<p>Can you self-study APs in ninth grade?? I am thinking about self-studying AP Human Geo, AP Psych, and maybe AP Env. Science. How much time do I need to devote to studying, and when should I start studying??</p>
<p>Hey same dilemma here.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was wondering that and I had a similar question as well- where would you go about getting the curriculum for the classes that you wanted to self-study, and how would your progress be assessed?</p>
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<li>I mean: When to self-study APs *</li>
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<p>Of course you can self-study APs in ninth grade.</p>
<p>Really, your only form of assessment is the AP exam itself, unless you take a class online or something. If you’re studying the “light” APs (the ones the OP listed), beginning in February or March isn’t unreasonable; if you’re doing one of the harder exams (calculus, physics, history), it’s a good idea to start in August or September. How much time depends on how much depth you want and which AP. For example, if you dedicated a week or two to just memorizing AP Psych terms, 1-2 hours per night, you could probably get a 5, assuming your writing isn’t completely incoherent. (I basically just did a flash card marathon for the two days before the AP Psych exam, but I don’t recommend that if you plan to actually remember anything.) On the other hand, you could study a psych textbook in-depth for a year.</p>
<p>Usually, you get a prep book, optionally a textbook (name a textbook and there is probably a cheap older edition on Amazon), then pretty much just work through it, reading and doing practice problems. Use flash cards if the subject has a lot of information (like psych, bio, history).</p>
<p>@energize: How much time should I devote to each night if I were self-stuying AP Euro? When should I start?</p>
<p>Hmm. I don’t have much experience self-studying history exams. (I tried to self-study AP Euro, but after a week I decided that maybe history isn’t my favorite subject.)</p>
<p>You should probably start at the beginning of the year, since history exams tend to have a lot of material. How much time depends on how fast you read or take notes. Try setting a certain number of pages (or chapters) to cover each week or so, based on the book you have.</p>
<p>You can self-study any AP you want. I studied APUSH for a week (just a week self-study with Princeton review and got a 5)
Easiest AP is us history 
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<p>If you’re a freshman, i don’t think it would be the best idea for you to self study 3 ap classes :|</p>
<p>^^Depends on what your strengths are, really. I took an APUSH class and I still think it was one of the hardest AP exams I took this year out of 10 exams (6 self-studied), along with Physics C: E&M and Music Theory (I really suck at sight-singing). I’m just not comfortable writing essays when there’s just too much information to remember.</p>
<p>^Eh. 3 is probably fine if they’re light APs. Even one of the harder subjects can be OK if you have time, motivation, and good math (chem/physics/calc) or memorization (bio/history) skills. (Three of those, though? Maybe not.)</p>
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<p>Well said. History and bio have always been pretty easy for me as
I remember a lot.
Chem on the other hand, requires effort from me
Good luck to all self studiers
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<p>Someone here recommended I self-study AP environmental science, but my school doesn’t offer that class as an AP course. Would I be able to take the test at some other school?
Also, what does FLVS stand for? I feel like I’m missing something big there :P</p>