<p>Hi everybody, I am a junior in High School and am currently contemplating self-studying the ap psychology exam since my school does not offer the course. The dilemma is that I am also going to be takings three other ap exams (lang,gov and chem) and am worried that it would be too much pressure. I took the apush exam last year and got a four so I am somewhat experienced but maybe not to the point that I can pull this off. Also, my school allows for us to take college classes at a local community college instead of electives and next semester I a m taking their introductory psychology class, would that help to some extent for the exam? My sister self-studied with the Princeton Review and got a four, so I plan on using that book. Any comments would help, thanks!</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat- I posted something similar a while back and I’ve also read much from other posters- most say psych is easy enough to study. Ironically enough, someone even told me that cramming for a month worked better for them than studying all year. Best of luck!</p>
<p>My son self studied Psych and Human Geography the same year he took Chem.(online class). He did fine however, he had an EXCELLENT online teacher for the Chem which certainly helped! (All 5’s) He said the psych and human geo were easy to self study for, however, Chem was definitely his stresser! For him, he said to make sure to practice the essays found on ap central/collegeboard’s website.</p>
<p>Do you guys think I should purchase a Barron’s book or stick with Princeton?</p>
<p>My friend self studied for AP Psych and received a 5 on the exam! She used Princeton</p>
<p>Awesome, how early did she start preparing for it?</p>
<p>Give yourself about a month or two to cram it in before the actual exam. Study it hard, learn it well, you’ll get a 5, easy.</p>
<p>Thanks but my sister is saying it is so easy that cramming it all in a week before would suffice, how true is this? I don’t really believe it to be that easy. :$</p>
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<p>And what if your sister is smarter than you? What if she’s better at processing a large quantity of information in a short period of time? </p>
<p>My point is, don’t take somebody else’s word for granted. What works for me is more than likely different from what works for you which is different from what works for Tom (who is imaginary).</p>
<p>Stop trying to base your actions off of anecdotal evidence, that’s the lazy solution, instead, how about you buy a practice book and start studying. If you blow through the material in a week, that’s fine. Just review again before the test and you’ll be golden.</p>
<p>If you find that it’s harder than you initially thought it would be, and it’s going to take a bit more time to prepare, that’s fine too, because you’ve given yourself a head start on the material and you’ll still finish in time for the exam.</p>
<p>Well, I would like to remind you that this is a forum in which I am asking for advice and opinions. To say not to look for a person’s word kind of defeats the whole purpose of me creating this forum to begin with. I am curious in everyone’s opinions and hope to use them to create my own solid one. Thanks for the advice though.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t necessarily use the Princeton Review book. Their subject test and AP materials aren’t that strong. See which other ones are out there that seem more rigorous, and maybe get your hands on a textbook that other schools use for the course.</p>
<p>Ok thanks, and thanks to everybody else who replied!</p>
<p>Hey does anyone know a good AP Psych textbook? I know there’s a bunch of review books out there but textbooks are hardly mentioned.</p>
<p>Do you use Ap psychology for meyer’s?Sorry if I’m writing title wrong but it’s very helpful!</p>
<p>No offense but AP psychology is one of the easiest courses to self-study. I think a lot of people at my school just read a study guide book like barron’s/princeton’s/etc. the day before the test then got a 5.</p>
<p>I was going to self-study for AP Psychology but then, I realized that the AP exam for Psych is the same day as AP Chemistry. What do you guys think? Should I only study AP Chemistry or is AP Psych easy enough to take both exams on the same day?</p>
<p>For those who are asking what the best ap psych book is, I keep hearing good reviews of Barron’s and Princeton’s. And Hawk, I am facing that dilemma too. If it is as easy as everyone says it is, I think we should attempt to.</p>
<p>Both tests were on the same day last year, too. My son said he’s glad he took both exams. It was definitely a grueling day. He had 15 minutes between tests to eat lunch. Yep, it was grueling. It was well worth it though - 5’s on both. </p>
<p>He used Myers for Psych and self studied it. He also said he preferred Barron’s to practice because he knew he would be stressed and wanted to be over-prepared rather than under-prepared. It did the job. Good luck!</p>
<p>@davenmame Thanks, I guess the clear choice here is Barron’s. Now I regret buying the Princeton Review.</p>