<p>where can you obtain AP materials if you are self studying it and your school doesn't offer AP courses?</p>
<p>try the college board site, and other than that, i guess we could tell you what text books we are using, I don't really know how the whole self study deal goes</p>
<p>BUMP. We can't let the seniors beat us.</p>
<p>The exam descriptions for each course list recommended textbooks. Plus, there seem to be some common ones on here as drummerdude said (like Zumdahl for Chem and Pageant for US). Other than that, you can usually get away with self studying from a prep book.</p>
<p>Juniors rock!!!
sup guyz.. it's good to see many juinors here... when r u guyz planning to take the SAT?? I think I'm taking it on march, may, and june.. whatever.. my practice test score in PR prep course was 2150 (800 Math, 800 Writing, 550 CR>>>what the ****!@#).. not really happy with my reading.. anybody have "secrets" for mastering CR?? need desperate help..</p>
<p>Hahah I had a similar score on the online CB practice test. Good stuff.</p>
<p>There are tons of CR tips in various threads in the SAT/ACT forum. Do a search and you'll find a bunch of stuff.</p>
<p>Isn't it a bit early to be doing this? I mean, I understand the test prep thing; junior year is the best year to be taking SAT's and stuff. You don't want it to be senior year and worrying about SAT's AND Applications. However, your college list will be much different by the time junior year is over, so I don't think you should talking about where you want to apply yet.</p>
<p>I don't see anything wrong with taking the SAT in October. However, take a couple of practice tests in a "realistic" setting (timed and everything) to get an idea of what you'll get beforehand. If it's around what you want, go ahead and take it to get it over with.</p>
<p>I think PSAT's do matter if you get to be a National Merit Semifinalist. A lot of schools offer merit scholarships to those people. </p>
<p>Anyway, I agree with the person who said you take SAT I's in the fall, so you can do SAT II's and AP's in the spring. You can also take SAT II's in June (after AP's) and early fall of senior year, as people don't usually take those as much as SAT I's.</p>
<p>Finally, to the OP: I think most schools (at least the ones I applied to, and they were your usual ivies/MIT/LAC's) consider Canadian applicants as the same as US applicants. In other words, you're NOT considered an international applicant. The good news is, like US citizens, you'll be considered for the same financial aid. Check individual school policies to be sure though.</p>
<p>I live in Canada also (but I am a south korean citizen), and I am planning to take the SAT I in November cuz im gonna apply to RSI if possible. Also, I am gonna take SAT II Math 2C in May or June. I started preparing for the SAT with the CB book 3 days ago =P Does studying really help? Right now, I get slightly over 2200 and hope to get 2350+ on the actual test. What did you guys get when you first took the practice test with like 4 hrs studying?</p>
<p>oh ya, so far, im thinking of applying to MIT/Caltech/Harvard/UCB/UCLA/U of Toronto/McGill.</p>
<p>hey coolness_rookie,
You live in Canada too? Quite funny we Canadians always wanted to push ourselves toward the US schools! But anyway, I'm going to become a junior next term and I live in Vancouver BC. And hey, I'm planning to apply for schools like Harvard/yale/princeton/upenn too (and obviously the canadian ones as backups). Seems like you've achieved pretty nice looking scores on your SAT I. And how are your EC's going? For my road to college currently, I feel like I got too much EC's but nearly ended graded 10 in a disaster (2 B's at least). Americans also evaluated A's and B's differently:
Canada: +86% = A
US: +92% = A (or something around that)
After hearing all this, I feel like I need to put MUCH more work into my academic profile in grade 11.
Anyway, good luck to you, and let us stay in touch (since we are some what in the same position!)</p>
<p>For SAT I, does anyone know where to obtain some useful study questions to practice??</p>
<p>Blue book.</p>
<p>Most schools use 90%+ as an A, 80-89% as a B, etc.</p>
<p>(This is my 1000th post! I'll a Senior Member in a few seconds! <em>Takes a deep breath</em>. I'm ready.)</p>
<p>Is blue book the same as Collegeboard: 10 real sats? if not, where can i get it from?</p>
<p>i'm also an upcoming junior, and i really want to go to college and major in writing. any ideas on ECs that could reflect my love of writing?</p>
<p>jai - No, 10 Real SAts is red. The blue book is called The Official SAT Study Guide for the New SAT and is published by the collegeboard. And it's blue.</p>
<p>blythe - Write a book, enter some competitions, work on your school newspaper, etc.</p>
<p>Are there any single sex male colleges left in the US? (I'm female but just wonderIng) :)</p>
<p>I think there's one called Sweet Briar in Virginia or West Virginia.</p>
<p>Deep Springs, near Las Vegas is all male. It's also way more prestigous than any Ivy. They only take in about 25 guys each year. Too bad they don't admit girls, it sounds awesome!</p>
<p>Wanna fill up your EC list with your passion for writing?
My advice:
- Write reader's letters to your local newspaper's editorial section, sometimes they will publish them
- open up a creative writing club in your school or local community center esp. designed for youths, cause I've seen people doing it
- join local, state, national, international writing contests. Just submit pieces that you feel proud of, and you might win a price or two
- Go to your local community news publisher/editor, and tell them that you as a youth wishes to create a column that will represent the voice of youths in their newspaper. Tell these editors why you feel like doing it, persuade them, and eventually most people will assist you.</p>
<p>JIMMY@KILLARNEY, lol yea i guess we do have some similarities. I actually went on a vacation to Vancouver/Victoria last week and came back yesterday =P My EC's aren't bad...I just have a bunch of math and science awards and some school activities, but not too much volunteering =S </p>
<p>It's great that you have a lot of EC's. I don't think too much EC's can ever be bad. =)</p>
<p>What school do you go to? (I am guessing you go to a school like St. George's) I don't think GPA matters as much as ranking (and I don't think 2 B's are that big of a deal =)) I wish you good luck too, and if you have MSN and wanna like talk more, PM me and we shall add each other lol.</p>
<p>hey coolness_rookie,
Thanks for the reply.
what's your msn/email?</p>
<p>good ideas...thanks alot</p>