What do you think?

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<p>Do you think this is dishonest or harmful:</p>

<p>I take AP American History, but it took me an average of 2.5 - 3 hours every night to read and do hw. I know 2.5 hours is not a lot, but I still don't have enough time for other courses and ZERO time to study for SAT. In the meantime, I still have to go to sleep at 11:20 (again, I know it isn't too late for you guys), and I can concentrate too well in class the next day because my lethargy. My grade isn't too well either mainly because 1. Lethargy as I said; 2. I have to read a huge chunk of chapters and main informations can't be absorbed.</p>

<p>So, as an experiment, I begin to use these two sites (WikiNotes:</a> 13th Edition) and (Invader's</a> Realm: APUS History Notes) and try to ABSORB all the main points. And this site (Welcome</a> to APNotes.net :: 100% notes, 0% crap) for review before tests and quizzes. Although I never touch my textbook for a few days, MY GRADE IMPROVES, though not dramatically. Most importantly, I got time for other stuff that are also important, such as the SATs and other APs/Hs.</p>

<p>Thoughts?</p>

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<p>Haha, yeah, this is pretty much what I did for APUSH last year (erm, well, for the 2nd semester), and it worked out quite well for me (A in class and 5 on test, not *much *knowledge retention for either semesters, but I am wholly apathetic about all the minutiae so that's irrelevant).</p>

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<p>As long as you learn the material. Everyone learns differently, which is why I get annoyed when teachers decide to force me to take Cornell Notes when I don't like or need them.</p>

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<p>I see no problem. you're learning the material, just from a different source.</p>

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<p>^wow, thanks for those websites. I'm taking American Studies I Honors right now and I have to read The American Pageant which is really a bore. Now I won't have to... Thanks. lol :)</p>

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<p>Do you know of any helpful websites for AP Statistics?</p>

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<p>all I ever did for APUSH was read chapter summaries</p>

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<p>So everything thinks it's ok? Good, cuz I always compare this to using Sparknotes for English, which I think it's kind of cheating.</p>

<p>^ I don't know what book you are using for AP stat, or you might try this: Holloman's</a> AP Statistics | Notes</p>

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Phew, yeah that textbook was pretty terrible.</p>

<p>I don't think it compares to Sparknotes for English class though. Using Sparknotes instead of actually reading a piece of literature makes you "interpret" the work only through the eyes of the Sparknotes article's opinion. You didn't actually read the information. In this situation, the textbook is not a primary source anyway and is only given to you in an attempt to convey the material. SOoooo your sites are a-okay :]</p>

<p>LOlolol if you find some very nice sites for AP Euro feel free to let me know :] I use some already but they're boring... lol.</p>

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<p>...Um, your point? Good job? </p>

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Good, cuz I always compare this to using Sparknotes for English, which I think it's kind of cheating.

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Serious epic lulz.</p>

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<p>it's not cheating...you just need to be careful..my teacher included stuff from chapters that the quick notes/outlines didn't include.</p>

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<p>^yay! those chapter outlines got me a 98 on my first test :)</p>

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<p>Anybody got something like this for AP Euro???</p>

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<p>You can find Euro at Course-Notes.Org</a> - Outlines, Notes, Vocabulary, Essays, DBQs, Practice Quizzes and much more! |</p>

<p>My APUSH teacher actually compared our outlines to the ones at Course Notes for The American Pageant. Some people copied directly and received a 0 for the assignment.</p>