<p>I don’t see anything wrong with self-studying for the sake of knowledge. I plan on self-studying for AP Environmental Science soon because I genuinely find the subject to be interesting. Also, my school doesn’t offer the course, so I don’t really have another way to learn the material. If my school did have the course, I would most definitely try to take it so I could have a reward for my hard work.</p>
<p>What does irk me are the kids who do the self-studying routine for a ton of exams just so they can say they got more fives than anybody else in their school. The fact that kids will cram for AP Psychology in a week is impressive but sad. If they actually cared about learning psychology, they would spend more than a week on the material. With that being said, it is undeniable that self-studying requires discipline and that most students are not capable of it.</p>
<p>Simply put, there’s no reason to waste a few weeks of your life memorizing a review book just for the sake of another number on a piece of paper.</p>