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this1neguy
Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 5444 Location: Flint, MI
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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AP US History was the worst class of my life. Didn't do a damn thing in the class, didn't study at all, still got a 3 >_>
This year -
AP Eng (Lit and Comp) - should be a 5. My teacher grades our essays pretty harshly, and I know that all you have to do is average about an 8 or so for a 5 if you do decently on the multiple choice. I've been getting high enough scores on the multiple choice tests we've done in class to have gotten a 5 at any point this year, so I'm not incredibly worried. Last week we did a poetry essay and I absolutely destroyed it (as far as I can tell; haven't been graded yet) and heard everyone in class including my teacher say how hard it was. So yeah.
AP Psych - multiple choice is probably going to be the hard part for this one. Since the essays are over material rather than picking out concepts from a selection, I'm not overly worried about those; the MC, though ... I've seen a great deal of random questions on our tests, so if the exam is anything worse then I might be in trouble. But hopefully studying and having better-worded questions can allay my worry.
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IndestructibleSD
Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 1382 Location: Boston, MA
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SAW4135
Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 750 Location: Moline, IL
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, some of you guys have some classes our school doesn't even offer. No AP Physics FTL, only "Physics 2".
This year, I'm only taking AP Chemistry. And for some reason, I'm really kinda scared. I've absolutely destroyed most of the tests this year, I have like a solid 96% in the class, I've done practice with stuff, but I feel on test day, I'm not going to have had the proper preparation and I'm gonna forget everything I've learned this year.
Any advice? I'm typically a really good test taker, but there is just so much to remember for this test, IMO. If anyone has taken the AP Chem test and would like to give me a few pointers of what to expect, that would be very appreciated. Our teacher is going to start reviewing next week. _________________
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FingerQuick
Joined: 14 Jan 2009 Posts: 2386 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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Macroeconomics AP test for me pretty soon. I don't get half of it though. I'm expecting a 3 on it, if I'm lucky, a 4
Aggregate Supply, Aggregate Demand, This and that, Price Levels, Equilibrium, World Trade, That and this... ugh. I hate studying
EDIT: Not sure if it matters much but, I'm a freshman _________________
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this1neguy
Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 5444 Location: Flint, MI
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:36 am Post subject: |
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SAW4135 wrote: | Wow, some of you guys have some classes our school doesn't even offer. No AP Physics FTL, only "Physics 2".
Any advice? I'm typically a really good test taker, but there is just so much to remember for this test, IMO. If anyone has taken the AP Chem test and would like to give me a few pointers of what to expect, that would be very appreciated. Our teacher is going to start reviewing next week. |
Our school didn't have enough people sign up for AP Physics It sucks, because the physics teacher is effing AMAZING and the people who did sign up would have made it an amazing class.
I haven't, but I can say that for any AP test you should definitely focus on whatever your weakness is; I know I'm not going to be doing much multiple choice review for the AP English test, for example, because I feel like I have that stuff down. Work on your weaknesses even if you do poorly initially, rather than your strengths so you can feel good about yourself. _________________
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sorasgoof
Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 2314
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:42 am Post subject: |
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I have a love/hate relationship with these tests. I get straight 100s all year in AP US History, yet I feel like I'm going to fail miserably on test day. Maybe this is early paranoia setting in? _________________
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solrac7623
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 1156 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:14 am Post subject: |
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Only taking APUSH, and I'm just a tad worried, naturally, but I'm fairly confident. I'm among the best in the class and have a general knowledge of the stuff, and I'm reviewing like mad. Specifically:
This book is AMAZING. Practice MC's in each "chapter" (which wonderfully cover stuff you'd expect on the AP Exam), occasional practice DBQ's, practice FRQ's, and an entire practice test at the end. It sucks that this thread started so late, there doesn't seem to be much to do with a week and a half left .
