<p>@ndemazita Me too! Everyday, we do something different. The discussions are interesting and get pretty philosophical. The teacher’s eccentric and unconventional yet engaging way of handling our class is quite impressive. </p>
<p>So glad I took it.</p>
<p>And now I can right one mean essay. :D</p>
<p>I’m going to self study a language for a required personal challenge project. Does anyone have suggestions on how to self study a language, other than taking classes?</p>
<p>I love how my gender ambiguous when I have “Guy” in my username. XD</p>
<p>@dsi411 </p>
<p>Yeah, I think >=2010 or so are fine. Just know that it’s a little harder today, at least with the ACT</p>
<p>I’ve only just started to prep. I’m hoping to take the ACT once, get a 34-36, and be done with it. But I don’t knwo if I should take it in April or this coming Fall, since they’re changing it, and colleges might prefer or even require incoming classes to take the newer writing test. </p>
<p>I’m first generation as well, btw. Don’t sweat it too much. I wouldn’t get a prep book for an AP unless you struggle with it and/or really want the college credit. </p>
<p>@ndemazita</p>
<p>My school only offers a few APs, so none right now. I’ll be taking AP Calc, Chem, and English, though.</p>
<p>@Faultystart </p>
<p>Listen to it and comprehend it a lot, read to it a lot, and speak with fluent speakers a lot. People have told me they set their phones to that language and stuff like that. </p>
<p>Obviously, to get to that point, study the grammar and speak and listen to simpler stuff. I’d start out by reading a lot of it as you learn the grammar and then try to listen and develop the accent, pronunciation, and fluidity of speech. </p>
<p>@ThatOneWeirdGuy I wasn’t even thinking :P</p>
<p>Oh, and I’m taking the February ACT, so I’ll be studying my a** off. I don’t think they will require us to take the new ACT if they aren’t going to require us to take the new SAT. I think they will require it, however for Class of 2019, maybe.</p>
<p>@Faultystart I really would recommend reading books. Start small and work your way up. Don’t just plain out learn each rule, but read, listen to tv shows and music and try to follow along. It will drastically help your comprehension </p>
<p>@ThatOneWeirdGuy @livelaugh7 Thank you both for your advice.</p>
<p>@Faultystart Oh!!! AND PLAY TRIVA CRACK IN THAT LANGUAGE! 
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<p>I’m addicted to that game</p>
<p>@dsi411 Yeah, I’m starting ACT and SAT. I’ve been studying for SAT for a long time, and I just recently borrowed an ACT 2015 review book from the public library and am going to start that for the first time ever.</p>
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<p>I’m taking AP Exams for AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB, and APWH. AHHHHH. </p>
<p>I’m more worried about APES than the other exams. It’s a lot of memorization and it’s the one exam that didn’t format its exam to the new “analytical” one. </p>
<p>@SallyStephens What is the difference between the 2015 review book and 2011 review book, if you know at all?</p>
<p>@livelaugh7 Well, for one, the more recent it is, the more accurate content it has that will pertain to the test you’re going to take. </p>
<p>The 2015 book is the Kaplan one so it comes with a CD of 12 video tutorials and everything in it is what will be on the test THIS year. The 2011 may have different formats and information.</p>
<p>All in all, the way you take the test will be the same. But just like AP exams changing, ACT and SAT sometimes changes direction.</p>
<p>It doesn’t change a whole lot. I mean, I still use SAT books from 2005 and I mostly use their practice tests. But I would go with a more recent book if you want more recent and more fresh test-taking strategies and study guides. </p>
<p>@livelaugh7 </p>
<p>What’s your username on trivia crack? :3</p>
<p>@SallyStephens Thanks. I’ll try to get my hands on a new ACT book. But if not, i won’t lose much!</p>
<p>@ThatOneWeirdGuy You can play Trivia Crack in numerous languages: Spanish, French, Italian just to name a few. I learned quite a few words in Spanish playing that game. </p>
<p>If anyone wants to play with me on TC, hmu with a message :D</p>
<p>@livelaugh7 Good suggestion with Trivia Crack, but it doesn’t have the language I’m learning.</p>
<p>@Faultystart What language are you learning? There is an option where you can translate questions from English to the language you are learning, maybe that would help?!</p>
<p>I was playing trivia crack nonstop for like a week and then I got tired of it and I think everyone I was playing got bored of it too because all the games started expiring LOL </p>
<p>Is anyone here taking AP Environmental? :)</p>
<p>@livelaugh7 Japanese. Where do you go to translate questions?</p>
<p>@Faultystart If you go to the write, it will open up. One of the tabs says “Question Factory.” Click on that. Then third one down is translate. Click on that. Then you can translate english to japanese</p>
<p>can optimization die in a hole please?</p>
<p>k thx</p>
<p>Yeah optimization… X_X </p>
<p>Just took my make up English exam… I ran out of time on my essay (it’s the whole book thing long too) :(</p>