Tips on getting an A in AP Chemistry?

I’m taking AP Chemistry my senior year. The class has a notorious reputation in my school for being one of the most difficult classes. My teacher also has a notorious reputation for being horrible at teaching the course, but I’m not sure if its the teacher or just the challenging course.

Does anyone that did well in the class have any tips for me? Are there any review books, websites, videos, etc. you would recommend?

I think this should be best left in the context of your own school. Ask around. Make some friends with others who have taken the class before, and if they did well, ask them what they did. The curriculum is nationwide, but test difficulty, homework load, and other things vary from school to school.

I’ve had various difficult classes before where the teachers were not spectacular when it came to teaching. In those classes, the most important thing was being able to read and learn from the textbook on my own.