<p>Is this a course that’s okay to self-study?.. and for those who’ve taken it, what are good books for the course?</p>
<p>i don’t know if its a good idea. it seems to me to be likely the most broad of all courses… you sort of only need to have a firm grasp on a number of concepts, and be able to infer A LLLLLOOOOOOTTTTT. but i took a course in the class and studied with barrons (dont get.) but the info on the test i think is really very varied and broad… </p>
<p>might just be me.
i think a CCer with common sense, general knowledge (especially in science) and studying could at least get a three with some effort. but idk.</p>
<p>I just walked in and took the exam, and I got a four. Look over some of the previous exams to find out how you think you will do.</p>
<p>I self-studied and got a 5. Just get a good textbook and a prepbook to help you. You don’t have to study too much, it’s mostly general information. A lot of the stuff will be from what you learned back in middle school(e.g. wind patterns). I wouldn’t just go in and take the test because there are some stuff that you will need to know particularly if you haven’t already taken bio(
for example, you need to know about the different types of niches, survival patterns, and so on).
good luck!</p>
<p>I “took the class” but my teacher was the laziest person ever. I did not actually learn anything from her. We didn’t even have a decent textbook to use, but I still managed to get a 5 on the test.</p>
<p>I doubt you even have to study to get a decent grade. Most people can walk in and get a 4 using just common sense. Read a few FRQ and maybe buy a review book, but if you are anything like the other CCers here, I doubt you would need even that to get a 5.</p>
<p>It is a lot of common sense. but you have to know a lot of general stuff about science.
i haven’t seen a good prep book for the test.</p>
<p>its got a little bit of bio, some general knowledge, and lots of other random stuff. lots of ecology. </p>
<p>Just get an old exam, take it, and see how you do. if you are lost, i wouldnt go for it. if you have a clue what youre doing, maybe you should.</p>
<p>I went into the test with only 2 hours of cramming REA before the test.</p>
<p>For prep books, I’d recommend the REA or the Barron’s.</p>
<p>Smarty Pants study guide (I don’t know if they still have it, but that book was phenomenal).</p>
<p>Smarty Pants + general AP Bio knowledge + 4 hours of studying the night before (I’m really dead serious on this one, not exaggerating) = 5 on Env Sci.</p>
<p>It sometimes make me question what exactly you do in an APES course for a whole year…</p>
<p>i echo oasis</p>
<p>Yeah I second Oasis’ comment. I used PR and got a 5 even though PR wasn’t really good. Just know the common environmental stuff that comes on the news like 24/7. There really is no point in taking a class.</p>
<p>I “took” AP Enviro at my school and it was a monumental waste of time and energy. I got a 4, and probably would’ve gotten a 5 had I just self-studied.
I don’t think there was a single question on the test that I would’ve been unable to answer had I not taken AP Enviro, and there were many about material that I never got a chance to study, because I was doing so much BS busy work for the class.</p>
<p>I would say get a good review book and take some diagnostic tests. Also, look up old free response questions on College Board because the general gist of the questions does not really vary from year to year. There are a couple of topics you will need to study because there will likely be a FR on them, so if you know that stuff, you’re good to go.</p>
<p>It’s also helpful to have a lot of common sense/current events knowlege, because there’s really no way you could study ALL the material you need to know, so being able to guess well is a good thing.</p>
<p>If anyone could get 4+, I wonder why the average score is so low and there are so many people getting 1’s (compared to other AP’s)…</p>
<p>^A lot of people think it’s an “easy” AP class and just walk in and take it. However, most of them are not CC’ers. It’s basically a BS class that you take if you want science credit so a bunch of people just flub the test.</p>
<p>Self-studied AP Enviro and got a 5. I bought a textbook and studied with the Princeton AP review book. General bio, chem, and physics knowledge + studying = 5. It was probably the easiest AP test I have taken.</p>
<p>Lol this thread is almost a year old.</p>