<p>ive heard a lot of things about how hard AP tests are ranging from OMG they're killer to dont sweat 'em</p>
<p>what study techniques are good for AP exams? in particular:</p>
<p>US, Chem, Stats</p>
<p>P.s. a first time AP test taker!!!</p>
<p>The REA book has everything you need for MC APUSH. I would... practice DBQs/FRQs and memorize the format. When I took the exam, I glanced through the USH SAT II book prior to taking the test so that I could go through the major wars, big movements, etc. that would appear on the essays. Just a suggestion...</p>
<p>They're not bad, some colleges don't accept credit for chemistry because you can basically study exactly what the test will cover, and thus does not prepare you for a real college chemistry course.</p>
<p>I'm taking stats this year and the REA book will prepare you for the MC very well, and if you're in a pretty good class, your teacher should have assigned DBQs and essays in the allotted time period to prepare you</p>
<p>And yeah, dont leave more than 10 blank, that was a mistake I made, but thankfully it didnt hurt my score a lot
And don't drink too much in the morning
Try to calm down, i was a nervous wreck before the ap test . . i dont know why ..</p>
<p>i prolly will be a wreck too!!</p>
<p>I just answered all of the MC questions on every AP exam (I had reason to do so, as I was earning 72/80 on the practices). Then I wrote the first two essays with some time, and then wrote a less-comprehensive third. I still came out with a 5.
Besides, there is no need to be nervous...its a final that has no impact on one's grade in the class.</p>
<p>The AP's are doable. How hard they are correlate to the difficulty of the subject, your personal strengths, and practice. That's right people. Doing every free response for the last 6 years will indeed train you to vomit correct answers on the exam.</p>
<p>I'm just worry about the essay part or DBQ. I'm not sure I can write 2-3 pages in 50 min.</p>
<p>same here sweetdream...its not just that tho
u gotta write 2 essays and the DBQ in the 2 hour chunk of time</p>
<p>my writing is very small, and for practice AP lit and APUSH DBQs i usually only write 1 front page and 1/3 to 1/2 a second page and i end up getting A's (in class at least)....</p>
<p>do you think that i can realistically get a 5 (granted i do fine on MC) if i only write this length? do they look at content more than length (as opposed to the SAT)? my lit teacher (her first year teaching) said i would be fine because my writing is so small...obviously i have some doubt in her opinion....</p>
<p>I'm taking three AP's this year, all of which are my first attempts at taking AP's. They go as follows: AP Gov. AP Psych. and AP Macro. I am, as well, worried about the AP exams at the end of the year. Any words of comfort or tips? (Especially on the AP Macro exam, my teacher refuses to teach.)</p>
<p>US History: As long as you know the material pretty well and you've written DBQs before, you'll be fine. If your essay is complete at a shorter length, then that is very good. A lot of students who write longer essays are repetitive or wordy.</p>
<p>Stats: This is easy if you know the topics in the course. I thought that the MC questions were more theoretical than the ones I had had in class, so make sure you have the underlying understanding of what you're doing. The other questions were all pretty simple to answer. I believe I had extra time at the end.</p>
<p>what should u do to prepare for them?</p>
<p>APUSH...practice DBQs...make SURE you answer the question. I found the questions on the USH test to involve a lot more thinking/analysis than other APs. I'd consider it one of the hardest tests (disregarding the curve; not sure if it's easy or not) because it requires not only an indepth knowledge on a VERY wide range of information but also good critical thinking skills.</p>
<p>AP Chem - you just need to understand the material. My teacher never taught and I ended up teaching myself in the last two weeks. I'm good at chem, so I was able to understand what I was doing..If you just don't get it (my problem with Physics), on the free response, write down as much as you know/ can do and rack up the points that way.</p>
<p>I've never taken the AP Govt or Macro tests, but I've looked at the questions (and will be taking both govt exams in May)....because these are semester courses, they don't require a ton of analysis -- have a basic understanding of the material in the curriculum and you should be pretty much fine.</p>
<p>what about AP Calc? Any advices?</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me what REA stands for?</p>
<p>ANd also DBQs?</p>
<p>Calc AB/BC are both easy to get a 4. AB you can get 5 very easy, BC its a little more challenging
Chem easy to get a 4, a little more to get 5 (in depth study needed thermo, electro, and kinetics, judging by the past questions)
US- zzzz
Gov- zzzzzzzz</p>
<p>REA- Research & Education Association, Inc. (Book company)
DBQ- Data-Based Questions</p>
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<p>"Doing every free response for the last 6 years will indeed train you to vomit correct answers on the exam." </p>
<p>HAHAHAHA!!!!!</p>
<p>Anyways, I'm self-studying for US History, and I've come to a pitfall. I don't think that MC or the DBQs will be a challenge, but it's the other essay that you have to write that is bogging me down. It is so specific in my opinion, and not being in the class, I need help on how to do this.</p>
<p>What about Physics B? How do you prepare? I'm not doing very well, so I need to pull a 4 or 5 to show I can actually do the work. Thanks!</p>
<p>i just took a practice MC test for the Chem exam...i got 47 right, 18 wrong, and 10 omits..........is that good??? what score would that translate to???</p>
<p>i also took the AP US practice test MC.....i got 48 right, 24 wrong, and 8 omit</p>