Self studying 5 AP exams

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<p>I am going to be a junior next year and wanted to be a National AP Scholar, but that means self studying for 5 APs in one year. It's not really for college, but for myself to see if I can accomplish this. I'm going for mainly the easy ones, but I can switch any of them with another AP. </p>

<p>Sophomore:
AP Euro-4 (the only AP sophomores can take)</p>

<p>Junior (planning):
AP Art History (good teacher, but a lot of homework). This class is supposed to be very demanding and the reason why I'm hesitant to take so many APs.
APUSH- (easy teacher, minimal work, but has a high passing rate).</p>

<p>Senior:
AP Physics
AP US Gov</p>

<p>Tentative self studying list:
1. AP Psych-I have no background, but I'm really interested in Psychology.
2. AP Human Geo
3. AP Environmental Sci
4. AP Calc AB (I'm a math nerd) -I'm taking regular Calc concurrently because I didn't qualify for AP. I'm planning on taking an online course, so Calc AB is pretty much for sure.
5. AP English Lang-I've read this is pretty easy to self study and English is one of my favorite subjects.</p>

<p>Other options:
Both Econs-I'm educated in both through Decathlon, but I don't know how I'd fare on the AP exams.
AP Comp Gov-I've read on CC that it is manageable, but a lot to remember...?
AP Stats-Again, manageable, but I have no experience in Stats. Is my ability in math good enough, with a test prep book?</p>

<p>Is my list okay enough to get at least a 4 on all 5 of them? I know it's a lot of work, but I'm sure i can handle it. I would love advice from anyone who self studied any exams because I'm clueless as to which ones to really self study for.</p>

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<p>I self-studied 5 and a sixth independent study. I started to prepare two months before the exams lightly at first and then more and more intensely. I am very happy that I did it.</p>

<p>Stats is very manageable, especially if you are a “math nerd”.
Econs are also very straightforward.
Psych and APES very easy self-studies with Barrons for Psych and PR for APES. (People recommend smartypants for APES but it is more for a review for people that took the class. There is not much information; I finished it in one sitting.)
English is weird to self-study. It is not that it is hard, but I found the review books (at least Cliff and PR ) do not have very accurate MC sections. If you are a good writer, however, go for it as the majority is writing 3 essays.
I do not have experience with Human Geo or Comp Gov.</p>

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<p>I took Calc BC online for second semester, and it was horrible for me. I still got a 5, but I recommend trying to work that into a classroom setting. I am also into math, but the work from the book was challenging and I was disheartened with its difficulty compared to the AB material (or possibly because it was in a classroom)</p>