<p>My school offers limited AP, should I self study or does it make little difference?</p>
<p>If you don’t have many AP classes, you should ALWAYS self-study. The exams aren’t that difficult and you should be able to prepare for them if you’re taking (or have taken) a corresponding class. That said, there still a couple of exams that you should avoid self-studying unless you really, really love the subject material.</p>
<p>Easy Self-Studies: Psychology, US Gov, Comp Gov, Biology, Stat, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Computer Science, Physics B</p>
<p>Difficult Self-Studies: Calculus AB/BC (unless you’re currently taking a calculus course), Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: E&M, European/American/World History, English Language, English Literature, Chemistry, Music Theory, any foreign language AP (unless you’re a native speaker)</p>
<p>Self-studying will boost your app when you apply to colleges provided you do well on the exams you prepare for. If you want more info on AP tests, feel free to PM me. My HS had an enormous number of AP’s and I took 14 of them myself.</p>
<p>It won’t always help you, it depends on the college. I know I am looking at LACs and about half of them refuse to look at any AP exam scores until after you have been accepted (and even then they just use them for placement). Also know that some schools limit how many credits you can receive from AP/IB classes, so again it may not be worth it. Look into the AP policies at the schools you are considering. </p>
<p>Also I would disagree with OP, regarding bio and physics being easy self studies (though this is based on my friends experiences with the classes) and think that the English Lang exam seems reasonable if you are in honors (I am now in AP English lang and there is not much difference between what we do now and what we did in honors).</p>
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Check this out. Type in a name of a college/university, and it’ll tell you what credits they give.</p>
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<p>Only self study if you are going to commit to it throughout the school year. I thought I would write the European History AP test when I had not taken the class. I bought the 5 Steps to a 5 book and skimmed through it two weeks before the AP exam. Yeah, that wasn’t going to happen… I ended up with a 3, and that was probably because I got lucky and BS’d my way through the essays.</p>
<p>Same thing happened to me, econ981, except with AP World and AP Lit (I took Level World history soph. and Honors English junior.)
My friend self study for AP World and got a 5. It takes effort, but whatever you, if you hate the subject, don’t take it. Taking an AP class you hate (for me, it’s Econ and Stats) is the worse. Self-studying is a whole new level. I know, i know, “No duh, why would I ever take a test in something I don’t like?” but too many people fall into the trap of trying to do every AP test to look good on apps → burn out.</p>
<p>I’ve taken English I and II Honors, and AP English Language (4). I’m currently BS’ing English IV on FLVS but planning to take the AP Lit exam. Is it worth to actually study, or is stuff you inherently know through years of English courses?</p>
<p>Most colleges like to see that you’ve exhausted the options your high school offers first.</p>
<p>@HopefulAccepted, (Knowledge of English != Preparation for the AP Lit exam) in the same way that (Ability to read != Preparation for the SAT Reading section). You have to know the format of the AP Lit exam and understand what type of questions you’ll be asked. On average, only 7.74% of people get a 5 on the Lit exam (average is based on percentages of 5’s in the last five years).</p>
<p>Best to self-study if your target colleges can give credit for high scores on the self-studied AP tests.</p>
<p>My English IV Honors teacher on FLVS happens to be the AP Lit teacher on FLVS as well. She said that a few weeks prior to the exam she could help me on the format of the test and the kinds of essays the test takers will be exposed to. I read a lot on my own, anyway. I looked at the list of works from the comparative essay from 2012 and I can say I’ve read about half of those works.</p>
<p>Not unless 1) you need the college credit 2) your school literally offers three at most or 3) you’re actually interested in the subject and your school doesn’t offer it.</p>
<p>I’m self studying AP Euro this year only because I need the credit.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for the advice! I am considering self-studying for AP Psych. I hope it won’t take too long tho…</p>
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<p>Sorry, but that’s just not true. Although AP scores allow you skip courses in college, most of them will not give you useful credit. </p>
<p>AP courses are roughly equivalent to introductory college courses in a given subject. In college, however, your major won’t require you to take many introductory courses. Although most colleges do have general requirements, such courses are very few compared to your actual major courses (i.e. your primary coursework after freshman year). Thus, even if you get credit for all your AP’s, many (or even most) of them won’t count towards your graduation requirements.</p>
<p>.'. The main purpose of taking AP classes and exams is to impress admissions officers when you apply for college. Students who take lots of AP’s will look prepared for the rigors of a top university.</p>