High School Class of 2018

[kassh4]

@ak2018 I think im taking both(lol hypocrite when i told you to focus on only 1). I took the first khan academy test and i did fairly well. I think that the SAT would be easier to go up in by looking at the subscores. Im still taking the ACT cuz my school has an ACT prep class during junior year so that might help me go up.

[OMPursuit]

@TP2000 MIT has a free textbook for single-variable calculus (which encompasses both I and II, or through BC) here:
http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-18-001-calculus-online-textbook-spring-2005/textbook/

Good luck!

[TP2000]

@OMPursuit Thank you for the resource.

[wildguy57]

So is this act global book giveaway legit? Not a scam?

[ak2018]

Yup. @wildguy57 The company that is doing this, Ivy Global, is pretty respectable.

[kassh4]

@wildguy57 Yup i got mine in the mail 2 days ago.

It took forever got here tho. Who am i to complain about free book,right ?

[Tobster18]

@kassh4 Are they doing one for the SAT?

[ak2018]

@kassh4 No worries. I was potentially planning on doing both anyways, but, as of right now, will only prep for the ACT. If I get a 1200 or higher on the PSAT this year, then I will consider taking the SAT. It kind of hurts a lot more knowing that I was only 10 points off from getting 1000 on the PSAT. If I am able to meet my goal of getting 1200 or higher on the PSAT, I’ll probably do a little prep for it.

Edit: I’m pretty sure I can get around a 1200 this year, considering that fact that I omitted so may questions on last year’s PSAT. I had only omitted those questions because a) I didn’t get to those questions and b) I thought there was a guess penalty this year, when there wasn’t.

[ak2018]

@Tobster18 They already did, however, that giveaway ended a few months ago.

[Tobster18]

Oh that’s too bad, guess I need to ask my dad for his credit card again…

[ak2018]

@Tobster18 LOL, I know how you feel! Are you sure you can’t just get a couple of books from the nearest library to you?

Ivy Global actually did another giveaway for the SAT just last month, but that ended in just 24 hours!

[ak2018]

Also, I saw this post on the AP Chemistry (2016-2017) Thread that was honestly really good advice. I felt the advice was good for AP Bio too.

A message to all prospective AP Chemistry students:
I received a 5 on the 2016 AP Chemistry exam and it was probably the most challenging AP I have ever taken.
(A lot of people on this site have the tendency to fabricate their scores, so here’s proof: https://gyazo.com/a575e7101be4fb14b7b8cafe14ec0dd0 )
The single most important piece of advice I can give you is to PAY ATTENTION TO THE CHANGES IN THE EXAM!
The AP Chemistry exam has changed multiple times throughout the years. Old review books WILL NOT work! I made the mistake of buying an old version of the Barron’s and I learned a bunch of Nuclear and Organic Chemistry that is no longer tested. I suggest getting new versions of both the Princeton and Barron’s (trust me, you want to do as many review problems as possible).
Needless to say, pay close attention to labs. Labs made up a vast majority of the MCQs and about half of the FRQs.
Also, as much as I hate to say it, if you want to succeed you’re going to need to memorize. Memorizing facts can save a ton of time (and frustration). For example, if you memorize that the pH = the pKa at the half-equivalence point of a titration, you can skip right to the answer and avoid doing all the math. There’s no way to understand bond angles and VSEPR theory without sheer memorization. As much as I hate memorization for the sake of memorization, there’s no way around it. Shortcuts are your best friend in this class.
Last but not least - use YouTube if you need help. NEVER use the textbook unless you’re assigned problems out of it. Often, reading the review books can be very boring and tedious, so it’s best to learn the material through channels such as Bozeman Science and Tyler DeWitt.
Also, expect some low test scores throughout the year. I’m not joking when I say that I’ve witnessed people get 13s on exams in this class (all of them got a 2 on the exam, but that’s beside the point)

Often, reading the review books can be very boring and tedious, so it’s best to learn the material through channels such as Bozeman Science and Tyler DeWitt.

I can especially relate to this. Bozeman Science and Tyler DeWitt’s videos SAVED me when it came to learning about Stoichiometry, Limiting Reagents, and Percent Composition. I had missed our first day of learning about Stoichiometry in my Chemistry class, as I was at the Lockheed Martin Minorities in Engineering Day, and Bozeman Science came to my rescue!

[bubblylaugh]

Do you guys think that the Ivy Global ACT Giveaway ended?

[ak2018]

Also, remember how I said I was going to make a YouTube channel and post up my first video? Well I’m planning to upload MY FIRST VIDEO TODAY!!! I’m planning to do most, if not all, of my recording from my laptop camera!

This is the link to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC1zc-zm-kUSLV_5FDqzLeg

My channel name is: The Great Teengineer

Teengineer is the combination of the words “teenager” and “engineer”!

Hope you guys like it, I’ll post the link my first video here once I’m done!

[ak2018]

@bubblylaugh No, it hasn’t. The SAT one ended, not the ACT one.

[Tobster18]

@ak2018 Glad to be your first subscriber.

[wildguy57]

Alright does anyone have an updated link of a giveaway for act that is still going on?

[kassh4]

go on r/ACT and search ivy global it should come up @wildguy57

[Hamlon]

@wildguy57 Apparently, there are two ACT giveaways that are still running. I signed up for the second and mistakenly assumed the first was closed. Guess I have to wait a little longer for this book. Type in:

reddit[dot]com/r/ACT/comments/4snsl4/freeivyglobalactguideforfirst200redditors/
OR
reddit[dot]com/r/ACT/comments/4x8dqk/ivyglobalactguidegiveaway_2/

[awesomepolyglot]

@ak2018 You have to post when you upload your video!