<p>Hey, I am one of those people who just study and study but can't get an A!</p>
<p>I have a B+ in the class right now and I am so close to an A.</p>
<p>Basically, my teacher gives us a test on a chapter (we are learning bonding and orbitals right now) which is entirely based on a powerpoint lecture that she gives. </p>
<p>But no matter how much I study, there always seems to be like 5 questions on the test I am not certain about.</p>
<p>The format of the test is similar to that of the real AP chem exam. Multiple choice (w/ guessing penalty) and free response.</p>
<p>There is always a curve on the test too. I am guessing the curve for this test would be somewhere around 20~25 points based on our previous curves(it's a hard chapter). And the test is out of 80 (40 for multi and 40 for free)</p>
<p>I want to ask to those of you who have had similar experiences in AP chem class are there any study tips or anything at all you can tell me?</p>
<p>I would recommend reading over your notes and if there's anything at all you're slightly confused on, ask the teacher, or consult the textbook, because it will probably show up on the test. In my experience (we have multiple choice tests-no free response, and no penalty), there's always some concepts I didn't review enough, but if you know the general idea you can often figure it out, unless your class is really focused on details. I don't really use my textbook for anything besides practice problems, but if it works to review from material in there, do that. Do a lot of practice problems and if you ever are confused, figure out what the problem is, or it will just confuse you more.</p>
<p>do lots and lots of practice problems.</p>
<p>there's a website with helpful tips but I'm not sure if I can post it here.</p>
<p>My teacher assigns us many problems from the book, which are all due the day of the test. The night before the test, I work through all the problems and check my answers. If any are wrong, I reread the section in the book relating to the questions, and then try again. Then my teacher also gives us a "practice" test with similar concepts to what will be tested. This is often a test from another year, but it really helps. I work through the practice test, checking to make sure I understand every problem, and then I end up doing pretty well on the tests.</p>