im doing APUSH summer homework at 2:35. What even is life
@BucketsUCSC I definitely don’t sleep for 15 hours. I barely get 9. Yesterday was a rarity because I had a family get-together I had to go to, so it kind of messed up my already messed up sleep schedule. This summer, I would go to school from 7am - 12:40pm and, most days, would go to the library after school to either do some prep or volunteer work. Since I’m the library’s go-to youth volunteer guy, meaning I constantly help out the minute there’s an opening, I’m usually the first one asked if someone cannot work during their shift. Like for example, today and tomorrow I’ll be volunteering to help with a science program for 4th and 5th graders from 2pm - 4pm. I love the library and love volunteering there, but it is definitely a big commitment. However, there will definitely be a reward for my volunteering as they have said time and time again to call them if I ever need a college or job recommendation and they’d be happy to help. This is my 4th year as a summer volunteer, so all of the librarians know me by name and sight. Anyway, on top of that, I have PE, which definitely makes me tired. We are required to run 1 mile a day, which might seem easy, however, we are currently in the midst of a heat wave with temperature in the high 90s and coming from a person who is terrible at hydrating, it can be quite difficult. After going to the library and getting back home around 4pm, I usually sleep until 9pm, wake up, eat, prep a little, then go back to bed at midnight until 4:30am. So that’s on average 9 1/2 hours of sleep, but that’s on a good day.
I’ve literally been on Reddit for the last two hours and I think I just found a new helpful website! Does anyone know how it works? I’ve just been looking around.
Ok, I had a really good idea. This morning, I was looking at the many YouTube videos about the projects that were done in Principles of Engineering, so I thought of potentially creating a YouTube channel about all of the cool projects I’d be doing. We’d be creating projects such as mechanical marble sorters, truss bridges, autoguided mini-robots and more! I’ve already seen some some great projects on YouTube and they look really cool. I might even record some stuff from my other Engineering class. I would have to ask my teachers, but I already know my POE teacher is pretty lax so he’d allow me to record video in class. So what do you guys think? Should I be a YouTuber?
You guys I start school this Thursday. At least I finished all my summer work! But I think I have two tests that cover over 137 words next week and I haven’t started studying. I’m gonna die. Summer went by way too fast
@LeopardFire Uconn (my state school as well) is one of my top choices! I would love to get into their honors program!
@ak2018 I would subscirbe
@apple1893 Thanks for the support! :))
@HelloThereHola Welcome back to the thread! How’s your summer been? I’ve only finished my AP Lang summer work, still need to do AP Chem work, and school starts for me in 27 days.
If I were you, I’d brush up a little bit on the old dictionary. Even if it doesn’t help that much, it’s always good to learn new words.
I feel like I want to go back to school, but I’m not ready to get back into the routine. After the first day, the “newness” of school is kind of done with.
@ak2018 A few subreddits that you may enjoy: r/ACT, r/APStudents, r/Applyingtocollege
To prepare for AP Chemistry, I’ve been using Khan Academy, which covers Balancing Equations, Stoichiometry, Limiting Reagent Stoichiometry, Molecular Composition, and Types of Chemical Reactions. Is there anything else I should know before taking the class?
@nyuhopeful44 are you taking physics with ap chem as well?
Also, just thought I would go ahead and link Crash Course subject playlists with their intended subjects. Hopefully, Crash Course, and other YouTube channels, will be useful to all of you this year!
