AP Environmental Science [10 Sep 2009|07:28pm] anyonefortennis Hi all, I'm a senior this year and due to scheduling conflicts, I wasn't able to take the Honors Environmental Science Course I wanted to take. Environmental is a genuine interest of mine and I was thinking of challenging the AP. Not so much for the credit, but the test as proof that I studied it on my own. that way I would have something to write about in the "Is there any other information about your academic career you would like to share?" on the application, to account for a *somewhat* easier senior schedule. Has anyone on this community ever challenged it before? If not, and you've taken it, do you think that it would be too much to absorb on my own? I have a great relationship with the teacher so I could probably get extra help, and i've been in an Envirothon club for the last four years so i have a decent background knowledge. My only other AP this year is Chemistry so it's not like I'm booked solid. Thoughts? (to the person two posts below me, it was language that got in the way for me too :p) 1 comment|post comment

[23 Aug 2009|09:59am] wordsonreplay How to Pass A.P Biology This is just a helpful guide on how to pass the AP Biology test. It's just basic information, but if I had known this stuff last year it would have made my life alot easier. Check it out! 2 comments|post comment

[05 Aug 2009|06:43pm] blergg I'm a senior in high school, I start school on Monday. I talked to my counselor today, and I have to choose between AP Environmental Science and AP Spanish. Would taking one over the other be better for college admissions? (I mean just in general - I'm majoring in theatre, so I don't think one over the other would matter much if one was judging by the material each class deals with). I've always been told that colleges like when you take a language for all four years, but I don't know. And when it comes to taking the AP tests, I'm almost certain that I wouldn't take the one in Spanish (because the Spanish teachers here are bs and I've hardly learned anything in the three years I've taken it, even if I get a good grade in the class it won't mean anything because the teacher is easy as heck), and I'm almost certain that I would take the AP test for APES. The tests don't matter as much to me, though, I do AP mostly for the higher gpa to help with getting scholarships and financial aid. Thanks! 2 comments|post comment

Hey [02 Aug 2009|11:56pm] makeusxscene I'm going to be a junior this coming school year, and I'm signed up to take: -AP US History -AP Biology -AP Eng Lang/Comp I'm just curious if anyone who has taken these classes has any advice on how to maintain good grades? Also, what was your experience like studying these subjects? Thanks! 6 comments|post comment

This Might Sound Crazy But.... [19 Jul 2009|11:02pm] chemicalelle Can you take more than one AP class per subject (or any other class for that matter)? What year of high school did you start taking AP classes? I'm kinda of curious. 6 comments|post comment

AP SCORES [30 Jun 2009|03:02pm] fai_ry So, anyone got their AP scores off their college account? I got mine :D 5-Calc BC (5-subcore) 3-government 3-environmental science 2-english ( I've been getting 2's on English for the past two years) 17 comments|post comment

Physics and English Language + Comp, general testing question [18 May 2009|05:52pm] anyonefortennis [ music | Stereolab ] Who else took English Language and Composition? Physics B? Also, I was looking at the score breakdown for all tests from last year and was wildly confused at how the curve works. It's obviously not a bell curve; there was maybe one test out of all of them that had students predominantly scoring three. most were skewed towards either one or five. Does anyone know how they curve it? 6 comments|post comment

[14 May 2009|11:27pm] saramiskismet Hi. Me again. So, uh. During the Biology test, I asked if I could leave during the break if I decided the test was too hard for me (teacher didn't get to units on human body systems, ecology, or evolution -- so not my fault). They said if I left in the middle of the test, I could jeopardize everyone else's papers. For some reason, they don't feel a need to inform us of this possibility before testing. Because halfway through Macro-Economics today, one of the test-takers left at the break. I kept trying to tell the coordinator we had to go get him, call him, or whatever, but she just KEPT TALKING and didn't even acknowledge me and it got to the point where if I kept talking, I'd be the one jeopardizing everyone's exams. So now, our teacher knows, and she is mad. She is very mad. We don't know yet, but 37 peoples' tests could be invalidated because no one told him not to fxskin leave. Can anyone confirm/deny that this will happen? Because so far, 'might', 'could', and 'probably' are being used a lot in regards to the situation. 1 comment|post comment

