybe, tops.</p>
<p>Edit: Taking 5 APs (Physics C,Calc AB,Eng Language,Comp Sci A,Government)</p>
<p>Averagejoe0 - have you taken any AP tests yet? Did you do well? How are your grades? I am assuming your teachers aren't big on checking homework, pop quizes, AP writes etc..</p>
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<p>Yay for us! Haha... it proves what my AP English Lang teacher used to say: "It's not effort, it's result, people. I don't care how much you write, or how much you wanted it to be good... it's either good or it's not!" ;)</p>
<p>Junior year, I took three APs. My AP Bio and English teachers hardly ever gave out homework, so the bulk of my time was spent on APUSH (and physics, but that was an honors class). At the beginning, I was doing four hours of APUSH a night because it was so reading-intensive. By the end of the year, I'd pared that down to an hour or two a night. </p>
<p>This year, I'm taking five APs. Here's how homework usually breaks down (every night):</p>
<p>AP Calc - 1/2 hr to 1 hr
AP Lit - 1/2-1 hr for reading, 2-3 hrs for papers
AP Chem - 0-2 hrs (assignments are sporadic)
AP Euro - 2 hrs for papers, otherwise 0
AP French - 15 min</p>
<p>When I get paper-intensive homework loads, things get pretty tough. But otherwise, the homework is pretty manageable. The thing is, because I'm on the computer for most of the homework, I end up procrastinating and dragging things out for much longer than necessary.</p>
<p>Best way I can explain is to break it up by class:</p>
<p>AP Euro- 3-4 hrs/wk (mostly outlines, terms, essays, etc. I didn't study for tests, if you are the sort that needs to, add those hours on)</p>
<p>I had these 5 last year:
AP Art History 10-15 minutes/ day (At my school it is a lecture intensive course with writing everyday in class, not much outside out class besides review and reading the book...which I did twice haha)
AP Calc AB- 30-45 min/day (my teacher grades homework)
AP Chem 10-15 min/day (reviewing notes, we'd have longer homework sporadically)
AP English Lang 20-40 min (reading our book, we did most of work besides reading in class, ie writing and MC)
AP US History- 8 hrs/wk (outlines...aka, rewriting the chapter verbatim)</p>
<p>I have these 6/7 this year:
AP Statistics- I don't know what a normal class should have, my teacher doesn't believe in hw so we do it all in class. I'd say about 15-30 min/day if you have a normal teacher.
AP Eng Lit- 20-40 min (reading again, same teacher)
AP Physics C- I have independent study, so I get it done in school. I'd say maybe 30 min/day if it was a class.
AP Gov't/ AP Macro Econ- Normally 20 minutes of reading a night, plus another 1 or 2 hours of busy work.
AP Calc BC - 30-45 minutes, same teacher
AP World History- 8+ hr/ week, definitely the most time consuming class this year, mostly outlines but right now we have a research paper too. </p>
<p>That schedule is overwhelming at times, but most of the time it's managable with working a couple hours a week, extracurriculars, b/f, etc. The key is: time managment! Haha, a word no teen wants to hear, I know.</p>
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<p>Or have parents that watch over your back, making sure you do homework and only homework (otherwise you get yelled at for half an hour, and that's no fun)....that eliminates procrastination. And don't miss any days of school. I can't miss school unless I'm on my deathbed :D.</p>
<p>I'm only in one AP class as a sophomore ( Human Geography) and I get anywhere from 2-4 hours of homework a night for all my classes combined. Though, I usually take shortcuts and all so it's about 1-3. Next year when I take four APs, I expect a minimum of four hours a night.</p>
<p>lol 4 APs and 2 advanced classes..i get a few hours of hw (and one of those APs is really easy class)..so prob. like 6 hours maybe? depending on lvl of difficulty at ur school</p>
<p>I'm never going to go above 4 AP's a year. Those of you who take 6 or more are insane. It's not a race to see who can get the most AP's.</p>
<p>"^^yeah, I'm interested in psych. In my school, ind. study in an AP would mean that you basically study a chapter on your own, and take a test, and complete the book that way and take the exam in May. Its just like studying for the exam yourself except that you take tests and get credit for taking the "course" and have the opportunity to ask a supervisor (the psych teacher) questions, etc. The psych teacher would make the tests/midterm. (we have a psych class, just not an AP psych class)"</p>
<p>oh, ok. i thought independent study like what people do in music, where they like do projects. no, i think an independent study would be fine. i personally do not get anything out of my psych classes. there are a lot of lectures, but if you read the book, you get all the info anyway. we also spend a lot of time doing pointless (fun, but pointless) activities and watching pointless (but fun) videos. </p>
<p>pretty much i study for the tests by reading hte chapter and taking notes, and i rarely go over the stuff we talked about in class, and i get near 100% on all my tests. the kids who don't read the chapter and just study the notes she gives in class usually get about 60-70%. we get corrections though. psych is an easy class overall, imo.</p>
<p>yeah. I really want to do that, bu they don't offer honors physics in my school, so I'm being forced to choose b/w AP and regular physics, and I really don't wanna do regular, so because of that, I'd be taking 5 AP courses next year, one of which is macro/micro, so 6 AP tests. And IDK if I want to be taking 7. But then IDK if I'd want to do an Independent Study senior year. </p>
<p>lucky with the test corrections though. teachers @ my school don't even offer them for honors classes, forget about AP.</p>
<p>At my school it really depends on the teacher. There are some AP teachers who give tons of homework, and some who rarely give homework.</p>
<p>For me</p>
<p>English (Non-AP, but honors): First semester it was an honors Shakespeare course, so on average we read 1-2 scenes a night which was on average anywhere from like 2-10 pages a night (it was awesome). We sometimes had mini essays that took around 1.5 hours. On average, I'd say around 15-30 minutes a night.</p>
<p>AP Spanish: This is where I got lucky-- my teacher RARELY gives homework. So I'd say at most like 15 minutes a night, usually none.</p>
<p>AP Calc: We get assigned a section a night so usually 30 minutes minimum, unless there's a quiz or test that we need to study for on top of the regular homework assignment.</p>
<p>AP Physics: There is no nightly homework. This class is mostly like a college class, where we get assigned a UTexas problem set (usually 30 questions that are super hard), as well as a multiple choice packet that if you want to do well on the test, you must do, a Minds On Physics Internet assignment (very conceptual), and sometimes a lab for whatever unit we're working on. As long as you manage your time well, it's not that bad, but if you procrastinate it's very hard to complete it all on time. I know kids in my class who spend 6 hours the night before the test trying to finish all the assignments. I'd say I spend roughly 30 minutes to an hour a night, but sometimes if I'm doing UTexas, I could spend an entire Sunday afternoon doing it.</p>
<p>yeah alamode, i guess it really depends on your teacher. i don't know; our tests range from ridiculously easy to fairly difficult, and we have test corrections, so if you put in the effort, psych is an easy A. however, your teachers might be harder/give harder tests. i don't know.. :/ we also get points to add to our tests like occassional worksheets or quizzes, but our grade is mostly tests.</p>
<p>daviban I've gotten 4s on AP US,Psych, and Physics B. My grades are low 90s usually.</p>
<p>you guys are crazy...i usually have an hour of homework. if there's a huge test the following day i'll spend maybe an extra hour studying or reading, but i never spend more than 2 hours on hw.</p>
<p>^Then you haven't taken an AP class. :D</p>
<p>Doesn't the average American have half an hour of homework a day or something?</p>