<p>I am considering self studying for some AP exams. I'm a Freshman in High school. I want to at least earn the National AP Scholar award by the time I apply for college, possibly State AP Scholar by the time I graduate High School.</p>
<p>My Freshman Schedule: (I have over 100% in every class except English, which I have 98.7% in)
Honors World History
Honors English I
Honors Geometry
Biology
Spanish II
Computer Apps I
Music Appreciation</p>
<p>AP Exams I Am Considering Self-Studying For Freshman Year:
World History (Because I am in a non-AP World History class, I thought that with some additional study it wouldn't be too difficult)
Environmental Sciences (I have heard that it is a fairly easy AP by comparison to others)
Human Geography (Same reason as APES)
European History (I think World History will help make studying for the Euro exam easier)
Statistics (I'm not sure, but I may have heard that it was easier by comparison)</p>
<p>I am going to be taking AP courses and most likely self-studying for more exams in my Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Years. I just wanted to know if you thought that any of these exams would be too difficult for a Freshman (I currently have all A+s and don't struggle, so I don't think that it would negatively my grades) to self study for. I plan on using AP Exam study books (I'm going research the best review book for each individual exam) to self-study. Also, any tips on self-studying would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Go for it! Taking 5 APs in freshman year will put you ahead of most (non-CC) seniors. If schoolwork is too easy for you, it sounds like a great plan.</p>
<p>If all you want are the awards, why don’t you just take the easier APs. Like psych and human geo.
P.S IMO, all these awards are just a clever scheme designed to make you spend hundreds of dollars by taking more tests.</p>
<p>ur goin to attempt stats when u haven’t finished geometry??
good luck with not knowing sigma and some of the necessary things you learn in trig.
everything else seems reasonable, though i would not recommend taking all of them at once.</p>
<p>The only plausible ones are Environmental Science (Biology may give you some basic Enviro knowledge) and possibly World History (provided your school’s World History class actually covers WORLD History, not just Enlightenment to present).</p>
<p>Forget about Stats (you’re in Geometry), Euro (unless you’re a history geek).</p>
<p>Yes, College Board is legally a non-profit company (this is not something you can argue, unless you say that CB is doing underground business, which I highly doubt). All fees go to readers, speakers, and cost for administering/making the tests. When you take all of these into consideration, it makes sense that the exams cost so much. College Board makes no profit.</p>
<p>I suggest you do not attempt both AP World History and AP European History at once. Go with only AP World History, seeing as you are already taking it as a core class. I repeat: DO NOT DO BOTH OF THEM. They both have very distinct types of essay formats and test structures. Get one down this year, then move on to the other next year.</p>
<p>Back on the non profit thing, a lot of people get mad because it sa non profit but then they pay their execs hundreds of thousands of dollars. Anyway</p>
<p>Seriously, don’t just take them to take them. It won’t end well</p>
<p>Yah because you know everything haha.
Like jobs care about which Ap’s you take. I am saying takes ones you are interested in, not just because you get another number to put on your app.</p>
<p>^^Exactly what he meant. You SHOULDN’T take them just for college apps. You SHOULD take them because you enjoy the subject and have a genuine interest.</p>
<p>A 5 (or several 5’s) on a self-studied AP exam will not have much (if any) influence on college apps and certainly no effect on job applications.</p>
<p>Top tier colleges do infact take into account your APs and scores on them
I don’t think ill be using College Confidential anymore. Maybe reading occasionally, but probably not posting. I ask for advice on which APs to take, and I get comments that are hardly short of insulting. I know tht the next posts will be all about hoe misguided this post is. Don’t bother, I won’t read them. Good bye, and thank you to the few who gave real advice.</p>