<p>US History: Prepare for a facts crunch. Every period, every important event and person, should be at the very minimum vaguely conceptual in your head. Books like REA and AMSCO will serve you well.</p>
<p>Comp Sci A: This should not be too much of a problem for most. Throughout the course, you’ll constantly be reusing things that you learned before, as coding is a gradual build-up process. As a result, review books and such shouldn’t really be necessary. Practice your FRQs, read the MC portions absolutely carefully, and be sure to remember to understand the concept of GridWorld, not simply memorizing the classes and methods.</p>
<p>Eng. Lang: Aristotelian Mode of Rhetorical Analysis. Analysis over summary. Syntax and diction over poor language but longer essay length. It all comes down to how you write, and not as much what you write about (stay on topic obviously). Practice writing essays from previous years, and be absolutely strict on timing yourself. As you progressively get better, reduce the amount of time you give yourself. That way you will be able to plan out your time better on the exam. As for the MC, practice makes for a better score. Aside from practicing MCs, you really can not improve (drastically) what you get on this portion, as the MC is pretty much a test on the culmination of reading and comprehension skills you have developed up till now.</p>
<p>Physics B: The plan is overkill. When it comes to the FRQs, aim to complete two sets (6-7 questions) every week. Since they give you the scoring guidelines as well, go back to every problem and correct yourself, showing what you would have done should you have a second chance on the question. This way, you will fully understand your mistake and learn how not to repeat it. For the MC, remember your equations and relations. Remember is the key, not memorize. Memorizing means that you understand letters and numbers. Doing this is dismal. Understand the concepts behind the equations. Why is it that force is the result of mass times acceleration? What does a higher frequency indicate? Answering questions like these not only implant the equations into your head, but on the exam you will use them unconsciously, rather than having to extract the information from your head and then visualizing the equation.</p>