<p>Hi... I want to self study Ap env sci in tenth grade. I've completed Bio honors in ninth grade. There isn't an Env Sci course in my school so I can't ask my teachers for help. </p>
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<li>What prep book/textbook or combination of the two, should I use?</li>
<li>Is the test hard and to what extent should I know my stuff?</li>
<li>Does it overlap with biology?</li>
<li>What type of study schedule should I establish?</li>
<li>Is it hard to get a 5?</li>
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<li> You will get a variety of answers on this, so I will defer to the “experts.”</li>
<li> Yes, and yes.</li>
<li> Yes, but about 30% of the biology will work for about 40% of the APES</li>
<li> Weekly, starting next week. The first thing you need to do is avoid the cramming in April, followed by a cancellation of either testing or grading in May. You need to be methodical, a little bit at a time. Schedule in self-evaluations. See if there is a Community College course you can take one night a week.</li>
<li> Yes. 61,380 took the exam in 2008, and 7,184, roughly 12%, earned a 5. This doesn’t really tell you how hard it is, as 35% of the Calculus BC students earned a 5, and that is a much harder test. However, it is the lowest percentages of 5’s other than English and the non-native speaker in some of the world languages.</li>
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<p>ALL AP tests are hard. They are designed that way.</p>