<p>At our school, they offer a plethora of AP courses, but there are some I plan on self-studying which aren't offered. Is this worth the time, and how long should one study in order to know the info well? Also, I've heard that some courses are a joke, like AP Environmental Sciences, AP Psychology, and AP U.S. Gov...but those classes are offered at my school...should I self-study those and do harder AP classes at school (which will mean it will be harder to get an A), or self-study the hard courses and do the easier ones at school? Thanks!</p>
<p>I really dislike it when people use the term “plethora” in normal conversation.</p>
<p>EDIT: US Gov is good if you like memorizing Supreme Court cases.</p>
<p>You should give us a list of all the AP classes at your school.</p>
<p>I recommend that you take classes that you can do well in and self study things you don’t want to study in college.</p>
<p>do the harder ap classes at school, and self-study the easier ones. in my opinion, one should start self-studying in the summer. but its different for everybody. some people can memorize quickly.</p>
<p>There are some important AP classes to take, regardless of whether they are hard or not. Among them are AP Calc, AP English, an AP Science (excluding APES), possibly an AP Language, APUSH
In other words, you want to try to take AP classes in core subjects, ie Math, English, Science, Foreign Language, History</p>
<p>^To the 2nd post. I honestly didn’t memorize any court cases and did well and scored a 5. I found it to be the easiest AP thus far.</p>
<p>definitely take calc, and if you’re doing engineering I recommend physics. If you’re considering pre-med, obviously take AP BIO and CHEM. I’d take an AP history and language arts class, but probably not all of them (AP world was my favorite and plenty of people love euro). Language is a good idea, as you’ll then be exempt from most school’s language requirement. AP psych is a joke; I wouldn’t take it.</p>
<p>Take all of them.</p>
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Me too. There’s no reason not to use “myriad” in its place.</p>
<p>is myriad somehow less pretentious than plethora</p>
<p>back to noimagination; your dislikes are definitely not included in my list of concerns–i happen to enjoy using that word in a plethora of scenarios :/</p>
<p>oh, here’s a list of AP courses at my school:</p>
<p>Social Studies:
APUSH
World History II (technically not an ap course, but ppl generally take the test after they do the class)
AP US gov
AP Art hx
AP Euro hx
AP Psychology (i’m prob. gonna self-study this)</p>
<p>LA:
AP Lang/comp
AP Lit/comp</p>
<p>Math:
AP Calc AB
AP Calc BC
AP Calc Stat</p>
<p>Sci:
AP Bio
AP Chem
APES (self-study?)
AP Computer Sci</p>
<p>Business admin:
AP Econ</p>
<p>Arts:
AP Music Theory
AP Studio Art</p>
<p>yeah, and i plan on doing something along the lines of a pre-med…so i’l prob. be taking most of the ap sci classes. idk if i should do comp. sci or econ…it sounds fun, but it is worth it? and I will prob. have to do something that fulfills the arts requirement, so art hx, studio art, or music theory… thanks again :)</p>
<p>If you take a psych or enviro class, then you’re literally wasting your time. </p>
<p>And I’d take the comp sci class. Why? Because it’s comp sci.</p>
<p>There is a plethora of people who use the word plethora; I am thoroughly impressed by the word plethora and the plethora of people who use the word plethora, since plethora is, in fact, a great word with a plethora of uses in the plethora of conversations in this world that is filled with a plethora of people. Plethora. (This sentence may very well make no sense.)</p>
<p>Yeah… annoying…</p>
<p>^ Which is EXACTLY why myriad should be used in its place.</p>
<p>There is a myriad of people who use the word myriad; I am thoroughly impressed by the word myriad and the myriad of people who use the word myriad, since myriad is, in fact, a great word with a myriad of uses in the myriad of conversations in this world that is filled with a myriad of people. Myriad.</p>
<p>No. Still not much better.</p>
<p>Abundance?</p>
<p>Surfeit? Surplus? Pretty much any word for a copious amount.</p>
<p>I would self-study for the easy ones like environmental science,govt, etc and take the classes for the harder ones or the science-related AP classes. If you are a good test-taker you’re, somewhat, bound to do good in those AP tests. But, the labs you do in biology, chem, can help you for the test. My recommendation is to self-study for the test that you would study for the simple pleasure of learning.</p>
<p>To be taken at school:
AP Calc AB
AP Calc BC
AP Bio and AP Chem (try both in same year)
AP Econ
AP Art History
AP Euro History
APUSH
AP Lang
AP Lit
Only take AP Music Theory if you:
A) Play an instrument
B) Have room in your schedule
and C) if you are actually up to learning all the crap that you need for the test (which I hear is INCREDIBLY difficult). If you don’t have all 3, don’t bother self-studying, it’s a waste of your time to self-study it.
Unless you are extremely gifted at art, don’t take APSA. It can’t be self-studied because the “AP exam” is actually just a portfolio, so don’t do it if you aren’t good at it and up to a whole year of art.</p>
<p>To be self-studied:
AP World (look at the study guide book; if it’s too much info, take it at school, if not, then take it; try not to, it’ll bring down your GPA if you care about that kind of thing)
APES
AP Psych
If you are good at math, Self-study AP Stats; if not, just take it at school</p>
<p>Thanks guys :)</p>