MY AP CLASSES ARE KILLIN me?

Question

IM A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR TAKING AP COURSES. IN MY CLASS WE COVER 5CHP AND THEN HAVE A TEST IN A WEEK OR SO....ITS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO STUDY 5 CHAPTERS OF NOTES..DOES ANYONE KNOW A EASIER WAY TO STUDY??

MY AP CLASSES ARE CHEM AND HISTORY!!

Answer 1

I'm a junior currently taking AP classes for the first time too. It's hard, I agree. The best way to study is breaking it up. First, read over each chapter (maybe read one or two chapters a night). Make sure you understand what is going on in the chapters. Ask a friend or teacher if you don't understand something.

Make notecards with all of the key terms. Make a question/answer sheet with possible essay questions. Outline each chapter. Summarize each chapter in a paragraph in your own words (and try using the vocab words in the paragraph). Try to do these things without looking at your notes.

Memorize important dates and people. Focus on understanding main points.

The best advice I can give to you is to set aside 1 - 3 hours a night just for studying. Remember, studying will mean nothing if you don't understand the material, so I strongly recommend figuring out what is going on first. It's not fun, but it'll be worth it in the end.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Yes. Well...sort of.

Believe it or not (and trust me, I have had experience taking these courses and acing them): You must study the notes that you have. Depending on what AP course you take, the answers will be different. Add info on what course you're taking and ill add more to my answer.

From IMing you, I determined that you are taking AP US History and AP Chemistry. Of all the AP Courses I took, US history was the hardest. My best advice would be not to study dates or statistical information. Study the big picture, why it was important, and the people, especially when you get to the chapter on industrialists. The purpose of AP courses is so that you can think about why things happened the way that they did or do. Learning about battles may be fun and interesting, but will not be helpful when studying for an AP Test. Tackle Chemistry in a similar way, though I must say I had an easier time in that class and found the studying to be moderate.

Try changing your notes after you write them in class for the first time. Its time consuming, but they will be more organized than if you don't write them again. I personally found that the best study buddy I had (because I had no one to study with) was to copy a chapter in a textbook (by scanning it) and highlighting the important parts. I would study off of these more than the notes in class, and they were generally more helpful. When learning a chapter, check out a book at the library, such as "5 steps to a 5: US History". Just looking at one of those books will aid you in picking out the most relevant information in a chapter. Finally, I would go to the AP Website and check out some of their on-line quizzes. You would be surprised how many of these end up on both standardized and teacher made tests...

I can't begin to tell you how many people say that they studied for hours and days on end foe each AP exam. But you know what? It is just NOT NECESSARY! Those people either have difficulty in absorbing the provided information (no one can fault them for that), or they just have poor study habits. My favorite saying is : "Work smart, not hard." Just study the right information!

Best of luck to you on your courses! I'm sure you'll do well!

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Answer 3

U just study all the things that were taught on each day dont wait for tommorow and u will be the best , try to concentrate while the teacher is teaching u , u have to grab everything while he is teaching in the class and just go through it once when u go home , u will be the best

Answer 4

Get a teach (assess for your institution and in neighborhood faculties), purchase a few books to support (Chemistry for Dummies, and so forth), and ask the trainer if he/she will be able to spend just a little further time with you. That's what they're there for. Is something else running in opposition to you? More time spent in different activites while you would be finding out, are not able to pay attention, and so forth?

Answer 5

*Use index cards to write important topics or definitions.
*Highlight your textbook(if allowed) with different colors.
*Form a study group it is usually easier to grasp the lesson when you talk about them.
*Make Acronyms, associations, and songs to help remember key words/terms -
* Write in the margins of your book that outlines a vital topic
* Write down the topics discussed in class.

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Answer 6

I had AP classes before and I failed because they were too hard
but I tried to take the tests at least and I did ok

just relax, and keep doing the work

Answer 7

Do whatever it takes to study,,,if you have to do memorizing stuff, turn it into a song.

Answer 8

Get used to it ---it's worse in college!!!