In the class itself, we're reviewing like mad. We're taking practice questions and reading/taking notes/reviewing terms from the AP book on stuff from different time periods at once. We're getting to the Progressive Era in class, we're around the pre-civil war area in our terms, and I'm reading from the colonial times in the book above. This steady pattern should make me pretty knowledgeable by the time of the test. I'm aiming for at least a 4, but a 5 would obviously be all the better.
As for next year, I'm taking AP Art History (my current APUSH teacher, who is awesome, is teaching it and planning to make it a great class), AP Government, and AP Calculus AB (which I should be in this year, but this school sucks). I've been lazy with AP's throughout high school (should have been in AP World History last year and AP English this year), but oh well. Actually, I should get back to studying the book some more. |
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sadied0g
Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 716 Location: Fair Oaks, California
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:04 am Post subject: |
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Am I the only one with AP Spanish? My teacher makes the AP spanish test sound like it's going to be so impossible, that no one besides the native spanish speakers in my class have a chance. I've been naturally pretty good at spanish my whole life (I've had classes since 2nd grade) but every practice essay, and speaking activity we do, I get a 1 on... T_T (Well, I've actually been working pretty hard recently and got a 2+ on my most recent essay ) Anyway, if anyone's taken the AP Spanish test before, can you tell me, is it really INSANELY hard?? I'm scared :P
Also have APUSH, shouldn't be too bad, I've heard its easy and with a little review, I'm guessing I should be fine. How harsh are they on grading your DBQ's? I'm not that great of an essay writer
I'm a junior btw, if it makes a difference :P _________________
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sorasgoof
Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 2314
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this1neguy
Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 5444 Location: Flint, MI
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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sorasgoof wrote: | solrac7623 wrote: | We're getting to the Progressive Era in class... |
You mean to tell me that you have over eighty years left to study in the time-span of a week? Good luck with that. I feel for you. |
Dunno about this year's test, but when I took it as a sophomore the last probably hundred years or so were crammed together and there really weren't that many questions about them on the actual AP exam, so I wouldn't really be all that worried. I dunno what it is, but the exam creators really focus on the development of the nation rather than the post-WWI era. _________________
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MrOmyA
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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this1neguy wrote: | Dunno about this year's test, but when I took it as a sophomore the last probably hundred years or so were crammed together and there really weren't that many questions about them on the actual AP exam, so I wouldn't really be all that worried. I dunno what it is, but the exam creators really focus on the development of the nation rather than the post-WWI era. | Yeah, there'a hardly any questions pre-Revolution or post-WWI. Most of the questions are from the 19th century. Although I have heard that there are some extremely recent questions on the test, maybe even Obama recent.
The multiple choice won't be a problem for me, but the DBQ/FRQ will. I'm fine with my thesis and how to organize essays, but I suck at using outside information, or the information they give for that matter. >_> I guess I always seem to blank out when doing them, and the time limit certainly won't help. |
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this1neguy
Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 5444 Location: Flint, MI
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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The DBQ is the worst form of essay ever created by mankind. I absolutely HATED doing them in APUSH; I never got good at using all the information they give you and I had trouble coming up with a decent workable thesis a large percentage of the time. SOOOO glad that APUSH was the only class in which I had to deal with them. _________________
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cdylan13
Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 5828 Location: Richmond, VA
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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this1neguy wrote: | sorasgoof wrote: | solrac7623 wrote: | We're getting to the Progressive Era in class... |
You mean to tell me that you have over eighty years left to study in the time-span of a week? Good luck with that. I feel for you. |
Dunno about this year's test, but when I took it as a sophomore the last probably hundred years or so were crammed together and there really weren't that many questions about them on the actual AP exam, so I wouldn't really be all that worried. I dunno what it is, but the exam creators really focus on the development of the nation rather than the post-WWI era. |
I took it last year and it is definitely enough to screw you out of a 5. |
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GuitarGeek08
Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 3213
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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I had oppurtunities to take Calc AB, and would love to at least find an online resource to do questions cause i dont want to buy a book. Also had a chance to take AP Economics exams but decided there would be no point with dual enrollment college credits. _________________
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