<p>AN INBOX ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE AP ARTS BELOW WOULD BE HELPFUL!!!!!!</p>
<p>AP Language (for sure)
AP U.S History (for sure)
AP Calculus AB (strong possibility)
AP Biology (for sure)
AP Spanish (strong possibility)
AP Environmental Science (for sure)
AP Studio drawing (maybe)
AP 2D Portfolio (maybe)</p>
<p>these are all of the exams im considering for next year. What advice would you give me to tackle between 4-7 AP exams??(depending on which i decide to take).</p>
<p>Anyone that has taken any of these exams, how did you study, what book did you use, etc.</p>
<p>AP Language- You just need a solid teacher. Practice throughout the year, make sure you can do it in the allotted time, and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>AP US- STUDY FOR TESTS. If you do that throughout the year (carefully), you’ll barely have to study for the AP test! Just review big things (immigration patterns, women’s rights, etc.)</p>
<p>AP Calc- Once again, study for tests. Not too challenging, review books aren’t much help. But learn throughout the year.</p>
<p>AP Bio- CLIFFS. The format is changing, but gauge your class; you may not even need your textbook.</p>
<p>Those are the ones I took! I took 'em all junior year, and got 5s on all of them.</p>
<p>I took 8 my senior year, and I would say just pace yourself and have a planner. I’m not the studying type and can normally get a 4 or 5 cold, but that’s paying attention in classes and if I understand something logically, I can retain it. Granted, if I don’t care for the class I may get a 3, or if I have a teacher that just sucks and I don’t go the extra mile. Also, sports is my outlet to help me do better, and so is debate. Just make sure you schedule your time.</p>
<p>Okay so in order to conquer many AP tests at once you’re going to need to really focus the whole year OR be very good at short term studying… Let’s focus on the former. </p>
<p>AP Language is very easy and you will have absolutely nothing to study for come AP week (or 2 weeks) as long as you practice the writing throughout the year as well as the released MC sections. There tend to be 4 (sometimes 5) sections of MC questions, each with a small reading. By practicing throughout the year - really try to figure out the style of questios they ask - you’ll be fine. As agnijay said, it’s very much dependent on your AP teacher. </p>
<p>APUSH is more involved than AP Language in terms of having material to study. By following along with the book and, like I did, reading each chapter of coursenotes for “The American Pageant,” you’ll be fine. It’s going to change, but if they’re just changing the format and not a complete overhaul like Bio you should be fine. </p>
<p>AP Bio in my opinion is a fun class, but then again I am a bio guy… My teacher was a brand new AP teacher so we taught ourselves a lot. Please please please trust me: Bozeman Biology (a YouTube channel) is THE BEST set of educational videos ever. The guy who does them is a multiple award winning Bio teacher and public speaker who explains almost every topic you’ll need for the exam. Also, Cliffnotes is THE BEST review book for Bio. Read each section before you go over it in class and then after if you’re still not sure. By that time, you’ll know it not by memorization but by application of concepts. </p>
<p>I took all of these except Spanish and the art exams. After I get my AP scores this year, I’ll post a detailed description of what I think you should do and/or not do.</p>
<p>Language, our teacher has a special structure for each essay and a “universal thesis” that can be reworded for certain prompts–you might find a way to systematically write essays to guarantee at least a 6 on the essays. Study the rhetorical strategies the night before the test–takes no more than 30 minutes.</p>
<p>Bio–review everything including labs, because everything can give you points. Just take into account the new test format and skip things like plant form.
Apush is the same</p>
<p>Calc–learn your calculator and brute force skills–add programs and formulas to it from ticalc! Review problem types night before…</p>
<p>Enviro–download free responses and the answers, go down part by part and see how you do! This will build up your examples and BS skill and you will be able to reuse them on future tests! They ask very similar things and there are MANY correct answers and you just have to think of one that works.</p>
<p>Study wise, bio and apush are your worst. Do a section a night and get your homework done early for the school year and that’s all I have to say.</p>
<p>AP Calculus AB is easy. A textbook with solutions manual is more than fine. As for calculator programs are needed for TI83/84 but you can get away with just using the CAS for TI-89 / Nspire CAS / CX CAS. </p>
<p>I self-studied for Calculus BC, didn’t use a review book, and in the exam I didn’t need to use the notes I stored in my calculator. I’m confident I got a 5. Then again I feel I’m good at math, so OP if you’re good at math then go for it.</p>
<p>APES is pretty easy with the class.</p>
<p>As for studying multiple APs don’t worry too much and invest lots of time learning. And take the time now to download released tests online, you’ll need them. </p>
<p>Well I feel that I can do well on AP lang, AP US, and AP envi. Science. I’m not the best at math though. I’m average to great depending on the concept. I think I could pull a 3 with some work but i want a 4 or above on all my exams next year. I’m scared for Bio also because i heard the teacher isn’t that good so id have to basically self study. What are good prep books, study tools for AP Biology? When is the new format for bio starting?</p>
<p>For Spanish, you need to try to immerse yourself in the language as much as possible throughout the school year. Other than practicing the specific ways that the different aspects of the language are tested throughout the year, there’s not much you can do for studying. Practice writing essays, informal writing, both presentational and conversational speaking, listening, and reading throughout the year and you should be fine. Basically, if you take the class you should at least pass assuming you have a decent teacher.</p>
<p>I took 18 tests this year or last year I guess… I’m still waiting on my scores though.</p>
<p>I think the biggest thing you need to make sure you do is manage your time well. You need to make sure that you do at least something every day leading up to test day. For me, I just read a chapter of each book everyday if time permitted. There is nothing worse than taking a ton of tests and trying to cram everything in the night before. If you are only taking one of two, you may survive, but with a lot of them, the sleep deprivation would not be worth the information you would gain from cramming.</p>
<p>The next 25% is the dreaded day when you have two AP tests in one day. For that day, I would recommend not studying the night before. Take a bath, read, play video games, calm your stressed heart. Pack a good, balanced lunch and eat a solid breakfast. The most important thing to know is that most AP tests will run WAYYYY over schedule, so your lunch has to be a quickie. I remember running straight out of my Chem exam to the gym for my Psych exam, and eating my bento box lunch in the waiting line for Psych. But hey, good luck to you, and wish me luck too, because I’m taking 10 exams next year. :D</p>
<p>HOLY SHIZZLE YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING I AM HOPING TO BARELY GET THOUGH with 5 AP tests…
Yes, I am extremely worried about taking 2 tests in one day.
My brother did that and got a 5 in the morning and a 3 in the afternoon…He says it was the fatigue.
Of course, if you want to conquer multiple exams it is inevitable that you take 2 examsin a day… so please, anybody with experience with this, please reply!</p>
<p>@thesmiter, what exams have you taken and what have you gotten on them? And none of these tests over lap. the only exams that overlap at my school are AP chem and environmental science and im not taking AP chem.</p>
which exams were they?</p>