[chiluvskk]

hey im taking Ap USH right now, it's not that hard actually
history is pretty much just memorization for me, but we do get a lot of work to do. like we have to do chapter outlines and vocabulary for each chapter. he also gives us worksheets. and then you have the tests, which consists of 3-4 chapters together, so it's like 100 questions.
of course, your teacher might be different though

[jess89]

for ap english... we write ap essays every week although when i think about it i dont do much on the days that i dont do ap essays.. besides like read lots of books and have discussions & write papers on them and analyze poems or whatever. its not too bad if you like writing and reading.. the only reason i dont like my english class is because my teacher grades us really hard on everything that we write so that we'll write some really great essays on the test... she gives us filler writing assignments to boost our grades but theyre still suffering -.-

i was lucky enough to avoid apush because our curriculum switched over from apush to ap world history.

[xJOOLiAA<3]

I'm taking AP US this year.
For those who took it, can you guys recommend good books or good studying strategies?
There's so much to read and memorize...... *cries*

[Avex]

http://www2.wwnorton.com/college/chemistry/gilbert/home.htm

good for those who need help on ap chem, especially the video tutorials.

[xxdorkie]

does anyone have any recommendations for an AP Physics prep book?

[_BeLLe*]

I'm taking AP US this year.
For those who took it, can you guys recommend good books or good studying strategies?
There's so much to read and memorize...... *cries*

I think i used Kaplan on this one. But I hear that REA is the best for US History.
oh wait.. are you just talking about the class in general or the ap exam? either way, i think both would provide good reinforcements for information.
All i did was read each chapter maybe 2 or 3 times. Once before/during the days he lectures and on the night before the test. If there are any preannounced pop quizzes, I just go over the section he'd be quizzing over. I realized I had to stay focus while reading the book and also in class to take good notes. But in doing so, I remembered things so much easier. I didn't even have to outline the chapter. The only notes I took were in class, and I hardly looked through them again because I already remembered the stuff from writing it down in the first place.
sorry i'm a little tired so this is probably incoherrent.

[azn_kira]

O__O Is anyone else taking AP French Language? It's in two weeks and our teacher does not prep us at allll... For those who have taken it, what's your opinion on it?

[Dim Sum]

hey im taking Ap USH right now, it's not that hard actually
history is pretty much just memorization for me, but we do get a lot of work to do. like we have to do chapter outlines and vocabulary for each chapter. he also gives us worksheets. and then you have the tests, which consists of 3-4 chapters together, so it's like 100 questions.
of course, your teacher might be different though

I use Barron's EZ-101 American History to 1877. Im in AP US history 1 this year. It is great for teacher lectures. This books give u the outline of the chapters and it really helps me understand alot of the things my teacher talk about, but it does not include review questions. My Ap teacher use this book as a guide when he teaches.

From the Publisher
Barron's EZ-101 Study Keys Series are designed to be compatible with virtually every standard textbook in their subject field. Classroom style notes emphasize important facts, remind you what you need to remember for term papers and exams, and help guide you through the complexities of lectures and textbooks. American History to 1877 covers all the major themes, historical figures, major dates and events from your introductory American History courses. Topics covered include Pre-Columbian America to the post-Civil War Reconstruction era.

[Tammie]

The pressure is really building up!

Who's taking AP Spanish Language?
I'm seriously going to fail it. For those who have taken it, any tips or advices?

[misz.perfect.]

I have a question for those who've taken the AP English exam. Basically, how hard is the test on a scale of 1 (super easy) to 10 (super hard)? Thanks.

[shwinlewin]

I'm taking AP English Lit and Comp and AP Psych. Right now my biggest challenge is AP Psych. I just don't know how to overcome the problem of answering the essay. Soo confusing. How do you guys, those who took AP Psych or are taking ap psych and finding that easy, overcome the problem?

[soorangee]

Who's taking AP Spanish Language?
I'm seriously going to fail it. For those who have taken it, any tips or advices?

