Official 2011 Self-Studied AP Scores Thread

sparkie1010
Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:49:46 +0000

Chemistry - 5, I used the Thinkwell videos. If you are self studying this course, USE THINKWELL VIDEOS. The professors there are AMAZING. The teaching is simply excellent. And you learn the material in a lot of depth. I also used the Barron’s and the Princeton Review, but beware of errors in the books! I would also suggest a textbook as a side aid. I used lots of FRQs online and went to chemmybear.com (i think??). There are tons of online resources that tell you how to tackle the chemical equations bit. A combination of great/solid teaching (thinkwell) + actual test practice helped me a lot. To be honest, I only studied for about 1-2 months. However, I did have background chem knowledge before.

Physics B - 5. I took physics before, but I barely knew anything about it. I was being lazy and did not take the initiative to study on my own, despite the fact that the teacher did not teach. I had zero understanding of the concepts. Therefore, I self studied again this year and re-taught myself all the concept on my own. I simply used some of Princeton’s and went over ALL of Barron’s. (I mean…literally ALL) Then I found myself some actual test practice online. I studied for about 4-5 days (but assume that i studied for about 10-12 hours per day…yeahh). Guys. DON’T DO THIS. I pulled it off in a short amount of time, but it SUCKED. SPREAD IT OUT OVER TIME.