AP Self Study

I’m going to be a sophomore in the fall, and I’m considering self-studying an AP class. I’m planning to start studying this summer, and then taking the test next May, with all my other AP tests. What are some good AP classes to self-study?

Thank you so much!

My teachers advised everyone against it saying that people thinking they can study is the reason for all the 1s and 2s on the tests but it is up to you

I self-studied APUSH this year (I’m a sophomore), and I definitely don’t feel as prepared as I did for the AP Psych test, which I took with a teacher. I still think I can do fine on the APUSH test, though.

In general, I think that if your school offers an AP class, you should take it with a teacher instead of self-studying. I would only self-study for AP classes your school doesn’t offer.

I know a girl who self-studied for a lot of AP exams, and she did well on them, so it can work!

Step back a second. For what reason are you wanting to self study AP tests? If it’s to impress colleges, they won’t be.

as for the sciences, if you prepare for the USABO, AP Bio will be an easy 5. If you took a pretty good honors chem or did some USNCO, AP Chem would be fine for you. If you did F=ma and know calculus, AP Physics C is the way to go. If you like programming on your spare time, AP CS is going to be a breeze. Do you do research at all where you have to use a lot of stats? AP Stats is going to be a freeb.

I suggest against studying for ap tests for the sake of doing well on it, spending time on other things can be much more productive.

Thank you guys for all the comments!

The reason that I am considering self-studying a class, is not to impress colleges (although I was hoping that that could be a result). I already have 3 AP classes that I am signed up for next year (Calc, Bio and Physics), and I can’t fit another one in, but I would like a challenge. I was thinking about AP Environmental Science, because I’ve heard that the test is pretty straightforward, and the material itself is rather easy to learn without a teacher.

Please let me know what you think.

@spark101 I have also heard that APES is really easy. There’s probably a thread somewhere on here?

If you spend time on a particular subject outside of school, then the AP test in that particular subject should be quite easy to self study (i.e. if you’ve participated in USACO, then AP CS will be relatively easy to self study)

It actually does impress colleges