<p>Actually I think it’s ap lit.</p>
<p>@Catsby I can say the same. APs and advanced classes have kept me so busy.</p>
<p>I’m taking AP Gov. We have textbook reading and notes almost every night a long with a project for every unit and study guides but those are for extra credit on tests. I don’t mind reading the textbook, it’s pretty good but keeping up with the notes is…ugh, boring? Plus everything we discuss in class is usually from the textbook. The two pop quizzes a week are my motivation for keeping up with the notes. This class is joined with Civics at my school so that might explain all the busy work. Preparing for the AP Gov tests aren’t that bad it’s just that the Civics part usually ask a lot of questions dealing with detail. It’s easier to remember bigger concepts and main ideas instead of little bits of detail. Maybe next year it’ll be better when my AP classes aren’t joined like that.</p>
<p>Woah, AP classes seem like hell at all of your schools.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any tips on improving on the CR portion of the SAT? That’s my worst score (by a lot) and I can’t seem to get anything above a 700 (cringe…I know). ):</p>
<p>Junior Schedule:
Lololol helllll.
APUSH
AP lang
AP Chem
AP Calc
AP Physics
French 3
Newspaper/ Independent Study</p>
<p>AP Lang
AP Bio
AP US
AP Calc AB
Newspaper
Korean 3 H</p>
<p>@catchinginfinity Even though I get a high score in Critical Reading, I tend to lose focus and break my concentration. And thus, I start paying less attention. Such a bad habit, lol.</p>
<p>Some people say that you should read the questions before you read a passage, while others say just read the passage first. Whatever saves you time and gets you better right should be your preferred method. If you ever get stuck on some of the choices for a question that all sound the same, maybe you can think about why choice a or b is wrong for a question? I’m pretty sure it’s mentioned before here and I assume you’ve already done this (so if you have ignore silly me :3), but you could try to read a bunch of stuff like the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, etc etc? You can also try and summarize the passage like write the whole thing down in a few sentences to get the message across. Or, maybe not going by pure instinct for all the questions like zoom through it really fast but take your time and do it systematically? </p>
<p>I’m pretty sure I saw a guide on CC where a person got 800 on CR. I will look for that for you!</p>
<p>Do you guys take AP Calculated AB as a junior and then AP Calc BC as a senior? At my school we take it all one year and just meet twice a day…</p>
<p>*Calc stupid auto correct</p>
<p>@anterograde - Thanks so much! I don’t read the questions beforehand because I end up forgetting them after I read the passage anyways, but I think I do need more practice just reading and answering questions. (: The CR section is just so long and boring to me…I would much rather do two extra sections of math.</p>
<p>Anyone else really like amherst college?</p>
<p>@catchinginfinity It’s so easy to get bored during CR. ._____________. #sigh</p>
<p>In my school, you basically do AP Calc AB one year and then the year after AP Calc BC most people do it junior senior but then there are some who take precalc/apcalcab and then ap calc bc as sophomore junior. And then you have the extra smarties who get AP Calc as a freshman. Yap.</p>
<p>First quarter has not even ended yet and I’m already starting to lose an interest in school. It just feels like a routine now. I miss how excited I would get about school from my love of learning.</p>
<p>This is what I’m thinking about for Junior Year, definately not sure yet. I’ll probably cut down on the APs.</p>
<p>AP Eng 3
APUSH
AP Psych (?)
AP Environmental (?)
AP Art History (???)
H Pre Calc
Biotech 2
Latin 2/3</p>
<p>I feel like I’m setting my self up for failure.</p>
<p>I’m in 10 AP or College courses this year, 12 next year.
No trolling.</p>
<p>Now, time to get back to trolling.</p>
<p>Also, hi from the hiatus!</p>
<p>I’m in 10 AP or College courses this year, 12 next year.
No trolling.</p>
<p>Now, time to get back to trolling.</p>
<p>Also, hi from the hiatus!</p>
<p>^How’s that going for ya?</p>
<p>Also, are you still applying to NSLI-Y?</p>
<p>^Going pretty well!</p>
<p>Still applying for NSLI-Y, but I have to remember when the deadline is. I also have to find some time to fill out the application [perhaps the time that CollegeConfidential is currently sucking from my essence]</p>
<p>Which APs are you taking?</p>
<p>And good luck! I’m trying to finish my essays by the end of this week; It’s a pretty long app though. The sooner you start the better!</p>
<p>AP Psych
AP Physics B
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics
AP Human Geography
AP European History
ECE General Physics I [ECE means UConn]
ECE General Physics II
ECE Principles of Microeconomics 101
ECE Principles of Macroeconomics 102</p>
<p>I’m also in:
Honors Pre-Calc
Honors English 10
Pre-AP US History [Considered an AP Level course]</p>
<p>During the spring, I’ll also be in:
Honors Constitutional Law
Community College Philosophy
Stanford course [accredited by Stanford] in Japanese Culture and History</p>
<p>Your classes sound pretty interesting. How are you keeping up with it all?</p>