International AP Lit exam [12 May 2009|08:58am] bluefire311 People have been discussing the AP Lit/Composition exam, but the questions that are given in the US are different than the international ones, so I was wondering what books international students used for the free response question? post comment

AP English Lit/Lang Reading Experiences [10 May 2009|05:52pm] saramiskismet Well, discussion in the post below me got me interested.... there's only 3 people in my AP English Lit class (50% of it dropped) and only 7 in total, so I don't really get the chance to talk about the books with people who enjoy them. What books have you all read in your Lit/Lang classes? In my Language class last year, we did very little novel study, and a lot of essay/article reading. But the novels we did read were Old Man and the Sea and The Great Gatsby. Have to say, while I ~get~ Old Man, I didn't enjoy it. Gatsby in comparison was much more enjoyable if less rich. In Literature, we read as a class: Beowulf and Grendel (an existential 20th century novel of Beowulf's development... REALLY good!); Heart of Darkness, "The Madwoman of Chaillot", Hamlet. In a literary criticism assignment I chose to read three Gabriel Garcia Marquez novels: Chronicle of a Death Foretold, The General in his Labyrinth, and One Hundred Years of Solitude. 27 comments|post comment

AP English Lit/Comp [10 May 2009|09:41am] megalixer So, since we're past the two-day no discussion rule for the essays . . . what book did you guys use? I thought that the prompt was so . . . well, open - you could have applied that to just about any book ever written! Anyways, I used Hedda Gabler, General Gabler's guns, and how their symbolism of masculine authority displayed Hedda, Eilert, and Brack's relationship with society's gender roles via each respective character's interaction with the guns. I think I did well enough on it, it was probably my best essay. What about the other essays? I feel pretty confident about the poetry essay and not at all confident about the prose essay. 16 comments|post comment

[04 May 2009|06:27pm] xmorethanasongx Background information: My school has us take our AP exams in the back rooms of a church. During the multiple choice section of my gov exam, several things happened. First, the exam proctor kept talking on her phone. She'd go to the stairwell (which echoed) to talk, and then would come back into the room to continue proctoring. This happened several times. One of the times while she was on the phone, loud church music suddenly started playing in the room through the overhead speakers. She didn't notice it because she was on the phone, and it startled all of us, so a few students stood up and started trying to figure out how to turn it off. She stuck her head into the room (still on the phone) and got mad at us, not realizing the music was on. We finally got it to turn off using a random dial on the wall. Once she realized why we were all distracted, she asked us if we wanted to file an incident report, but we said no because we weren't sure what would happen to our exams if such a report was filed. So we continued testing. Later on, one of the students showed up late, so she had a whole whispered conversation in the stairwell (which echoed!) with him. He finally left; she came back into the room and called time. I usually finish the multiple choice section about five to ten minutes early; this time, I didn't answer fifteen questions. I am fully confident that this was due to the interruptions (I was sitting in the chair directly next to the stairwell). Is this something I should report? If so, how? What would the ramifications of this be? Or should I just suck it up and deal with it? All of this occurred during the multiple choice section; there were no interruptions during the free response. Thank you! 2 comments|post comment

ap season is upon us :( [02 May 2009|10:09pm] dysmorphicdream my life for the next two weeks consists of: ap stats ap english lit ap us history ap euro history ap italian joyyyyyyyy. and the apush/euro exams are back to back.. that's 6 history essays- 2 DBQs!!- in onee dayy *sobs* haha anyone here taken 2 exams in the same day before? have any advice? how drained were you after taking the first one? thanks and GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! :) 20 comments|post comment

[30 Apr 2009|08:24pm] xmorethanasongx My AP Gov teacher claims that for the FRQs, it is perfectly okay and in fact preferred that students answer in bullet-point form. That is, we don't need to write full essays as long as we fully answer the question. Having taken APUSH and AP Euro in the past, this seems a bit strange. Is he correct? 6 comments|post comment

College Campuses Admit Week [27 Mar 2009|12:25am] ukrazy College Campuses - Admit Week THE END OF MARCH and early April mark the most nerve-wracking and exciting time of the year for high school seniors: spring is in the air, senioritis is in full bloom, "prom" is a word issued in every other conversation, and of course, college admissions are sent out. Although we all feel like we will have completed our lives' purpose by April 1, life continues, just like the emails from That One College in Texarkana keep coming even after you marked them as spam. ( That's why the Mods at College Campuses have decided to hold a 'Meet 'n' Greet' of sorts on April 5th to serve the 156 members of the community (or anyone else who stumbles upon it on an evening stroll through the internet). ) - - B r o w s e - R u l e s - J o i n post comment

