College Confidential - View Single Post - For those of you who take 5+ AP classes in a year

hilsa · 03-11-2009, 10:07 PM

AP Econ: last semester, but I had 15 minutes of homework
AP Gov: No homework except 15 minute current events on Wednesdays, and study for the 100-page chapter tests
AP Psych: No homework except random essays (~2/month) and do notes/study for chapter tests
AP Physics: 10 minutes of homework, but labs take hours and hours to do

ECs: TA for AP Chem 2.5 hours a week, attend officer meetings, work 8 hours a week, Special Olympics (it's competition season now) and that's it. I had a lot more ECs and 5 APs last year, which made life hell.

I like my classes. They don't bother you with busy work that wastes time. It's basically reading the chapter/class notes and that's basically it, since tests are 80% of your grade. And my school has a ridiculously high percentage of getting 4s and 5s on AP exams, so this method works.

03-11-2009, 10:07 PM	#42
hilsa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SRQ, FL ---> Emory '13 Posts: 1,117	AP Econ: last semester, but I had 15 minutes of homework AP Gov: No homework except 15 minute current events on Wednesdays, and study for the 100-page chapter tests AP Psych: No homework except random essays (~2/month) and do notes/study for chapter tests AP Physics: 10 minutes of homework, but labs take hours and hours to do ECs: TA for AP Chem 2.5 hours a week, attend officer meetings, work 8 hours a week, Special Olympics (it's competition season now) and that's it. I had a lot more ECs and 5 APs last year, which made life hell. I like my classes. They don't bother you with busy work that wastes time. It's basically reading the chapter/class notes and that's basically it, since tests are 80% of your grade. And my school has a ridiculously high percentage of getting 4s and 5s on AP exams, so this method works. Last edited by hilsa; 03-11-2009 at 10:18 PM. Reason: wanted to write more stuff
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