<p>Hey guys, I'm a current freshman and made a thread like this about self-studying in general. I strongly feel that now is the best time to self-study since I have a lot of free time in Freshman year. Before you ask, I believe I can manage it since I have above a 94 in each class. I take Honors Alg 2 H right now if that's important as a prerequisite. I have a few questions to inquire about:</p>
<p>Has anyone reading this right now self-studied AP Stats?</p>
<p>If so, how did you study (books, sites)?</p>
<p>What was it like doing it by yourself and how much time did you spend studying?</p>
<p>Do you recommend it to a freshman with my credentials and ability?</p>
<p>Do I just set up a date with the rest of the AP students and do it with them?</p>
<p>How long did it take you to study and be prepared for it?</p>
<p>What did you get on the AP Exam for Stats?</p>
<p>Is there any real purpose of doing this? (I just want to stand out a little, I took an initiative many didn't)</p>
<p>If any, what other courses would you recommend to self-study other than AP Stats, I chose this one because it is commonly self-studied and therefore more resources.</p>
<p>Like two weeks, hence the 3. The material is not difficult, but two weeks was not long enough for me. I procrastinate.</p>
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<p>I’d probably recommend finishing Algebra II first, but it’s been a while so I can’t really remember how limited-or-not my knowledge of math stuff was before Algebra II. </p>
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<p>Yes. Talk to your GC.</p>
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<p>I think I would have been okay if I’d spent three months or so on it, and worked for maybe an hour a day, but it’s probably best to spread it out as much as possible.</p>
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<p>3, as we know. Meanwhile I got a 4 on the AP Calculus BC exam (which is low given the unusual score distribution) and I want to be a math major. I’m crazy. </p>
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<li>College credit.</li>
<li>Meeting a prerequisite if you want to take a more advanced stats class later in your high school career at a local college.</li>
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<p>Other than that, you’d probably be better off working on your ECs.</p>
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<p>Other commonly self-studied courses include Human Geography, Environmental Science, Psychology, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics. I would recommend picking something you’re interested in so you won’t procrastinate and get a 3.</p>
<p>The one with the fewest pages, but that’s not ideal.</p>
<p>I would recommend using a textbook for a couple months, because right now you have a lot of time. A month or so before the test you can get a prep book…I think they’re essentially all the same, but you’ll want to find one with a lot of practice tests.</p>
<p>I also self-studied US History (4), Calculus BC (4), and US Government (another 3, but I didn’t start studying until three in the afternoon the day before the test). </p>
<p>I am speechless, I have no speech. (Hope you caught my allusion), but nevermind that, it’s ridiculous that you study the day before an AP test and get a score that many spend an entire school year getting. </p>
<p>Mind telling me your high school Maths course plan that you did (including self-studies)? </p>
<p>It’s hard to say, because I started learning calculus at a really basic level while I was still in Algebra II without any plans of taking the AP test. I knew most of the material for Calculus AB by October last year when I tested out of calculus at my high school, and then I studied off-and-on until May. I procrastinate a lot, as we know, and there were a couple topics I didn’t look at until a week or so before the test (Taylor series, polar coordinate stuff, improper integrals).</p>
<p>@halcyonheather I’m currently taking AP Chem and APUSH. I want to self-study for at least two more AP’s. I plan to self-study Stats and either Psych or US Gov. Psych is on the same day as Chem. Does two tests on the same day mean lower scores on each one? Also, what did you use for AP US Gov? </p>
<p>What do you think of Barron’s for AP Stats?</p>