AP Biology students [23 Mar 2009|01:03am] student0fearth [ mood | amused ] Anyone else having to take an AP Biology class that's two years long? I'm stuck with IB students in my class, so I'm the lone AP student. 1 comment|post comment

AP Physics [05 Mar 2009|11:56pm] sunlandosphere Please tell me someone else is, shall we say...sad....about AP Physics? post comment

AP Calculus [25 Feb 2009|09:27pm] euphoriatiic For those of you who have taken AP Calculus, What AP test do you recommend taking, the AB test or the BC test, and why? My teacher is recommending the AB test but I was planing to take the BC one instead but now i'm not sure. By the way, I have the class everyday year round so I have taken both AB and BC, and math is not my strong point. While I'm at it, what are your thoughts on re-taking an AP test? US History in particular. I got a 2 on it last year and I kind of want to give it another shot. 2 comments|post comment

Survey [31 Jan 2009|07:25pm] lilywinograd Hey guys, I am doing a project for school about using dramatic (theatrical) activities in the nondrama classroom.  I made a survey online for anyone who is in HS or younger.  It would help me soooooo much if you could fill out the survey if you are the right age. Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yFEwL4bLGPKLVVFK83mSMw_3d_3d Thanks so much!!!  It would help me soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! -Lily 2 comments|post comment

[07 Jan 2009|01:34am] shiggetythat [ mood | busy ] Is anyone taking AP Art History? Eh? 9 comments|post comment

Hi [09 Dec 2008|08:54pm] sunlandosphere Physics and English:Language and Composition this year, anyone else? My physics teacher is new, bad teacher and admitted yesterday we are three weeks behind in the material. What are other people covering right now who are in the course? 4 comments|post comment

AP Music Theory [15 Oct 2008|12:37am] flutistically Hey guys quick question. I made a 4 on the AP Music Theory exam, which is cool and all. But I've been wondering whether or not it's wise to actually take advantage of this college credit and skip freshman theory in college. My reason for concern is because I took AP Music Theory my junior year. I am now a senior, and not in a music theory class. And on top of that I would not have music theory my freshman year in college. And it kind of scares me to think of going into a college sophomore level theory class after two years of not having theory on a regular basis. Question is, has anyone out there experienced something similar to this? Would you suggest that I just go ahead and take freshman theory even though I tested out of it just to be safe, or should I opt for saving (a good amount of) money by just skipping that class altogether? Thanks for any help. :) 4 comments|post comment

What works for you? [17 Sep 2008|08:24pm] shapedhistory [ mood | contemplative ] So, I'm curious how do you study? What are your methods or preferences? 1 comment|post comment

AP US Govt Prep books. [04 Sep 2008|07:41pm] notso_koolaid My AP Gov teacher recommends that we get a prep book for the course. I've heard that a lot of people recommend the Princeton Review prep book for this specific test, but my teacher says that he doesn't recommend it at all, says it "lacks substance," and instead vouches for Barron's and Peterson. So I'm conflicted. So those who did well in/on the class/test, what do you recommend? 5 comments|post comment

course overload [02 Sep 2008|08:27pm] waifesque hey guys okay this is my junior year and im taking ap chemistry ap english language, and ap us history. the thing is i can handle this courseload but being my junior year and taking 2 other honors classes, ive been hoarded with homework and find it so hard to manage my time so do any of you fellow ap students have advice for getting through junior year/school/3 aps? and also im pretty strong in ap chem, i got A's in honors chemistry my sophmore year..but im beginning to struggle.. anyone who has taken it..any advice?? 3 comments|post comment

[02 Sep 2008|04:28pm] xmorethanasongx X-posted to college_help A few people recommended that I use David Myers' Psychology (Eighth Edition) to help me prepare for the AP Psychology Exam (self-study). I recently managed to come across the seventh edition in modules for $2, so I of course bought the book. Is there a huge difference between the editions? Should I really look for the eighth edition, or will it not make that much of a difference? Thank you! 2 comments|post comment

