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<p>Alright, so next year (my senior year) I am taking AP Environmental and AP Statistics but I noticed you said that they are fairly easy to self-study… but my school doesn’t offer that many APs (and plus I’m already taking all the APs I applied for) so if I were to drop those two classes, I wouldn’t know what to put in place of them if I chose to self-study.
So far, I’m taking Calc BC, Phys C, English Lit, Stat, Environmental, and Spanish Lang, what other APs would you recommend (to self study) for someone who hates history (a lot), but likes math?</p>
<p>BTW, is self-studying only for private schools? How would one go about self-studying / taking the AP Exam?</p>
<p>I’ve heard from several people that self studying a Language test isn’t so great of an idea
I’m going to try and self study for AP Japanese though, I’m not a native speaker but I’ve been in classes for it for 3 years and I passed the JPLT4 and going for the JPLT3 this year. Anyone know how hard the AP is in comparison? Or what the format of the AP will be like?</p>
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<p>MIT (which is notorious for its policy of not accepting AP credit in place of required freshman classes) still gave me elective credit for almost all the APs that I’ve taken that aren’t science - so I don’t see why not. To colleges, it’s the score that matters, not the means utilized to obtain that score.</p>
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<p>I wouldn’t say that it’s not beneficial, but put yourself in the shoes of the college admission officer. They’ll still have to just take your word at face value that you are going to self-study the two exams and take the test in May. </p>
<p>Personally, I self-studied 4 AP exams anyway my senior year and I did note in all of college admission applications that I was doing so. In my situation, I think my past history lent credence that I was actually going to carry out my plan (I’ve self-studied for 5 exams over sophomore and junior years already and received four 5’s and one 4 for them). But that’s just me, so take this as you will.</p>
<p>Therefore, I wouldn’t discourage you from self-studying, but I would say that you definitely need to note this in the “supplemental information” box (or in the self-reported coursework column if there is one on the application). Also, I would think that if you haven’t self-studied previously, then the overall effects that you reap will be limited.</p>
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<p>Self-study, by literal definition, is studying for an AP exam by yourself. Thus, anyone can do it anywhere. In fact, I would think that the major winners under this strategy would be students from impoverished public schools that does not offer much in terms of advanced courses in their curricula, since it offers a chance for gifted students to shine and demonstrate their potential regardless of their location.</p>
<p>As mentioned many times before in this thread - you can self-study by obtaining test prep material (test prep books, released exams, and/or textbooks) and just prepping for the test as you would in a standard AP test. There are numerous resources out there both in print and online which should be enough for your intellectual pursuit. Then, a few months before the exam, request the school to order exams in your subjects of self-study for you so you can take the AP exams in May.</p>
<p>If your school already offers AP exams, then they can order any AP exam for you (language or other exams requiring a computer may be an exception) as long as you pay the testing fee. You might run into the problem of the school refusing to proctor your test, but you can work around this by asking one of your teachers to proctor for you or simply just calling another school in your area that offers AP exams and asking them whether you can take the test at their school instead. </p>
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<p>IMO, after looking at released MC questions (<a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board), the exam is at about the level of JPLT3, with a few things venturing into the zone between 3 and 2. If you pass JPLT3, you should pass the AP Japanese exam with little trouble. It might be significantly harder if you only have a Level 4 ability though. Good luck!</p>
<p>For testing format, just go to the AP section on the CB website and read up on their FAQs for AP Japanese. Unless things had changed significantly since I left school, the test is computer-based and tests your ability in reading, writing, speaking, and listening (you’re given a headset with microphones as well as ability to enter in hiragana/katagana/romanji on your keyboard).</p>
<p>If I take a course on Mandarin at a university for 2 semesters (semester ends before AP) will that prepare me for the AP exam? It’s like Beginner Mandarin 1 and 2. I think it might not.</p>
<p>similar language question…
If I took four years of honors spanish (1 in middle school and 3 in high school)
should i self-study ap spanish?
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If i took one year in honors physics and wanted to take ap physics c, should i self study that?</p>
<p>Basically, is physics hard and is self-studying a non-native language difficult without an ap class?
I want to decide whether I should self study these subjects since they may conflict with my schedule and extracurriculars.</p>
<p>I self-studied physics C concurrently with my honors physics course. we didn’t even cover E&M really, and it was a non-calculus based class. I’m pretty sure I got 5s on both. It took me a couple careful readings of barron’s to understand E&M but after that, it was a piece of cake. Mechanics is really really easy.</p>
<p>You can easily self-study almost any AP course with cliffnotes.com</p>
<p>I’m a homeschooled student who’s planning to take lots of APs in Social Studies, possibly English, and a foreign language next year (I’m applying to college this autumn). I’ve already got a Physics A-level and am planning to do the SATs in Chem and Bio this autumn, so I thought I’d self-study APs such as Chinese, English, USH, Psychology, and so forth. </p>
<p>If I want to self-study a subject I’ve never covered before (like Psychology), when should I start, and how should I do it? Should I just get a textbook and prep book and go through them in that order before the exam? And, if I work quickly, can I start at the start of 2010 instead of this September?</p>
<p>Also, I’ve only started studying Chinese recently - is it realistic to expect to take it and get a good grade next year?</p>
<p>Thanks ^^.</p>
<p>this surprised me. Highest percent of 1s= Human Geography…?</p>
<p><a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board;
<p>can any1 explain this?</p>
<p>Human geography is a required course in many high schools that don’t prepare students well for the AP test.</p>
<p>ooooh, thanks.</p>
<p>Also, it’s a traditionally a freshmen AP, and lots of kids who take it just don’t care about the exam. You’ll notice that calc BC has a very high passing rate; even though the material is harder on an absolute scale, the kids who take calc BC are more dedicated to math than the kids who take human geography are to social studies. (Plus, many BC kids took AB the year before.)</p>
<p>Hello all, I’m new here.</p>
<p>I enjoy the idea of self-studying and in my web searching for information on self-studying AP courses, I was brought here.</p>
<p>Anyway. The only AP course I’m taking in school this year is going to be AP Biology, so I’m planning on self-studying AP US History with the AMSCO prep book, and maybe the Environmental Science and Psychology as well.</p>
<p>Is this realistic? Any words of advise you guys can give me from your experience with self-studying?</p>
<p>It’s definitely possible. It just depends on how much time you have.</p>
<p>How much time do you think I should devote?</p>
<p>Well, I’ve heard that AP enviro and AP psych aren’t hard, so maybe a couple weeks before the AP test, but for USH, (which I have not taken, but I took Euro this past year) I would suggest a semester of about an hour or two each day, thats what I did for euro and I’m pretty sure I got a 5. </p>
<p>I love self-studying APs too, self-studied 6 this year, my last year…</p>
<p>Hi! I’m an international and my school nor any other school in my country don’t offer APs. So, is it possible for me to take AP exams, if I self-study for them?</p>
<p>Are there any good resources for learning how to write successful AP US History essays? That’s really all I’m worried about.</p>
<p>Will self-studying for AP Environmental be relatively easy if I am taking an AP Biology course?</p>