(Sofia)

Hi,
I am going to study these over the summer:

AP Chemistry
AP European History
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP World History

Can you give some suggestions please? I go to a small private school where APs are nonexistant. I am thinking of earning the AP Scholar and maybe taking more APs, but I think this will be enough.

Thank you.

Hurt

Suggestions pertaining to what?
(and I would swap out for easier AP's if I were you.)

Jenife

im studying for ap chem right now and im using browns chemistry: the central science. its really clear & concise. read it thoroughly, its really good.

(Sofia)

Hurt,
I am completely self-studying because my school does not offer any APs. I have searched many threads for suggestions and came across many (texts, prep books). I really do not know which one to pick. Can you give suggestions as to how to prepare completely like an AP student does? Should I read a whole textbook, then a prep book?

Thank you.

Hurt

That would be ideal, though some people say that is not necessary. For me, I prefer the textbook - it often offers more when you go through the material initially than a prep book could.

In any case, I still suggest you switch for some easier AP's.

(Sofia)

Thank you Hurt. Are all these APs that hard? Which are the easier APs? I self-studied AP Biology and submitted an AP Studio Art portfolio last year.

I think that AP European and AP World History will go well together, and AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.

Thank you for your advice.

Hurt

The economics and histories will tie well with each other. I was going to suggest pairing biology with environmental science but if you've already taken biology (and covered ecology thoroughly), environmental science may already be easy for you. Consider losing chemistry for that if all you're after is the AP award. That would make it all good for you as I remember my APES class was 60% or so ecology from biology.

strongbadfan

I havent taken ap chem but the rest I say, are not that hard. At my high school, sophomores took ap world or euro.
I didnt like Princeton review's euro guide. Used the material that teacher gave to study.
Micro/Macro I kinda used the 5steps to a five. I got a 5 on macro, 4 micro.
I really didnt use study guides too much.
Sometimes you really do need a teacher...... and a class.
I dont know how I wouldve done if I didnt have a teacher to teach me.
Some material is easy to grasp in econ but a teacher helps a lot.
I suggest you take a class at a community college if you have time, it still looks good on college applications. You get credit just as you get from taking the ap exam and passing. If you absolutely cant, study guides are cheap compared to textbooks so read the study guide, learn the material and ask for help! Find people here haha if you need someone to explain something.