Just out of curiosity... [29 Aug 2008|08:18pm] inside0ut_89 What are your standards for AP grades? It varies with different subjects, but in general, a 3 is an "eh, not bad" grade for me, and 4's and 5's are reasons to celebrate. Overall, I'm pretty proud of the fact that I got all 4's (besides one 5) on my AP tests, although with my AP Gov test, I definitely should have gotten a 5 with all the effort I put in. Anyways, I've noticed that in this community, some people consider 4's as disappointing. Is it because you set higher standards? Is there anyone who gets excited about passing the tests with a 3? And another question out of curiosity, how many AP's did you take each year? For me: Sophomore: 1 (Euro) Junior: 2 (APSUH and English Comp) Senior: 4 classes, 5 tests (APES, Calc AB, Spanish, Gov, and I took the English Lit test) 21 comments|post comment

AP Biology [23 Aug 2008|12:09pm] limne [ mood | awake ] [ music | Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno) ] Question:  Are all the mathematical equations discussed in AP Biology used for calculations or concepts on the exam? Because Hamilton's Rule put numbers to things I didn't think you could put numbers to. Thanks!  :) 2 comments|post comment

Community Update [22 Aug 2008|07:25pm] ukrazy College Campuses Some of you may remember the post about a new community called collegecampuses I made about a while back. Well, we're not so new anymore. With over 100 members, 50 posts, and 800 photos posted in the last three weeks, collegecampuses is on the roll! If you're interested in finding the campus that fits you, please, stop by, join, and see what we have to offer. ukrazy B r o w s e - R u l e s - J o i n 4 comments|post comment

[18 Aug 2008|10:53pm] chessiedoe I will be a sophomore this coming year and have signed up for both US History and Language and Composition. Though this most likely has been asked before, what are the "best" review books for these classes, in your opinion? I've heard Princeton Review and Barrons suggested for APUSH and APLAC, respectively. Also, I'm planning on taking Literature and Composition as well as Calculus or Statistics in my junior year. Four years of English are required at my school and, quite frankly, at that point there wouldn't be much else available to take. As for the math, after sophomore year I'll have taken all math classes available save AP Calculus and AP Statistics. Could someone please give some advice on which math class might be easier, more enjoyable and/or more beneficial? It'd also be great to get some opinions on any of the other classes, too. I'm really not yet sure what I've gotten myself into. 5 comments|post comment

Just found this community today [17 Aug 2008|07:33pm] thereallizfresh and i start my first AP classes ever tomorrow. i wasn't at all scared about AP US History until i read this comminuty. but that's life. i was signed up for AP Bio as a sophmore but i quickly put an end to that after the summer assignment kicked my butt. i now have AP Enviromental Science. how hard are the AP exams, what prep books work best, and is AP Env really slacker science or was i lied to? Thanks Good luck to any of you starting AP classes soon or just taking more. Elizabeth 4 comments|post comment

AP Art History [02 Aug 2008|06:09pm] shiggetythat [ mood | chipper ] Hay! I donno if this is allowed, so you mods can delete it if it isn't. BUT! My friend made a community specifically for AP Art History. It's just starting up, and right now it's just talking about favorite art pieces, but once we get things going, we'll include study tips and reviews and sample prompts and all those goodies! heart_history Even if you aren't taking the official AP class, it's still a really fun community for anyone who loves art :D post comment

AP Music Theory Classes [29 Jul 2008|08:00pm] alice9anthology [ mood | calm ] Hello! I am aiming to take the AP Music Theory exam (under collegboard) in May 2009, but I want to take the course before then..it is not offered in my high school.  Could anyone offer some insight on how to get classes or if not, an efficient way to study (good books) on my own? Is it really worth it? Any advice is greatly appreciated; thank you so much. ^_^ 2 comments|post comment

New Communitiy [28 Jul 2008|12:11am] ukrazy Introducing collegecampuses collegecampuses is a new, photo-based livejournal community created to give prospective students the opportunity to view the campuses of colleges and universities they may not be able to visit. At collegecampuses, we're attempting to compile user-taken images into a easy-to-use tag-based library for the student of the class of 2013 and beyond. Please join, post, comment, and add to the community! The more you use collegecampuses, the more you help others find their fit. If this is not allowed, please remove.

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