Crash Course Philosophy - (Philosophy Elective)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNgK6MZucdYldNkMybYIHKR
Crash Course Literature Season 1, 2, and 3 - (Any English Class)
Season 1 and 2
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOeEc9ME62zTfqc0h6Pe8vb
(This playlist includes a review of the following books/plays: Romeo and Juliet, The Great Gatsby, The Catcher In The Rye, The Odyssey, The Story of Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Things Fall Apart, To Kill a Mockingbird, Slaughterhouse Five, and Beloved)
(This playlist also reviews: the poetry of Emily Dickson, Langston Hughes and The Harlem Renaissance, and the poetry of Sylvia Plath)
Season 3
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNEWbqDPdM8FrNHuyVxPQl_
(This playlist currently includes a review of the following books: Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Sonnets by William Shakespeare (Particularly sonnets 18, 116, & 130)
(This playlist WILL EVENTUALLY include a review of the following books: Lord of the Flies, Invisible Man, 100 Years of Solitude, and Sula)
Crash Course Games - (Pretty Much Just For Fun)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPTrc_yg73RghJEOdobAplG
Crash Course Physics - (AP Physics 1 and 2)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN0ge7yDk_UA0ldZJdhwkoV
Crash Course Economics - (AP Microeconomics/AP Macroeconomics)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPNZwz5_o_5uirJ8gQXnhEO
Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics - (AP U.S. Government and Politics)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOfse2ncvffeelTrqvhrz8H
Crash Course Astronomy - (Astronomy)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPAJr1ysd5yGIyiSFuh0mIL
Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology - (Anatomy and Physiology)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8
Crash Course World History - (World History 1)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9
Crash Course World History 2 - (World History 2/AP World History)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNjasccl-WajpONGX3zoY4M
Crash Course Psychology - (AP Psychology/Psychology Elective)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6
Crash Course Biology - (Biology 1)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3EED4C1D684D3ADF
Crash Course Ecology - (Ecology Elective/Unit For AP Environmental Science)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNdTKZkV_GiIYXpV9w4WxbX
Crash Course U.S. History - (AP U.S. History)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
Crash Course Chemistry - (Chemistry 1)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPHzzYuWy6fYEaX9mQQ8oGr
@kassh4 Thank you for the subreddits! I’m probably gonna start some threads over there later.
@nyuhopeful44 My AP Chemistry teacher also teaches Honors Chemistry.
Here is her page: https://ophs-ap-chemistry.wikispaces.com/Pre+AP+Chemistry
She has a lot of good resources, and a bunch of practice worksheets, on there! Now I’m really wishing I had her for Pre-AP Chemistry.
Also, if you feel like you need a textbook to study from, then here is the Open Stacks Chemistry textbook: https://openstax.org/details/chemistry
@nyuhopeful44 Here is the textbook’s table of content:
Preface
- Essential Ideas 1.1. Introduction
1.2. Chemistry in Context
1.3. Phases and Classification of Matter
1.4. Physical and Chemical Properties
1.5. Measurements
1.6. Measurement Uncertainty, Accuracy, and Precision
1.7. Mathematical Treatment of Measurement Results
- Atoms, Molecules, and Ions 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Early Ideas in Atomic Theory 2.3. Evolution of Atomic Theory 2.4. Atomic Structure and Symbolism 2.5. Chemical Formulas 2.6. The Periodic Table 2.7. Molecular and Ionic Compounds 2.8. Chemical Nomenclature
- Composition of Substances and Solutions 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Formula Mass and the Mole Concept 3.3. Determining Empirical and Molecular Formulas 3.4. Molarity 3.5. Other Units for Solution Concentrations
- Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations 4.3. Classifying Chemical Reactions 4.4. Reaction Stoichiometry 4.5. Reaction Yields 4.6. Quantitative Chemical Analysis
- Thermochemistry 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Energy Basics 5.3. Calorimetry 5.4. Enthalpy
- Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Electromagnetic Energy 6.3. The Bohr Model 6.4. Development of Quantum Theory 6.5. Electronic Structure of Atoms (Electron Configurations) 6.6. Periodic Variations in Element Properties
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Ionic Bonding 7.3. Covalent Bonding 7.4. Lewis Symbols and Structures 7.5. Formal Charges and Resonance 7.6. Strengths of Ionic and Covalent Bonds 7.7. Molecular Structure and Polarity
- Advanced Theories of Covalent Bonding 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Valence Bond Theory 8.3. Hybrid Atomic Orbitals 8.4. Multiple Bonds 8.5. Molecular Orbital Theory
- Gases 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Gas Pressure 9.3. Relating Pressure, Volume, Amount, and Temperature: The Ideal Gas Law 9.4. Stoichiometry of Gaseous Substances, Mixtures, and Reactions 9.5. Effusion and Diffusion of Gases 9.6. The Kinetic-Molecular Theory 9.7. Non-Ideal Gas Behavior