I AM! yea i have no idea what im doing in that class
in general im pretty good in spanish but my teacher suck
argg she makes me so madddd!!!!

anyways
junior year: ap english, ap us history, ap calc, and ap chem
senior year: ap bio, ap spanish, ap govt, and ap stat

last year (junior year) my teachers for calc and chem knew how to teach. even though i didnt do well in the class, i still got a 4 on the ap calc exam. i didn't even study for any of my exams which i regret =P

and i heard the stat exam was easy. ap govt is a breeze too but we really dont do anything in that class. basically we just discuss so i probably have to buy a review book.

i dont know why i even taking ap bio. even though it is a good review, the exam is pointless for me because i want to pursue a science career so basically colleges wont really accept the credit because they want you to take their science courses even if i get a 5 argg and its the same with chem. SO my advice to those who wants to pursue the science field is to take the ap class but there's really no point in taking the exam.

[remmy]

the AP gov and AP US exams are in less than two weeks ><

so nervious.

i should really start studying...

[mOnk]

the ap tests that i'm taking are:

ap stats
ap physics
ap calc bc
ap govt
ap english

and i have yet to study T_T

[Vindictive]

i have a dilemma..
it's gonna be my senior year.
but i don't know whether to stick with hp precal or take precal over the summer and take ap calc my senior year.
OR take stats.


helpppp

[miss ambrosia x3]

ugh. procrastination gets me.

anyone know any good studying strategy for preparing for the essay part of the AP world history exam? or the AP bio exam? i swear my biggest problem is writing the essay. i memorize facts really well for multiple choice, but i cant seem to piece it together for the essay >.<

i got minus 23 on my practice AP bio exam multiple choice wise. can someone tell me whether this is good or bad...? i didnt study either. =\

[tenshiii0ox]

^ Is it out of 75 or so? If it is, then that's not bad.

[ibooyou]

ugh. procrastination gets me.

anyone know any good studying strategy for preparing for the essay part of the AP world history exam? or the AP bio exam? i swear my biggest problem is writing the essay. i memorize facts really well for multiple choice, but i cant seem to piece it together for the essay >.<

i got minus 23 on my practice AP bio exam multiple choice wise. can someone tell me whether this is good or bad...? i didnt study either. =\

Have you tried getting old essay prompts of the AP and practicing? Trying making an outline or something beforehand, then write your paper and show it to your teacher.

[flyaway01]

i have a dilemma..
it's gonna be my senior year.
but i don't know whether to stick with hp precal or take precal over the summer and take ap calc my senior year.
OR take stats.
helpppp

if you can do it, you should take precal during the summer b/c all you need to learn is trigonometry which is basically the numbers for calculus... it really doesn't even take a year to learn. pretty simple stuff.. research it in google or something, you'll see
calculus is sooo fun i recommend taking it in high school though b/c most ppl struggle and need extra help and attention from the teacher
i heard from all my friends who have taken stats that it is the stupidest easiest most joke of a class they ever took.. yes, ap stats. so i believe them... though they're all really smart.. but really what could you learn in statistics but boring statistics?

The pressure is really building up!

Who's taking AP Spanish Language?
I'm seriously going to fail it. For those who have taken it, any tips or advices?

i'm taking it too but i wouldn't be too worried if you're good.. meaning you know the grammar, special rules, fluency, vocab, pronounciation
it's a totally new format or at least new topics so we're the first to take it. they should be nice in curving
look at the rubric in collegeboard
it turns out that each section is worth so little that it's okay to do poorly in one..
go to page 8 http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads...nish-Locked.pdf

practice transitional phrases, practice freely speaking, learn genders of commonly confused words for the fill in, practice common speaking phrases and responses, learn some idiomatic phrases like "manos a la obra" which means "hands to work", practice speed reading, remember - the formal writing w/ 3 sources, organize quickly for a minute or 2 and then mention each one using an integrated quote into your essay in reference; incorporate your own ideas also! don't mess up the grammar though and remember, they like complex phrases if you do them correctly. oh and practice on past tests on collegeboard as well using the above link
sorry i'm not a real expert since i haven't taken it but that's what i'm going to do

good luck

[malevolent.]

I'm taking AP English Lit and Comp and AP Psych. Right now my biggest challenge is AP Psych. I just don't know how to overcome the problem of answering the essay. Soo confusing. How do you guys, those who took AP Psych or are taking ap psych and finding that easy, overcome the problem?

Oh, I hated psych. Didn't pass.








AP Stats is next Tuesday. OMG.