<p>...read a study book the week before the test? I heard someone did that for the AP Bio test and he actually got a 4. I'm the kind of person who would struggle and study my *** off and still get like a 3, so do the study books really help that much?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Edit: just noticed the title, lol</p>
<p>yes^^^ if u have the time and a good memory subjects like human geo, psychology, comparative and U.S. government and even economics can be studied in about 3 weeks before the test.</p>
<p>subjects like physics, calculus and detailed history courses like european and U.S. history would require more time.......BUT, i know ppl in CC can prolly get away with doing that.</p>
<p>It depends on the person and the exam. For stuff like psychology or human geography, most of it is just memorization and you can learn it very fast if you remember things well. For exams like physics, you will never pass it unless you start learning the material a while before and actually applying it unless you have a knack for it.</p>
<p>Edit: intercepted lol</p>
<p>^nicely put ;)...completely agree! hahaha</p>
<p>Yes, it's very possible for SOME courses. Yet i wouldn't risk it for any science outisde of Environmental.</p>
<p>You would need a great review book and a great memory</p>
<p>Well, I've heard of people who know people who did it, and people on cc, who are anonymous, have claimed to do it, but I've never met a real person who has both admitted to doing it and also is willing to give their name.</p>
<p>I read the Cliff Notes AP Bio book 8-9 days before the exam and I got a 5. But just picking up your book after a whole year of slacking is impossible. When you read the study guide, you usually remember stuff and say, "Oh I learned this before". But it can be done...imo studying for the ap test is usually one to two weeks before because you have sat, sat2 to worry about in the may/june/july months.</p>
<p>It depends...</p>
<p>If you have a great teacher, you don't need much studying nor a review book to get a 5.
If you are not a genius and slacked off all year, a week with a review book can't do much.</p>
<p>It depends on how much you already know about the subject and how good your memory is.</p>
<p>I never took a biology course in high school, but I self-studied for the AP Bio test and got a 5. I procrastinated, so my serious studying only started about a week before the exam, working from the Cliffs review book. Review books are helpful because a good one will show you exactly what you need to know for the exam, no more no less, so that you can focus your time on the information that will most reliably improve your score rather than on a whole textbook or a year's notes. However, I'm not sure I would have gotten that 5 if I didn't have a lot of background biology knowledge from being personally interested and from having studied for the SAT II the year before and getting a 780. Review books helpfully condense the material you have to focus on, but you still need to get it into your head somehow and understand it. I'm able to memorize and understand things quickly, so a week was enough time to fill in the gaps--but not everyone can do that.</p>
<p>Some exams are easier to cram for. I got a 5 on Comparative Government as well, and the only studying I did was frantically reading through a review book during the lunch break between US Gov and Comparative--not the technique I'd recommend, but that combined with my prior knowledge of world politics was enough.</p>
<p>I had Biology 2 Honors the semester before and had a 98 in the class. When I was suppose to have AP Biology with a teacher the next semester but did not. I did not do anything the entire time except play sudoku and slack off untill two nights before the test. I studied 200 pages 2 nights before the test and skimmed the 1000 other pages the night before. </p>
<p>When I actually did the test, I thought I had more time so I only completed 83 out of 100 questions on the multi choice. I finished the free responce though. I got a 4 on that test and a couple of days later I took the AP enviro test and got a 5 after doing no homework in that class.</p>
<p>It can be done, I am thinking about taking an AP test without the class this year but I already have AP U.S. History, AP calc, AP physics, and AP gov… I was thinking about doing AP economics this year.</p>