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10-27-2012, 06:49 PM
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#31 | | Junior Member
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I'm not sure if my class is behind or not... supposedly, the class had a really good passing rate in the previous yrs. and my teacher is AWESOME; she is the best! But yeah, we have more homework than anything else in that class. It's my favorite class, but we've only gone over the intro to enviro. sci. (Ch.1 for most textbooks, I'm assuming), environmental law and ethics (the last two chapters of my textbook), and food and agriculture (about Ch.12- halfway through the book). Lol, we skip back and forth, but what do you guys think? Is this really worth 25% of the APES exam, or close?
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10-27-2012, 06:52 PM
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#32 | | Junior Member
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Mufasa: I don't know about you, but maybe a review book would help? I've heard pretty good things about Princeton Review and REA Crash Course 
This is quite obvious, but whatever way works best for you for studying is all that matters!
In your notes, you could always review, rewrite, and add on to them. For example, when your teacher asks about the hydrologic cycle, you could look it up online and write a few examples. I'm sure YouTube or something similar will have good APES review videos!
If all else fails, there's no choice- READ THE TEXTBOOK. How many pages are in a chapter, on avg.?
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10-28-2012, 04:52 PM
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#33 | | Junior Member
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Thanks for the advice. I have a project due in a month where we have to call a governor or some political figure about an environmental issue. An my first test was about Environmental Philosophy, which I got an 85 on and my second test was on the biogeochemical cycles, which I got an 86 on. My third test is this Tuesday and it's on biodiversity.
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10-29-2012, 09:43 PM
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#34 | | Junior Member
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11-04-2012, 12:32 AM
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#35 | | Junior Member
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Thanks! And looks like Hurricane Sandy pushed my next test forward a couple of weeks.
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11-09-2012, 05:15 PM
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#36 | | Member
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When are you self-studiers going to start? The prepared person in me says Spring break, but i might push it off until the weekend before LOL. And Also, what books do you plan on using?
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11-09-2012, 07:43 PM
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#37 | | Junior Member
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I heard the Princeton book is good for self-prepping.
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11-25-2012, 12:13 AM
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#38 | | New Member
Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Ohio
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I hate this class. Our book is from 2001 and the class was last offered two years ago and everyone who took it got a four, looks like my class is predestined to get fours or worse.
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11-25-2012, 01:47 PM
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#39 | | Junior Member
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Lololol, everyone said the class would be really easy. It's not. ._.
The CONTENT may be easy, but (at least at my school) there's a lot of hw...
I hate to complain about stuff like this, but it's just annoying~
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11-25-2012, 10:56 PM
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#40 | | New Member
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Yeah everyone at my school is like, "Oh my god take APES it's super easy!" Yeah right. This stuff is so difficult, I'm lucky if I get a high C on my tests!
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11-25-2012, 11:22 PM
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#41 | | Junior Member
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I'm not in APES this year, but I took it last year and I got a 5. I highly recommend the REA Crash Course. Teaches you exactly everything you need to know!
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12-02-2012, 11:50 AM
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#42 | | Member
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Yeah, I purchased Princeton Review, Smartypants, and REA Crash course.
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12-02-2012, 05:13 PM
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#43 | | Junior Member
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I got a 97 on the Environmental essay test, but I didn't do so well on the multiple choice...
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01-08-2013, 01:19 AM
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#44 | | New Member
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Anyone else try one the stupid aventa course for this. I'm in it and for half the semester it wouldn't even work. If anyone was thinking about taking it I would suggest not they grade super harsh and the assignments take forever. I'll end up doing fine on the exam and struggle not to fail this course ):
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01-15-2013, 10:11 PM
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#45 | | Junior Member
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@mdavidw-- I'm actually taking APES as a class, but I took an aventa class (Spanish 1) over the summer, and loathed it. The programs slowed down my computer and it just wasn't a great experience.
Overall, my APES class is easy. I read the chapter we're being tested on, and can get a b+/a- without doing anything else. However, I'll be self studying for the actual exam, because we get nothing done in class--probably b/c the class is myself, three friends (sophomores), and about 20 seniors who have been accepted into college and have bad cases of senioritis.
I have 5 steps to a 5 for my main review book--as of now. I like how it outlines what to study, is concise, and has helpful diagrams. Do you suggest I supplement this with PR or Kaplan? Or another brand's material? I'm not sure which cover the most, but I'd heard good things about 5, so I skimmed it and purchased it.
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