**OFFICIAL** AP Chemistry 2014 Thread

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<p>@PhillipL Crash Course. Everything else really straight up sucked. I looked at Barron’s and Princeton Review and took their practice tests… I don’t know how they’ll be updating, but for the first year of the updated test, in terms of material, PR was too barren and Barron’s was to verbose. I scored closer on Barron’s practice tests to the Collegeboard-provided practice test than on PR’s.</p>

<p>I used Crash Course in combination with Bozeman and the AP course description and studied concepts, which made the MC pretty easy for me (and was probably the reason that I received a 5).</p>

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<p>I got a 4 and must face the most difficult decision related to chem: burn or keep my notes. 8-| </p>

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<p>Cannot agree more with capitalamerica. The combination of crash course and bozeman’s AP essantials and the official practice exams are the key to multiple choice massacre. That’s how I got my five. For the FRQs people taking it next year just need to hope that either the time gets longer or the questions get shorter for the 10 point questions. If they do then the combination will still get you a very good score on the FRQs but the multiple choice is just going to get slaughtered if you use those two resources. Barron’s and Princeton Review would just waste your time.</p>

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<p>Crash Course alone is basically useless. Read it cover to cover the night before and still didn’t feel like it helped me on the exam at all.</p>

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<p>@silverdrop That’s why you don’t use it alone. ._.</p>

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<p>@PhilipL‌
I skimmed over Barron’s a few days before the test and that helped me with a few factual, non-application questions.</p>

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<p>@capitalamerica‌ Correct, but what I’m saying is there was very little information that I actually found was useful on the exam. Your other resources were probably better.</p>

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<p>Does anyone else have a missing score? My AP number doesn’t even exist in the system. I have already emailed customer service. Is there anything I can do in the mean time, because I really need to know my score on this test.</p>

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<p>if you have already tried to go to apscores.org and have been sent to the page that says you need to wait, i recommend, clearing your history and cache. I possible try using another browser. </p>

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<p>To everyone, here is how to get your scores ahead of time (it worked for me)
First, if you have already tried to go to apscores.org and have been sent to the page that says you need to wait, i recommend, clearing your history and cache. I possible try using another browser. Change to IP address 98.143.148.82 and the port 3127. If you want to know how to change, search Change-Your-IP-Address to wiki how</p>

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<p>To everyone, here is how to get your scores ahead of time (it worked for me)
First, if you have already tried to go to apscores.org and have been sent to the page that says you need to wait, i recommend, clearing your history and cache. I possible try using another browser. Change to IP address 98.143.148.82 and the port 3127. If you want to know how to change, use this link <a href=“How to Change Your IP Address (with Pictures) - wikiHow”>http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Your-IP-Address&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>so I’m not positive if this’ll work as I haven’t had do it in a while, but I believe this is how to operate a proxy:</p>

<p>I use IE, not sure how different this is for other browsers</p>

<p>Go to <a href=“Free Proxy Lists - United States (US) Proxy”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/us.html&lt;/a&gt; and pick a proxy that is in a state where the scores are released (listed on CB website…I’m using California)</p>

<p>Go to settings in the top right (the gear), click it->internet options->connections(tab at the top)->LAN settings</p>

<p>copy the IP and Port number into the applicable boxes and click OK</p>

<p>Think this is all you have to do…but again I haven’t done this in a while…we’ll find out tomorrow…</p>

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<p>After doing pretty poorly in the class I got a 5 by taking 2 weeks to read the princeton review cover to cover and do all the practice problems. The new edition has some errors, but they are all pretty obvious. It just seemed like I didn’t end up preparing for anything not on the test, which was good. Sometimes the book really lacks depth, so go on youtube, or pay attention in class for a bit.</p>

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<p>I took ap chemistry last year as a junior and before that I took a regular chemistry course. Right now I am in organic chemistry as a senior. You will struggle in either of these classes without a background. And even if you do, you should refresh yourself on some topics because a teacher might test you near the beginning.</p>

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Hi everyone!! I have a question to those who got 5s and 4s, more specifically 5s, which book did you buy and how did you study?