<p>Last year as a junior I took 3 AP courses - US History, Calc, and Biology. I can honestly say that I RARELY spent more than two hours per week on all of them put together. Sure, there were huge stay-up-til-two-am projects, portfolios, essays, etc. but we have double periods every other day for AP courses (41 minutes one day, 85 minutes the next), which enabled us to get a lot of work done in class. Projects and essays were pretty much the only thing I had to do outside of class - I rarely had to study, with the exception of Calc (haha!). However, I wound up with excellent grades, and although I did not take the AP test (I opted for college credit applicable at nearly every school in state) many people in my classes did, and most scored quite well (4s and 5s). </p>
<p>This year I’m taking AP Psych, and I have to say it has completely made me want to change my major. I spend roughly 15 minutes a week on the course, and I couldn’t tell you one thing I’ve learned. Somehow, I still have a 95…</p>