<p>Or any test, for that matter.</p>
<p>Does studying for AP tests actually help? Am I insane for thinking otherwise?</p>
<p>Studying helps.</p>
<p>I only took 2 AP tests before switching to full time dual enrollment; I didn’t study much and got 5s, but that’s because one was easier (Human Geo) and the other was World History, my specialty.</p>
<p>You should probably study for any important standardized test.</p>
<p>Okay, so it would be idiotic not study, right?</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter how smart you are if you’ve never seen the material, right?</p>
<p>You’re automatically a brat if you don’t study, since those tests cost $80+.</p>
<p>And yes, unless you remember how to do everything in each unit and the extensions with those units, and possibly (like in chemistry) are able to synthesize several units together in bigger problems when you’re 1st writing your exam, then you will have to study.</p>
<p>well on AP US History, I got a 4 on the exam without doing any work pretty much. All I did was sit there and listen to my teacher. I didn’t do so hot on any of his tests or quizzes and didn’t read the book/study and managed to pull off a 4.
I was stunned to say the least. It was, however, a very stressful time when tests came around because I was never prepared. Other than that, not putting in work was worth it since I did less work and still got a 4.</p>
<p>Eh, only you know. What are your practice test like?</p>
<p>I didn’t study for my two for the following reasons:</p>
<p>Human Geo - I was a freshman and didn’t know what AP exams were like. Also, I wasn’t big on studying. I wasn’t anything on studying. I just didn’t do it. Kind of like homework. It was stupid.</p>
<p>World History - Every practice essay I wrote was graded as a 9/7 by my teacher, who is one of the essay graders for the exam (a week during the summer he goes up to some northern state to do it). On my first practice multiple choice test, I got 69/70 right. I ranged from there down to 50/70, generally hovering around 55/70-60/70. I also didn’t study for the World History SAT II and got an 800.</p>
<p>I would NOT have fared nearly so well without studying on math or science tests. The first was stupid, the second was knowing my strengths (I had been avidly learning history for as long as I could remember).</p>
<p>Take practice tests. If I could do my AP experiences over again, I would have studied more. The practice tests should tell you where you stand. You should also have a rough idea of where you stand in each subject.</p>
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Correct. It would only be okay to not study much if you had already thoroughly learned the material.</p>
<p>Sorry for asking the same question over and over again…</p>
<p>But is the score you get directly correlative to the amount that you study for a class? Could you get an ‘A’ on an AP Biology test by just listening to the lectures?</p>
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Not in all cases, it depends on your learning style. Also, if you study in an inefficient manner, it may make little difference.</p>
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I’m sure you could, assuming you listened to good lectures that covered the test material and learned best that way. It’s pretty much what you do in a lot of college classes (though I recommend notes for those, even just to help solidify things in your mind by writing them). Some can learn this way, some can’t. It also depends on the particular subjects you’re best at, I’d imagine.</p>
<p>You take the test without studying, obviously. -That’s to answer the question.</p>
<p>It’s to your advantage to study.</p>
<p>I took my AP Comparative Government without once opening the textbook and the review book. Got a 4. Seeing as how most people got 2’s or 1’s… I was shocked.</p>
<p>You don’t need a textbook for that class; you just have to pay attention in class. You should have gotten a 5, then. I guess you’re just not clutch.</p>
<p>I don’t see why anyone who knows how to read and write would study for either English AP. And while foreign language APs are tricky, it’s kinda you know the language or you don’t.</p>
<p>^^ I did pay attention.</p>
<p>I could still get every fact necessary for that class.</p>
<p>The exam was non-essential for me.</p>
<p>Okay, nice excuse.</p>
<p>Nice comeback. Got any new ones?</p>
<p>MIThopeful16 brah, you gotta study for the math and science ones, everything else is to a degree doable using common sense</p>
<p>I took two AP tests last year and didn’t study for either of them. I got a 5 on Lang and Comp (which was one hell of a surprise, I thought I bombed it) and a 4 on USH (which was also a surprise, because history is my strongest subject and I felt I did well). I will get credit for neither of them in college. Poop.</p>
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<p>Well, if you keep making excuses, there’s nothing I can do about it. Sorry to sound like a broken record.</p>
<p>it depends on what u want. i got a 4 on english language with no studying. i think if i studied i could have gotten a 5, but i was shooting for a 4 anyway lol so it just all depends on your expectations.</p>
<p>If you take an AP class, you might fare well without studying independently since most classes, especially history, do a buttload of review and assign a ton of review assignments which force you to study and remember information whether you want to or not…</p>
<p>BillyMC, we took 3 practice MC’s for AP World last year… I got 56/70 on all three and on one I took independently… It was terrifying to say the last.</p>
<p>Don’t bother studying, you should just trust your high school teachers to prepare you for them. And the review guides are a waste of time and money. But hey, that’s just my take</p>