<p>I just needed input on my expected study plan.
I plan to study AP Biology, AP psychology, AP env. science and AP Chemistry through Barron's/PR. (Do you guys think I need textbooks)
I plan to hire a tutor for AP Calc AB and BC. I need suggestions on which textbooks to buy for them.</p>
<p>I took AP psych and it was fairly easy. It’s just all memorization… Buy Barron’s, it has all the information you need. PR is too brief. For calculus AB/BC I used Calculus by Larson/Hostetler/Edwards. It is a really easy to understand textbook. Only thing I had trouble with this book was the Lagrange remainder.</p>
<p>Don’t self-study Chemistry. It is one of the hardest AP tests, and without the knowledge that you gain from being in the lab, it will be very difficult to score high.</p>
<p>However, [AP</a> Environmental Science](<a href=“http://emilyxie.blogspot.com/2012/05/ap-environmental-science.html]AP”>Emily Xie: AP Environmental Science) will be pretty easy. I didn’t think that it was terribly difficult and I studied with Princeton Review. Honestly, most of it is pretty straight forward.</p>
<p>I selfed AP chem; it is doable (though a lot of work). </p>
<p>I didn’t notice an emphasis on lab questions on the AP exam, so it’s really not necessary to gain knowledge from the labs. For AP chem, get PR and 5 steps.</p>
<p>@arghwhy thanks!
@Emily556 Im an international student in Pakistan so I don’t go to a school that follows the US curriculum thus, I am ‘self-studying’ the AP’s. In Pakistan, 12th grade chem is VERY hard with a LOT of lab time so its ok. Thanks for the heads up though.
As for AP Calc, I’ll need a lot of hard work and I am hiring a tutor so wish me luck guys. :)</p>
<p>Good luck, but you should know, you can only take Calc AB or Calc BC in one year.</p>
<p>^^ I never knew that! Thanks for the heads up.</p>
<p>AP Calc AB : Don’t waste your money on a tutor.</p>
<p>I self-studied all the content and more in the two weeks before the exam while I was also studying for other exams. Just do a lot of practice exams so you know what type of questions will appear and how you should answer them.</p>
<p>^But the OP may want to take Calc BC, thereby also getting a AB subscore as well.</p>
<p>Biology-cliffs, psychology -barrons. Chemistry -barrons. </p>
<p>Sent from my Desire HD using CC</p>