AP First-Time Self-Studier. Please give advice!

RayAllen333
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:24:50 +0000

First, APs are not critical towards college - there are thousands of applicants with straight 5’s who do not get accepted at HYPMS. I have 8 5’s and was deferred EA at Stanford. However, if you do want to learn the material, I believe it is a great idea.

A 5 on AP is generally easier than an 800 on SAT II. A 700 however, is probably worse than a 5. I would take the SAT II in May (with the AP) or June, depending on if you need the extra time to prep.

Latin is a tough AP exam, are you sure you want to self-prep for it? I have taken 3 years of Latin and would probably have gotten a 3 on the exam if I took the AP class and then the test. 2 of my brightest friends have gotten 5’s on every other exam.