<p>I'm takign AP History World and Ap Gov this semester. Should I only review right before the test ( a month or two) only? My teachers dont teach us at all, and I would like to hear from you self studying and those who in my situation.
Thank you</p>
<p>Self-study is definitely the way to go. You can get alot more done especially if you are motivated to excel.</p>
<p>The first thing to do is figure out what is going to be tested on those exams, go to the college board website and read the course descriptions for each of those exams. </p>
<p>The second step is organizing your study plan some people read the textbook, others buy a prep book and some use online resources. A combination of all of those is probably best. </p>
<p>The third step is to use simulation type material (ie. multiple choice quizzes) and other material to review the material before taking the exam.</p>
<p>and the final step is actually taking the exam.</p>
<p>There is a general fear that if you start studying too early, you’ll forget things by the time the test actually comes. This might be true in some cases, but not if you study correctly:</p>
<p>There are tons of resources online for AP prep. Use the college board website (in an earlier post) and chunk your courses into smaller topics. All of the AP study guides arrange the course in a certain order – I highly suggest using one. Study these topics a little at a time constantly. Right now this studying doesn’t have to be anything but 10-20 minutes on flashcards a night, or something analogous. Have a target date when to finish the material by and set up a timeline to make this happen (for most of my AP classes this date was the last week of march). You want to have enough time to review comfortably – cramming is not very effective.</p>
<p>April is hell month. Spend as much time as you can study comfortably. Review everything. In the same breath however: if you find yourself cramming – stop. Take a break and come back later.</p>
<p>Make sure you know what your tests are looking for in terms of free responses – each course has different standards. The free response section is generally around 50% of your final grade, so this is really important. Also, find practice tests and take them constantly – they are all over the place (sparknotes.com has a lot of good ones). Save the ones in your book for April.</p>
<p>Finally, the most effective way to study is to relate it to everyday life. This may be hard for world history, but not for government. Everywhere you go, find something and relate it to something you learned in your course (it doesn’t have to be groundbreaking). This will help you think critically and make connections – two very important factors in AP success.</p>
<p>I’m taking the PR book course for World History. In Chapter II they throw you a bunch of information. What is the time line to study those all?</p>