<p>Hi, this is my first post on CC so sorry in advance for making any newbie mistakes. It happens :S</p>
<p>Anyway, I'm about to be a high school junior and have taken one AP test, the world history AP, which I scored a 5 on. I go to a small school in Houston called Challenge Early College HS, which is affiliated with the HCCS (Houston Community College System). Yes yes, its community college, but regardless, it is a school that allows students to take real college classes alongside adults, and overall the education I get there is respectable. Unfortunately, our school puts a lot of its funding toward the college classes (which are payed for by them), so we only have 2 AP courses offered. </p>
<p>As I said, I've taken the WHIST, and I'm planning to take the Eng Literature exam this year. I am also going to self study biology. I was a WIZ at Biology freshman year, and I just took an old AP bio test MC section to benchmark my memory, and got more than 50% right, so prep shouldn't be too hard. I still however, have a few questions. </p>
<p>1)I have a good relationship with my dean (a former AP Eng Lang and Eng Lit teacher) and she wants me to take the English language test this year, saying that the Lit class alone should prepare me to make at least a 4 on the Lang one (she taught at Bellaire High for 13 years, which has an excellent AP reputation). What prep book do you recommend I supplement this with, and how extensively should I use it to get a 5?</p>
<p>2)One of the college classes I'll be taking this fall semester will be Psychology 1301, (and 1302 may fit my schedule the spring semester). One of my friends got a 3 on this exam using only the college class, which I imagine doesn't prepare you for whatever is on the free response section, (and it should be noted that they are not an impressive student, haha). I imagine if I get an A in the class I can get a 4ish on the exam. Again, what prep book should I supplement this with, and to what degree should I use it?</p>
<p>3)Lastly, I want to add a math to my list of APs. This sounds like a cop-out move, but I think it should be Stats. I can't take the calc's because I'll be taking precal this semester and I wouldn't have enough time to take Calc 1 and 2 (at the college) before the end of my junior year, and AP test scores are useless to my college application if I can't get my results before senior year. I've read that Stats is some calculations and a lot of logic, and overall not difficult to self study. I'm a good student though and am good at math. Do you recommend I take it in addition to Psych, in lieu of Psych, or not at all? If yes, which book should I use? (NOTE: If I decide to take it, then I'll probably squeeze college Stats into my schedule for the spring semester).</p>
<p>Thanks for your help and sorry for the wordiness in my post. :D</p>