<p>My school is trying to discourage me from self-studying APs. Even if my school is against me self-studying APs, I'm still allowed to sign up to take them right?</p>
<p>I mean, my school says no it's not good, but I come here to College Confidential and a lot of people say it's a great idea and you really don't need more than a prep book for the APs like Psychology and Human Geography. </p>
<p>So, do you think I should self-study for AP exams even if my school doesn't want me to?</p>
<p>If you think you can handle it and want to do so, they can't block you from it.</p>
<p>I self-studied** for AP Spanish last year and did okay. But it wasn't completely self study, it was more just that I took the AP test a year early (my school is small and the 4 honors and 5 AP classes were combined, and we did essentially the same things, and I was one of the best students in it, so decided to go for it.)</p>
<p>I can't comment on complete self study like you mentioned for Psychology, etc, so I would find people that have done it before and ask for advice. But yeah you're still allowed to..</p>
<p>Oh, wow. My GC said the same thing today. She told me that I should just take the APs for next year. I told her I want them to be shown to the college - I bummed the past two years. I want them to see that I do care about my education, and that I am dedicated enough to go for AP credits, on my own. </p>
<p>Honestly - I think it projects a great image. Not everyone learns after school. In a closer scope, not everyone self studies AP subjects in their free time.</p>
<p>I talked to my accounting teacher, who is also a professor for Economics, about the Macroeconomics. He said I could definitely self study it, and if I had any questions, just to ask. He'd be more than likely to help.</p>
<p>I say - Go for it. Find a teacher or two that can help you, if you are in a rut. Look at Math for example. There are those theorms that are like "x squared is the utmost integer of x cubed plus three-x minus sixteen-x divided by the square root of x-50" - And it turns out to be simple **** like, "x+5" in the end. With self studying, you'd need to make sense of the equation. With a class, they cut it down. Try to get a mix of both. Self study + aid teachers. Haha. :P</p>
<p>Yeah, my GC and the testing coordinator at my school are both [female dogs] who don't want me taking extra APs.</p>