<p>AP European History : : AP 5 </p>
<p>Understand trends through time, relationships between different eras, specific events. Dates are not very important. Flowing cause and effect really helped me (i.e. enlightenment leads to a backlash against rationalism, manifesting itself as romanticism, religious fervor, etc.)</p>
<p>Sources used: Viault’s Modern European History, quizzes on Historyteacher.net, Princeton Review</p>
<p>AP United States History : : AP 5 : : SAT II 800 (second try)</p>
<p>Memorize laundry list of people, novels, popular culture phenomena, notable groups (i.e. Black Panthers, SNCC), amendments, legislation, court cases. US History is less understanding and more memorizing than European History. The key to succeeding on the AP + SAT IIs is reading and studying A LOT. Different sources will give you different material so the key to getting good scores is to read and study relentlessly. Write down questions that you got wrong and memorize them because they will come up again. Take as many tests as you can get your hands on.</p>
<p>Sources used: SparkNotes (SAT II & AP), Princeton Review (SAT II & AP), Barrons, REA</p>
<p>AP Calculus AB : : AP 5 </p>
<p>Math is one of my weakest subjects, but fortunately I had a teacher who was very good at preparing us specifically for the AP test. The AP only tests very specific things so STUDY WHAT’S ON THE TEST. Do FRQs from the CollegeBoard site weekly and do lots of multiple choice questions.</p>
<p>Sources used: old FRQs from CollegeBoard.com, Princeton Review for Practice Tests.
In addition, if you don’t understand something in class, there are many good online tutorials that can help.</p>
<p>AP Chemistry : : AP 5 : : SAT II 800</p>
<p>I had a terrible teacher so ultimately I was forced to teach myself this class. Understanding is the key, and focus on things you don’t get (we are often tempted to practice the topics we already understand). Do lots of practice FRQs. MC is relatively easy, in my personal opinion, though time may be an issue for some.</p>
<p>Sources used: Memorize Princeton Review cover to cover. For SAT II, do the Princeton Review book specifically for that (AP & SAT II are very different for Chem!) Take lots of tests, on SparkNotes, from Princeton Review… etc. Understand why you are getting things wrong.</p>
<p>AP English Language : : AP 5</p>
<p>Honestly, if you are a talented BS’er and can deal with SAT Critical Reading, this test should be a breeze. Otherwise, take many practice tests and get a teacher to go over it with you and tell you how you can improve your essays, what is successful, and why you are getting MC questions wrong.</p>
<p>Sources used: skimming Princeton Review to familiarize yourself with literary terms. Practice tests can help with MC + familiarize yourself with the different types of prompts. However, if you are a decent writer & write in-class essays a lot, this test should be relatively easy.</p>