<p>Ok, guys, I have a problem. Last year, I took only one AP test (USH), but it basically consumed my life for a couple of weeks. I completely flipped out at a couple of people, and scared a couple others. Now, I am taking 4, but I am worried about my ability to handle it. How do you cope with the stress?</p>
<p>A good way to cope with stress is a sense of perspective. This may sound a little off-the-wall, but spend a few hours each week doing volunteer work with people who have severe disabilities. After spending a little time with children who will never walk, or see, or hear or live a life outside of a hospital, a grade on an AP exam seems less important. I found my stress level always went down after working with people who would love to change places with me simply because I could fully function. Many things that would have stressed me out, not only exams, seemed less important, and therefore less stressful.</p>
<p>It may sound strange, but it does work.</p>
<p>Enjoy those SoBe No Fear Energy Drinks from your drug store :)</p>
<p>ok…so he’s going to take the time he needs to study to help people so that he can realize that studying isn’t important? While it is true that an AP test is not the most significant thing in life, these tests can make a major difference in the application process, and they are pretty important.</p>
<p>Hit the beach. Go surfing. Chill…
If you don’t surf/live near the beach/good waves, then do another sport or activity that you like… not all hardcore, but just for enjoyment. Get outside, have some fun. Works for me!</p>
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No, it’s the importance of the test results in the big picture of life that many cc’ers need to realize. If georgemclellan45 is a senior, these AP Exam scores will have no-- nada-- nil– effect on his college admissions. If georgemclellan45 is a junior these AP Exam Scores will only be infinitesimally more important to college admissions.</p>
<p>Helping others is never a waste of time. Most college admission offices value the time spent doing community service as reported on a transcript and as a personal experience in an essay, far more than AP Exam grades.</p>