Taking 12 AP tests enough??(Need advice)

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<p>Obviously I'm joking. I know it is more than enough.
I need advice on study plans for my Senior year. The AP tests that I am going to take May 2014 are:</p>

<p>Taking classes for..
AP Lit - I am not very good when it comes to English (The class, not the language. Lol) I read slow, write at a bit faster than average, and I am not an essay type person. Any tips that can help me improve overall?
APUSH - The reputation for this class in my school is tough. I am assuming if I read the chapters & take notes & study for quizzes/tests I should have the potential for a 5, correct?
APES - I don't know much of what this class is about or the difficulty compared to other APs. Shine some light please?
AP Calc AB - Take BC this past May and got a 5. No need for help. Taking it to fix a previous schedule conflict. I wonder if my teacher would let me sleep in class everyday..
AP Bio - This was the test that had a big change this past May right? How hard is it now?? Would typical study habits be enough for this course?
AP Macro - Difficulty? Advice? Any fun??
AP Gov - Difficulty? Advice? Anything interesting?
AP CS - If I know Java like the back of my hand should I be good? What are the MC and FR like?</p>

<p>Self studying..
AP Chem - Did this have a material change this year? Can sciences be self studied well enough without labs for a 5? What's the point of doing labs? (at school if you take the class)
AP Physics C M + EM - The test I'm looking most forward to. My only physics background is one week of SAT II physics prep. Never took a class, but was able to test out of it. Any things I should watch out for while I study?
AP Psychology - I hear you can learn this the week of AP tests. Is it true?? Though I do not believe I will get useful credit, I really want to learn the material and test for the fun of it. (And yes, I think tests are fun. Except English tests, eww.)</p>

<p>Are there any prep books that stand out over the rest for a specific test?
Should I get ahead in the ones I have classes for so I end up with extra review time?
When should I start studying my self-study ones?</p>

<p>One last question. Is it possible to manage a girlfriend and 12 AP tests? LOL</p>

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Why take Cal AB if you passed BC?</p>

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If you going to be major in science, you need hours in labs. If you don’t, the college may ask you to take labs in college.</p>

<p>^AP Chem & AP Physics BC are very difficult, you sure that you want to study by yourself?</p>

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Yes only if the girlfriend is not demanding.</p>

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<p>You are super ambitious o.o, and I thought i was…</p>

<p>But, for Senior year things get tougher as you pump out college apps, but i guess you dont have the SAT to worry about :/.</p>

<p>Girlfriend- Yeah, its totally possible, realistically, just depends on your discipline and ability to not be worn out by the end of the year.</p>

<p>APUSH- Heard the test was pretty easy as long as you knew how to write essays according to the collegeboard standards, and knew US history to a decent extent to where you could pump out commentary and facts at a reasonable time and pace.</p>

<p>AP Lit- People at my school have a hard time doing this because of the lack in poems and essays, but heard you can do well, if you practice and read a lot.</p>

<p>AB- What? Why retake AB if you got a 5 on BC? Unless you got a 4 on AB subscore or just want to boost your GPA, then take it.</p>

<p>AP Chem- One of the big ones, I got a 3 on it, so im retaking it :D. According to my old teacher, labs are the easy way out for FRQs this year. If you understood labs in AP Chem, the FRQs are a cinch, assuming you understood them fully.</p>

<p>Physics C M+EM- According to the people, this is one of the hardest AP tests to self-study for, because of the applications of math, along with new physics concepts. Realistically, for 2 5s, it can be done, and the level of discipline again. BTW, I am doing this as well, so yeah.</p>

<p>AP Psych- Heard this test was a joke, if you could self study it from like Barrons, or something, I might do this my Senior year too for fun.</p>

<p>Really, good lucky in 12 AP Tests, and hope you have a good SAT score to help for college, and enjoy the rest of school :P.</p>

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<p>If you skip the self-studying, you will still be fine with 8 APs. The amount of effort you would apply to the self-studying would NEVER pay back enough on a college app. Go for the girlfriend rather than the APs. I did, and never regretted it.</p>

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<p>Calculus AB is a waste of your time. Why would you take it.</p>

<p>I thought Physics C was pretty fun, but you need a good calculus background. With a 5 on BC I guess you already have it. I didn’t take the E/M part but I took 8.02 at MIT (similar in difficulty) which requires only basic knowledge of multi-variable calculus.</p>