<p>Hi everyone. I'm going to be a junior next year and I was wondering if any of you guys have any tips on how to stay on top of academics and the SAT's and stuff like that :)
I'm taking: *note: my school is on a block schedule
Bands
Precalculus
Physics
AP US History
AP Spanish Lit
AP English Lang.
AP Calc AB *I want to self study BC </p>
<p>I also want to take the SAT Subject tests: Math Level 2, Bio, US history
Do you have any recommendations for prep books?</p>
<p>I always recommend looking into the ACT, it can allow you to avoid taking subject tests (you can do some practice questions online to see if you feel you will do well). I’m not sure how taking pre-calc and calc in the same year will work out. Other then that you seem solid. Oh and I recommend the College Board book for the SAT and Kaplan and Princeton Review for both SAT and ACT.</p>
<p>As long as you finish all of the precalc materials before you start your Calc AB stuff, you should be solid. If you do well with Calc AB, the BC materials shouldn’t be too bad, and your teacher should be able to help you fill in the gaps if you’re having trouble.</p>
<p>I’d familiarize myself with the SAT and ACT by taking a practice test of each, figuring out what’s easy and what’s not, then focusing on those sections. Really, the big thing is to make yourself comfortable with the format.</p>
<p>Take the SAT subject tests as soon as possible after you finish the course. I took Chem and Math II right after I finished those two courses, and it was a walk in the park. I’d never be able to do nearly as well if I took them over this summer.</p>
<p>Definitely focus on your spanish classes, if you do well, you might be able to test out of your language requirement, if you want. That gives you a lot more flexibility–at least a year of language study that you can use for something else (or to study more in-depth).</p>
<p>Remember to go enjoy yourself and do things that you like, though. Extracurricular stuff is important, but not if you’re miserable sitting around in whatever club. And hang out with friends and stuff, school’s important, but it’s definitely not everything. Sometimes, the extra hours upon hours to go from an A to an A+ just isn’t worth it. Maybe it is, maybe not. It all depends on what your priorities are.</p>
<p>Definitely take advantage of down time at school to get homework done. Then you’ll have the afternoons and evenings free to go out, play sports… whatever it is that you want to do.</p>
<p>Figure out how flexible each of your teachers are. It’ll help you prioritize what homework absolutely needs to get done to keep your grades up, and what homework can slide, if you’re just loaded down with work. If you’re naturally talented at a course, and homework isn’t graded, then don’t bother with it (as long as you’re doing well, of course).</p>
<p>I think that’s about everything. Don’t do stupid stuff. More importantly, don’t get caught when you do. Because everyone does stupid stuff.</p>
<p>thanks. I would like to hear some more suggestions like prep books and websites to help me review like khanacademy or something like that</p>
<p>I took Spanish Lit this year, If you need any help PM and I will help you with anything. After all It was an easy class for me.</p>
<p>Princeton Review for ACT, and Collegeboard for SAT. Princeton Review for SAT II. Khanacademy’s the best I’ve found, apart from Wikipedia and googling a hard topic with ‘for kids’ added to the search (actually super helpful).</p>
<p>Really, as long as you actually do any prep work at all, I think you’ll probably be fine.</p>