- Liquids and Solids 10.1. Introduction 10.2. Intermolecular Forces 10.3. Properties of Liquids 10.4. Phase Transitions 10.5. Phase Diagrams 10.6. The Solid State of Matter 10.7. Lattice Structures in Crystalline Solids
- Solutions and Colloids 11.1. Introduction 11.2. The Dissolution Process 11.3. Electrolytes 11.4. Solubility 11.5. Colligative Properties 11.6. Colloids
- Kinetics 12.1. Introduction 12.2. Chemical Reaction Rates 12.3. Factors Affecting Reaction Rates 12.4. Rate Laws 12.5. Integrated Rate Laws 12.6. Collision Theory 12.7. Reaction Mechanisms 12.8. Catalysis
- Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts 13.1. Opener 13.2. Chemical Equilibria 13.3. Equilibrium Constants 13.4. Shifting Equilibria: Le Châtelier’s Principle 13.5. Equilibrium Calculations
- Acid-Base Equilibria 14.1. Introduction 14.2. Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases 14.3. pH and pOH 14.4. Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases 14.5. Hydrolysis of Salt Solutions 14.6. Polyprotic Acids 14.7. Buffers 14.8. Acid-Base Titrations
- Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes 15.1. Introduction 15.2. Precipitation and Dissolution 15.3. Lewis Acids and Bases 15.4. Multiple Equilibria
- Thermodynamics 16.1. Introduction 16.2. Spontaneity 16.3. Entropy 16.4. The Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics 16.5. Free Energy
- Electrochemistry 17.1. Opener 17.2. Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions 17.3. Galvanic Cells 17.4. Standard Reduction Potentials 17.5. The Nernst Equation 17.6. Batteries and Fuel Cells 17.7. Corrosion 17.8. Electrolysis
- Representative Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals 18.1. Introduction 18.2. Periodicity 18.3. Occurrence and Preparation of the Representative Metals 18.4. Structure and General Properties of the Metalloids 18.5. Structure and General Properties of the Nonmetals 18.6. Occurrence, Preparation, and Compounds of Hydrogen 18.7. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Carbonates 18.8. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Nitrogen 18.9. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Phosphorus 18.10. Occurrence, Preparation, and Compounds of Oxygen 18.11. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Sulfur 18.12. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Halogens 18.13. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of the Noble Gases
- Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry 19.1. Introduction 19.2. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Transition Metals and Their Compounds 19.3. Coordination Chemistry of Transition Metals 19.4. Spectroscopic and Magnetic Properties of Coordination Compounds
- Organic Chemistry 20.1. Introduction 20.2. Hydrocarbons 20.3. Alcohols and Ethers 20.4. Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, and Esters 20.5. Amines and Amides
- Nuclear Chemistry 21.1. Introduction 21.2. Nuclear Structure and Stability 21.3. Nuclear Equations 21.4. Radioactive Decay 21.5. Transmutation and Nuclear Energy 21.6. Uses of Radioisotopes 21.7. Biological Effects of Radiation
The Periodic Table
Essential Mathematics
Units and Conversion Factors
Fundamental Physical Constants
Water Properties
Composition of Commercial Acids and Bases
Standard Thermodynamic Properties for Selected Substances
Ionization Constants of Weak Acids
Ionization Constants of Weak Bases
Solubility Products
Formation Constants for Complex Ions
Standard Electrode (Half-Cell) Potentials
Half-Lives for Several Radioactive Isotopes
@wildguy57 yes, next year I plan to take AP Chemistry and AP Physics 1.
@ak2018 wow! Thanks for those awesome resources!
Have any of you heard of the International Baccalaureate Program? (IB)…Because I’m about to start my 11th Grade and continue my final two years of High School until I graduate 2018 (Born 1999) .
I’m taking both Biology HL and Chemistry HL.
@TheSuniscoming
I’m starting the 1st year of the full IB program at my highschool in September. I’m taking two group 4 subjects(sciences) , Chemistry SL and Physics HL. Since I’m doing full IB I’m also taking 4 other IB subjects. I’m from Canada so AP & SATs/ACTs aren’t really a thing here. I can recommend some good resources for Chemistry HL if you’d like.
Would ivies (harvard) look down on my future college app if I quit band?
@ak2018 For the self-guided tour, the admissions office had maps that had a path to follow. We wandered around the library, commons, and several class buildings. My dad noted that the tour seemed to focus on the newer areas, all the old buildings in the back weren’t part of the path… 
If you are seriously considering a school, I’d get an official tour or a representative to show you around. We did the UNH tour mostly for fun.
@apple1893 I would love to get into the honors program as well, but according to UConn’s website, to be considered you generally have to be in the top 5 percent of your class, which I’m pretty sure I’m not a part of… On the bright side, its possible to transfer into it after your first year. I feel like my odds would be better that way.