<p>I’m aiming to become a National AP Scholar by the end of my Junior year (next year). I have currently taken one AP exam (AP Computer Science AB), and I’m pretty sure I scored a 5 on it. This puts me in a tight position – I need to complete 7 APs in my junior year (on top of doing all sorts of extra curriculars and prepping for the SATs).</p>
<p>I plan on taking the following APs at my school:</p>
<p>AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP English Language and Composition
AP Statistics</p>
<p>So I need 3 more APs to self-study/do online. What 3 AP tests would be the easiest to self study/do online? I am not very good at just memorizing facts, but I can apply concepts pretty well.</p>
<p>I’m currently thinking of self-studying:</p>
<p>AP Psychology
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics</p>
<p>But I’m 100% sure. AP Psychology is a keeper at this point because I’ve already started studying from the Barron’s book and it doesn’t seem too difficult. The two Econs I’m not sure about – are there any other APs I could self-study/do online that would be easier? If online, which service would it be?</p>
<p>Sorry for all the questions, and thanks for your time and input!</p>
<p>Hmm well at my school I took US Government, which ran from September to January and then the AP test in May. I had a lousy teacher and didn’t cover much, so the week before the AP exam I read through the Barrons book and got a 5. I basically consider that self-studying (even though it’s not completely) because the course was useless. Ah, I’m rambling. I think you could easily self-study US Gov =)</p>
<p>hey, same boat here. im afraid that reading wont be enough for self-studying econ. im reading lots of prep books (barrons, rea) but im still afraid it wont be enough. im thinking of taking them online starting this summer. </p>
<p>apex? keystone national high school? suggestions please?</p>
<p>I took macro econ and self studied for micro and got 5’s on both. I think it would be pretty hard to grasp some of the macro concepts without a teacher. you might be able to get a handle enough on them for the AP test, but you probably wont truly understand them. my personal opinion is that you’d probably need a teacher with more unique approaches than just reading from a book to do well on econ.</p>
<p>I did both micro and macro in a course, but the teacher was entirely unqualified for the class and was given them a week before school started. He ended up asking me questions all year about them, so they were, in essence, self-study. I scored a 5 on micro and a 4 on macro, though by macro the class had lot so much structure that I didn’t even cover a lot of the topics until the day before the test when I crammed. So, yes, I think they are both quite doable. Given your workload, I think you can definitely manage this (though it won’t be easy, of course, but you already know that!). Just keep yourself on pace and you’ll be fine, I’m sure–that’s by far the most challenging part.</p>
<p>I did both micro and macro in a course, but the teacher was entirely unqualified for the class and was given them a week before school started. He ended up asking me questions all year about them, so they were, in essence, self-study. I scored a 5 on micro and a 4 on macro, though by macro the class had lot so much structure that I didn’t even cover a lot of the topics until the day before the test when I crammed. So, yes, I think they are both quite doable. Given your workload, I think you can definitely manage this (though it won’t be easy, of course, but you already know that!). Just keep yourself on pace and you’ll be fine, I’m sure–that’s by far the most challenging part.</p>
<p>And you’re right about psychology. I was in a class with another heavily unqualified teacher as a freshman. I did nothing all year long yet somehow got a 3. No review book, barely did anything in the class at all–and she never did much of anything that was relevant. I can imagine this is probably the easiest AP test.</p>
<p>I did both micro and macro in a course, but the teacher was entirely unqualified for the class and was given them a week before school started. He ended up asking me questions all year about them, so they were, in essence, self-study. I scored a 5 on micro and a 4 on macro, though by macro the class had lot so much structure that I didn’t even cover a lot of the topics until the day before the test when I crammed. So, yes, I think they are both quite doable. Given your workload, I think you can definitely manage this (though it won’t be easy, of course, but you already know that!). Just keep yourself on pace and you’ll be fine, I’m sure–that’s by far the most challenging part.</p>
<p>And you’re right about psychology. I was in a class with another heavily unqualified teacher as a freshman. I did nothing all year long yet somehow got a 3. No review book, barely did anything in the class at all–and she never did much of anything that was relevant. I can imagine this is probably the easiest AP test.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your inputs. At this point, I’m assuming Macro/Micro-econ is not easy to do without a teacher of some sort, so I may take those online. If not, what 2 other APs could I self study/do online?</p>
<p>I apologize for the triple post: I couldn’t get CollegeConfidential last night to post it at all, and I find today that it posted it three times!</p>
<p>I hear environmental science isn’t too tough. US gov’t and comparative government shouldn’t be too difficult either given that they’re both half-credit courses, though I only have personal experience with US gov’t. If you’re into politics, US gov’t will naturally work very easily as a self-study course. If you have little background or interest on it, I’d probably advise against it.</p>
<p>i’m in your spot, threadstarter, cept i’m a rising soph in high school
psych should be easy. i recommend AP bio since the curve is in your favor, and it’s not that hard since most schools offer it, and it’s pretty easy to understand. if you’re a music person, try music theory, that i heard is also one of the “easy” ones. english should be the hardest one on there</p>
<p>i know its not exactly a self “study” because you cant really study. but how hard is it to take studio art and get at least a four without taking the class? (while taking a standard photo cp class)</p>