<p>hey guys i'm a sophomore and i have a few questions.</p>
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<li><p>if i want to self study for AP comparative gov't and AP psych, how long should i study in advance to only do 20-30 minutes per day 5 days a week?</p></li>
<li><p>is self studing for those ^^^^^^^^^^ a good idea?</p></li>
<li><p>should i be studying for SATs instead of these APs? i'm very slow at studying and i like to take learning in small steps if i'm teaching myself something. don't get me wrong- i'm taking honors algebra 2 and honors chem, and i'm planning to take 6-8 APs by the end of senior year, i just like to be relaxed as large exams give me serious anxiety.</p></li>
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<li><p>Probably like 6 months. That’s not a whole lot of time per day to spend, so you’d need to spread it out. I knew my state’s AP scholar from the class of 2012, and he would start much later than that, like 4-6 weeks. However, he spent loads of time every day on them. </p></li>
<li><p>If you’re going to self-study, Psychology is among the better choices. It’s really easy. I don’t know anything about comparative government. </p></li>
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<p>However, I don’t think it’s worth it to self study any tests at all unless you’re on track to be your state’s AP scholar. There’s not a whole load of added benefit to taking more AP exams, but there’s a decent amount of sunk time. It’s a lifestyle choice. No way I’d ever do it, but that’s your call.</p>
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<li>Nah. I don’t think that the benefit you’d get from starting now would be enough to balance out the time cost. I took mine in December of my junior year because that’s when I had the most free time to prepare; you should schedule it for the test date next school year where you’d be able to devote the most time to studying beforehand. Go ahead and take the PSAT this year, but outright studying for over a year is waaaaaay excessive.</li>
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