<p>Hello fellow ccers i just needed some of your opinions. in the beginning of the summer i had planned out the many things i was going to read.</p>
<p>Things to do:
-Study SAT: Direct Hits , Barron's 2400 and both the BB and its online course.
-Study for the A+ certification
-Self Study AP's APEH and APES
-Read all the material for my Decathlon , which the teacher gave me because our school received next years material earlier.
-Read Tale of Two Cities and Catch 22.
-And for AP Bio read the first few chapters for a summer assignment.</p>
<p>Now mid way through summer I haven't read as much as i first planned ,and surprisingly studying for the SAT and improving is taking longer than expected , a lot longer , and I don't believe I can finish it so I was wondering what I should focus on during the summer and what I should focus on during the next school year.</p>
<p>Oh and because I want to take my SAT in Oct so I'm going to study for the SAT the remainder of the Summer.</p>
<p>My opinion:</p>
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<li><p>Read Tale of Two Cities and Catch-22 (It won’t be a long term thing. You’ll be done in 5 days at the most. These are great books to have for your SAT essay.)</p></li>
<li><p>Obviously you’ll have to do the AP Bio assignment over the summer. (If you’re using Campbell’s it’ll be a breeze. The first few chapters are pretty much review, and I found them to be really interesting)</p></li>
<li><p>Study SAT: Direct Hits (Definitely). Do the BB and if you’ve bought the online course, go ahead. But most people don’t really like it…</p></li>
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<p>Are you really self-studying for APEH and APES? Or is it just to prep for your school course? If you’re self-studying, I would recommend an hour or so per day over the summer (It’ll save you work in the school year). I usually self-studying during the morning. I wake up at 8:30 (stupid internal clock) and I just sprawl on my living room floor (carpet) and read/take notes. It’s great because it doesn’t feel like studying since I don’t have an artificial light source during the morning. And this routine leaves less room for procrastination.</p>
<p>What’s the A+ certification?</p>
<p>How much material did your teacher give you for your Decathlon? I would probably go through it steadily. I self-study a language, and I just do it for 30-45 minutes before I go to bed every night. So I would suggest just reading the material for 20 minutes each night. I guess that would give you an adequate head start. I have no idea though because I don’t know how much material you have to go through for your Decathlon…</p>
<p>It really depends. I always wake up around 9 so I have tons of time during the morning to study. If you’re the type of person who wakes up at 12 then my schedule might not work for you. But I would recommend: Wake up, self study APs for 1.5-2 hours combined. Eat lunch. Study for SAT. At night time read over your Decathlon. </p>
<p>And just squeeze the two books, bio, and your certification studying in the free time slots you’ll have. </p>
<p>haha. Wow. I sound obsessive. Sorry for doing all this 
But that’s how I am…haha. I can’t get anything done unless I plan a “schedule” for myself. Otherwise I end up procrastinating and not doing anything.</p>
<p>^ Ok so I probably can’t provide any insight…on any of this…but I know exactly what you mean about schedules - I have to completely plan everything out or nothing will ever get done! And I love how you have it planned so they’ll spend their entire day studying. I WISH I was that dedicated.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback.</p>
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<p>Basically an exam that, if you pass, shows you’re decent with computer repairs, etc. It’s usually taken by adults who want a career in IT, but some HSers take it.</p>
<p>Oh. Thanks for the info :]</p>
<p>But that totally messed up my schedule 
haha
No one was going to follow it anyways though. Heck, even I don’t follow my own schedules :]</p>
<p>Basically, I think that you should be able to fit everything into the rest of your summer, just in varying degrees.</p>