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05-03-2008, 08:12 PM
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| AP Chem self taught
So I've got about two weeks left until the test and I have a college chemistry textbook that I'm going to read. Give me a prediction, will I be able to pull off a 5? I've never taken chemistry before. | 
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05-03-2008, 09:25 PM
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| You mean you haven't even started studying for it and you have 2 weeks left, and you've never taken chem before?
Odds that you'll get a 5?
Not a popsicle's chance in hell. | |
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05-03-2008, 09:30 PM
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| unless you're in the top .01% in terms of intelligence, extremely motivated, and have some kind of basic knowledge about chemistry, I would say the probability of you getting a 5 is exactly zero percent.
In other words, it's extremely unlikely you'll get a 5 if you haven't even started learning the material. | |
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05-03-2008, 09:48 PM
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| You could get a 4 pretty easily. If you are good at doing math in your head quickly, a lot of the "difficult" questions on the test become easy. If you can manipulate and remember formulas (for equilibrium, gas and stoichiometry questions) that helps. If you can memorize a ton of stuff (geometry, nuclear, qualitative chemistry, reactions, organic) you'll be okay.
Also, you plan to do something other than read the textbook, right? For the exam, you have to have to know how to solve the problems and you need to practice FRQs for that. | |
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05-03-2008, 10:08 PM
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| You've never taken chemistry before, and you have two weeks to read a college textbook, assuming that you completely understand everything the first time you read it.
Also considering that it's extremely difficult to get a 5 even when taking a two hour AP chem course, I would say your chances are 0%. Chemistry isn't a test where you simply memorize facts. | |
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05-04-2008, 03:24 AM
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| u nevertook chem before?? then probably not good chance. its guna be pretty hard to pull it off in 2 weeks. the chem exam is like ... if u get 50% right on the multiple choice and do ok on the free response thats a 5. you can say its ridiculously easy or ridiculously hard. lenient curve because its so hard?? goodluck with that man. | |
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05-04-2008, 04:14 PM
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| Curve isnt THAT lenient, and realisticly I'd say its pretty hard to pull off a five in two weeks from scratch. But its probably possible, if you really do plan on reading the whole textbook and doing some review after that (FRQs/MC). The concepts in chem aren't that hard (not all of them though) but they are kinda long. If you are gonna go for it just make sure you spend the time and the effort and go for that five. Good luck | |
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05-04-2008, 07:00 PM
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if you don't get the joke, you're hopeless | |
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05-04-2008, 08:32 PM
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| 3 significant digits | |
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05-04-2008, 09:04 PM
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| Ouchies. That's rough. Chem isn't one of those classes you want to self-study with. But it all depends on how much you really care to study the next week or so. If you engross yourself in that book, you should do pretty well on it. If you're studying two days before, chances aren't going to be very good.
If I may recommend a review book: Princeton Review. They tend to be pretty good at KISS and still covering all the materials. I do NOT recommend Barron's, especially since you only have a week. Best of luck to you! | |
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05-04-2008, 09:06 PM
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| ^ Agreed, if you kill yourself on the thing for the next 2 weeks you could make it if you take it lightly you wont. Let us know how it goes | |
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06-27-2008, 04:54 PM
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| I got a 5!
AP Chem: 5
AP Calc AB: 5
AP Lit: not a 5 | |
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06-27-2008, 05:01 PM
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| You're a genious | 
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06-27-2008, 05:05 PM
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| Wow, so you got the same grade on chem Ap exam that took me 1 year of honors physics and 1 year of AP Chemistry to get.
Great Job and Congratulations!! | |
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06-27-2008, 05:17 PM
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| Wow if this is legit, GREAT job dude =D | |
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