<p>shmeepo, thank u for recommending the book. i’ll check it out </p>
<p>does anyone know if there is a way to find full length AP sample tests or they don’t exist?</p>
<p>I am currently a high school junior that loves to learn. At the moment I am taking and ambitious course load of honors pre calc, latin, and chemistry, along with ap stats, english comp, euro, and u.s. My heavy course load though, is not in correlation with my desire to get into a good college, but rather, because i flat out enjoy learning.
So it’s already February, and I’m thinking about self studying for two aps. Out of this list which two do you think would be the most doable as well as the most interesting.
Psychology
world history
micro
macro
human geography
also I’m pretty interested in economics, but I’m worried the two are going to be difficult to learn in the given time, as well as I feel they both could be pretty dull. Can someone please specify the plausibility of studying those two by May. Thanks a lot</p>
<p>It was mentioned in the first post that people take the Art History AP exam as a way of filling the fine arts requirement to UC schools. I couldn’t find any info about this on the UC website; does anyone here know if that is still a valid way of filling that requirement? I don’t want to have to take photo or art next year :P</p>
<p>I’m just a sophomore and taking
AP World History (school)
AP Biology (self)
AP Enviro sci (self) </p>
<p>ap bio isn’t too hard. all you need to do is read the textbook and “pretend” that you’re interested (although, i actually am), because that “makes” you memorize things. Oh yeah, ap bio is a ton of memorization… Other than that, it’s straightforward. If you breeze through Campbell & Reece and study a prepbook (cliffs), you should have no problem - that is unless your going for olympiad. </p>
<p>apes is a JOKE! all you need is a prep book ( i prefer REA because its more updated than smartypants). its basic earth science, ecological biology, and basic chemistry. I took a practice test they day i got the prepbook, and got a 5. </p>
<p>Is it too late to start self-studying for ap stat? I was too busy w/ sci research over the fall term.</p>
<p>bump… =D</p>
<p>has anyone self studied psych in less than 2 months and still got a 5?</p>
<p>I’m not a studmuffin like you guys, and am just looking at the UC system. Considering the fact that they accept 3s for credit, what you guys think?
Classes:
English 4 AP
Physics B
NROTC
AP US Gov/Economics H (did not offer AP Eco)
Calculus BC</p>
<p>My goal is merely to get credit, which is doable with a 3. So…
Physics B - class
US Gov - class
Macro - kind of gone over in class, will self
Calc BC - class
psych - self
Human geo - self
doable?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t self-study 3 courses or take more than 5 tests.</p>
<p>Hello!</p>
<p>I would fist off like to thank Oasis, for writing this. My school offers a limited number of APs (only eight) and I am planning to take a majority of them sometime. I had no idea that you could take the tests without a class.</p>
<p>Next year I am anticipating on self studying AP Psychology, Environmental Science, and Human Geography. I am currently taking a class that covers geography, people patters, and the environment, so I figure that this would be a good extension of that for next year. I looked through the Five Steps to a Five: World Geography, and noticed a lot of the concepts we had covered before in class, but these are slightly more in depth. I have yet to look at Environmental Science, but I figure it may be also similar.</p>
<p>I picked these out of your advice and the advice of others. I have been told that these AP tests are very manageable.</p>
<p>I will also be taking two AP courses: AP Spanish and AP World History. I am thinking of also self-studying AP European History along side AP World History. My questions are, would I be overloading myself? How much do AP World History and AP European History overlap?</p>
<p>This will be my first time taking AP classes and AP tests. I will be a sophomore next year.</p>
<p>Thanks in helping out a newbie.</p>
<p>well, as a student who took AP world history as a freshman (5) and AP euro as a sophomore (5), i would say that AP world tries to evade euro as much as possible, and euro tries to keep extra world history at a minimum. They’re incredibly concenrated in their respective fields, being little to no overlap. So, world is easier. its a great intro to APs, and its a very general, concept-oriented class. AP euro is more focused on details and is a heavier load. I felt the techniques of AP world helped me later for AP euro, but i wouldn’t consider taking them simultaneously. 2 courses that I WOULD recommend taking together are AP Art History and AP euro. or AP world and AP art history. they TOTALLY complement each other! good luck with whatever you choose :)</p>
<p>Nice thread-
I would suggest self-studying comparative gov, mainly because it’s entertaining and not at all straining. I did that last year.
Have fun!!
Oh yes, and don’t take a lot of random AP tests just for college… take them for your own benefit- supplemental learning- self-confidence- the can-I-do-it? factor-… but not just for your app:]</p>
<p>For Comp Gov, did you only use Ethel Wood’s study guide? If so, did you get a 5? I am using his SG right now and I heard it’s very effective.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how long are the AP Lang passages? I have Barron’s book and the Passages don’t seem long, but I also did some from Kaplan’s and its passages are monstrous compared to Barron’s. Which is more accurate?</p>
<p>Are schools only able give exams they are authorized to give? Like, any school couldn’t just order the exam and give them - that school must have a course with the same title as the test.</p>
<p>Right?</p>
<p>No, they can give any test.</p>
<p>Ahh. The AP coordinator at my school is telling me to take it at another place. However, the deadline for asking other schools passed, or is about to. Should I try to persuade her to let me take the test, or to just concentrate my efforts on finding another school.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>She’s free to refuse to give it to you. They’d have to pay a proctor and everything, so you’re probably better off looking for another school.</p>
<p>ehh, isurus I was in the same situation. but after looking around a bit more i finally found a school district that would let me take the test. I would advise you to talk to the district ap coordinator instead of the school ap coordinators.</p>
<p>My son is starting pre-AP (grade 9) in September. His school offers limited AP courses but we are planning to get him to self study for more subjects. What is the best preparation for self-studying AP - online class, Textbook or Review Book? Can someone please recommend the best prep materials for : </p>
<ol>
<li>Biology</li>
<li>Physics, B & C</li>
<li>Calculus AB&BC,</li>
<li>Chemistry</li>
<li>Statistics</li>
<li>Psychology</li>
<li>English
8 World History</li>
<li>Human Geography
10.Environmental Science.</li>
</ol>
<p>Which of these subjects would you recommend for grade 9, 10, 11 and 12?</p>
<p>When is the best time to start taking SAT? We are Canadians, but hoping he’ll go on for pre-med in one of the ivyies. Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>Is it difficult to balance other AP classes with self studying and how long before the test do you study?</p>
<p>Hi</p>
<p>I was just wondering, which prep books do you think are the best when it comes to AP Bio?</p>
<p>Razan</p>