<p>Hi, I'm a Junior and currently taking:
AP Calculus AB
AP Euro
AP Government and Politics (I started this semester and it's a Hybrid)
College Chemistry (actual college class from local Community College taught in our school)
DECA
AP Lit.</p>
<p>I'm doing fine except in Calc and I think it's because I'm not trying hard enough, but there is a couple of classes I want to self-study for starting this month, because I know I'm going to start procrastinating. Then May first is going to roll around a then I'm... Anyways lets not go there happened last year with the AP Bio test(I had the weekend before the test to study), but I passed so it's all good.</p>
<p>I have never self studied before and I needed some tip on how to organize my time while still having a life. I have 4 and 1/2 months before the tests.</p>
<p>I want to self-study:
AP Chemistry (not offered at our school, but we use Chemistry the Central Science 11 ed)
AP Environmental (not offered but I heard is a test not to be underestimated)
AP Human Geography(I like geography so It's all good)
AP Macro and Micro (I have a text book Macroeconomics by Paul Krugman and Robin Wells)
AP Language and Composition (I'm a good critical reader, but my writing could be better.)</p>
<p>Self-study books I have are:
5 Steps to a Five AP Chemistry 2012-2013
5 Steps to a Five AP Literature and Composition 2012-2013
5 Steps to a Five AP Macro and Micro Economics 2012-2013</p>
<p>So I just wanted some help on how to go about this and some guide from the self-studiers out there (or not all help is welcome), and which I should probably not do. I am a more stronger math and science student, but I love reading. Oh, and the ACT is coming up in April to that I have to study for (I have the ACT for dummies book). The practice one we took last year in school said I got a 24, and I'm trying to get that up to a ~30.</p>
<p>If you can’t even do well in all the classes you’re currently taking because you have problems with not trying hard enough, I wouldn’t recommend deciding to self-study six AP tests less than four months before they’re given.</p>
<p>Even so, I don’t think you should start studying one of the more difficult AP tests (chemistry) along with several other ones when you barely have three months.
Maybe pick the one test you’re most interested in to self-study, and continue to improve your grades in the classes you’re taking at school. </p>
<p>However, if you’ve already taken classes that could be considered equal to an AP class even though they weren’t labeled as such, it could be different and it wouldn’t be as difficult as completely self-studying a test from scratch. For example, I would compare the AP Chem syllabus with what you’re learning in your college chemistry class and see if they’re comparable - maybe ask your instructor too. If they teach similar material there might be other students taking the AP Chem exam.</p>
<p>Yeah the chem class is pretty close to AP Chem, I wouldn’t have to do too much independent study for that one.(That and on Wednesdays if you want to come in he does a AP chem study hour or something like that, but I’m the only one doing this year I think but I’m not sure, and he seems to be good at it because everyone he’s taught has gotten 4’s and 5’s) I had more questions on the other ones.</p>
<p>Why would you want to take all those AP tests right now rather than wait until your senior year? To my knowledge, universities don’t look at your AP scores, just the number of AP classes you took and how you did in them. The scores are just used for credits. You could have a whole extra year to study.</p>
<p>To answer your question, I always suggest MIT OCW, because I think the quality of the lectures are far superior to what you get in most, if not all, AP classes. That’s a great place to get the concepts down. Then just practice problems in your book until you know how to do everything.</p>
<p>@ halcyonheather
I took an economics class in Freshman year, so I understand the basics of economy(wasn’t AP level class and is a graduation requirement). I took Honors 9 which was like a prep course for AP lang., I was suppose to take it the following year but didn’t. I took Advance 10 I think. Now I have a AP Lit which is different and a lot harder I’ve been told by all the kids who took AP lang last year. I fairly good at in class essays. And I have done a synthesis essay before. I like environmental science science. But the AP isn’t offered at our school and the guy who teaches the normal environmental science is also my chem teacher so I could ask him if I have any problems. For Human geography I think my AP government teacher also teaches it, but other than that I’m not sure what I know about Human Geography.</p>
<p>@ AeroMike
I’m doing it as a self challenge. Yeah and I’ve heard the MIT videos are good.</p>