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How to Do Well in Multiple AP Classes

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Taking one AP class is challenging enough, but if you've signed up to take several this upcoming school year, it's going to be even tougher. Be prepared for extra work, developing good time management, and to learn more than you would in any other high school class.

Before the School Year

• Summer homework is also great to brush up on content that you might have learned in an early prerequisite class. For example, most people take Chemistry I before AP Chemistry, so it's good to have a solid foundation on what you've already learned before diving into harder stuff.
• Don't be overwhelmed by the summer homework! It might look like a lot, but if you have a good AP teacher then the homework is very helpful and necessary.

• Review what work you have to do before the school year ends and plan out when you will do it and how long you think it will take. Once you break it down, it will probably look less intimidating.
• Mix up work and play. If you're going to lunch and then the beach one day, commit to reading one chapter in the morning before you leave. Spreading work out like this will make your summer actually feel like summer, not homeschool.

• Barron's, Kaplan, and Princeton Review are a few of the most popular prep books, but some books are better for some subjects than others. Ask around to see which ones may be the best for you and the subjects you're taking.

• Don't forget to enjoy your summer! Don't just work, work, work all summer or else you'll get burned out.

During the School Year

• Remember to study smart (and hard, but especially smart). With so many hard classes, you have to be efficient with your time and that means making every minute as productive as possible.
• Create flashcards to review on the bus, during a free period, etc. It doesn't seem like much, but reinforcing info (especially for classes that require memorizing) is important to learning so much in a quick amount of time.

• Don't pull all nighters either. If all you do is go to school and come home, then maybe you can get away with it for awhile. But if you're dedicated to other activities, especially sports and active things, you'll really drain yourself. A rare all nighter is understandable, but several times a week is inexcusable.

• Allow yourself to hang out with friends every other weekend (if you have other activities during the week that take up your time).
• Use the time during your extra curricular activities to be with friends, like in clubs and sports. There is a lot of socializing in these activities, even if it's not going to movies or the beach.

• Study groups are also helpful for reinforcing things you've already studied. For example, asking and answering questions to review for an upcoming test is more interesting than just shuffling flashcards.

• Vocabulary homework: It helps to use two sources; your textbook, and Quizlet. This is especially true in history classes. Try putting the definition in your own words, because the textbook definition can be long sometimes. For some words, you can put more information so that your definitions don't all look short and copied. For others, use Quizlet because the definitions are usually shorter and more to the point (but put them in your own words!).
• Short answers homework: It helps if you've already read the chapter/taken notes. Go to the page(s) that are related to the question and basically jot it all down (better to type). Once you dump all the information you can reorganize the sentences and words to sound better.
• Math/word problems: Try to see what formulas relate to what information the question gives you. Break the work down so that you don't make mistakes. You can't rush math as well, and doing so may lead to a lower grade and more wasted time trying to fix your mistakes. You can go over your answers that morning or before class starts if you don't have time at home.
• Essays: Decide what you'll talk about in each paragraph and look in your textbook for information that relates to each. Type down all the information. You can spread this out to a chapter a day if that's more convenient. Then go back and make the sentences and words flow better, adding transitions and good vocabulary. Make it concise! Go back into your textbook and double check whether you've missed anything. Get it revised if your teacher takes rough drafts.

Preparing/Taking the AP Exams

• You could cram, at least for one class, for about two weeks, but this will lead to stress and may not be possible if you have stuff to do outside of school. It's much better to spread it out and do a little bit of review every day for a couple of months.
• If you've been struggling with a class all year, start studying for that first. Spread it out to an hour, or even half an hour a day.

• The price should also motivate you to study harder for the exam. If you don't score high enough, all this work (and money!) won't count as any credit. Even if you took the class just for a challenge, it's pretty upsetting if you don't get some tangible credit for it.

• It's very important to not just practice multiple choice/free response, but go over what you did wrong and why. If you know why, there's a much lower chance you won't get the answer wrong again, and that's what practice is all about.
• Take at least one practice exam before the actual one. Time goes by quickly taking the exam, and you'd be surprised how hard it is to cram in 70 questions into 50 minutes for some exams (that's less than a minute per question). You will also feel more prepared once you sit down on exam day, and that will calm your nerves.

• Consider wearing a watch so you can keep track of how well you're doing time-wise.

• Pat yourself on the back for a good year and how well you conquered a new challenge. Then look forward to a nice, relaxing summer!

Expert Q&A

• Learn from your mistakes. Didn't study as much as you should've? Weren't organized and forget your textbook, so you couldn't finish your essay? Don't wallow on these mishaps, everyone makes mistakes and that doesn't make them failures. You only fail when you stop trying. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
• Don't be intimidated, you're not the first (nor the last) student to take several AP classes in one. And you will survive! Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0

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• ↑ https://blog.prepscholar.com/which-ap-classes-should-you-take-planning-guide
• ↑ Ted Coopersmith, MBA. Academic Tutor. Expert Interview. 12 May 2021.
• ↑ https://time.com/3964857/ap-summer-homework-tips/
• ↑ https://blog.collegevine.com/6-tips-for-succeeding-in-your-first-ap-ib-class/
• ↑ https://www.ramapo.edu/crw/files/2013/03/20-36.pdf
• ↑ Jai Flicker. Academic Tutor. Expert Interview. 20 May 2020.
• ↑ https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/ap-coordinators/exam-ordering-fees/exam-fees
• ↑ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/all-nighters_b_1501263

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How much homework do you have on average each night?

<p>I personally study and do homework for 3 hours minimum every night. I’m taking ap hug, ap english 12, ap studio art, h chemistry, h-precal, and spanish 2. And while im only taking 3 ap classes, i feel that i have enough work on my shoulders. But how much does everyone else have? I feel like no one else studies as much as i do. So how many hours a night do you spend on homework?</p>

<p>3 APs, 2 HNs, 1 regular Avg time on Homework: 30 Mins…</p>

<p>4 APs: 20ish minutes. I do stats/calculus/art history in school. don’t have time to finish english.</p>

<p>2 AP’s 4 Honors ~1 hour. Spend too much time on CC lol…</p>

<p>5 AP’s 1 Honor 1 Gym =D ~1.5-3 Hours depending on the day. </p>

<p>Not all that bad really!</p>

<p>3 AP’s, possibly self studying 5. Estimated time of homework per day: None. I will start doing the homework more soon and reading the notes more.</p>

<p>It really depends for me. Tonight I only had 15 mins of calculus. Some nights I am crammed with easily three hours of work. I would say the average HW I have a night is about 2ish hours, with a good bit on the weekends. With books added in (not text books, but books for classes) it easily rounds out to 2.5 hours a night. Pretty killer with sports and clubs.</p>

<p>5 AP classes, Journalism 3 (yearbook)</p>

<p>hm…3 APs last year but I never did my AP calc homework or BSed it, and I dont know what the hell happened but I got a 5. I used to have about 1 to 2 hours of homework per night in AP bio and english, not bad. Lets just say all my other classes were negligible.</p>

<p>This year, all my APs are 2nd semester and 4 of them so lets see how it goes…I have a feeling its going to be rape.</p>

<p>the cool thing about my homework is that the regular classes have way more homework than the AP or HN classes. This kid is in the same math level as me, taking regular, has an avg of 40 questions for homework and his test r worth 75 percent of his grade. my test percent is 20 percent and ill be surprise if i even have math homework :)</p>

<p>anyone else like that? haha. poor regulars.</p>

<p>4 APs, span 3, band </p>

<p>About 2-4 hours per night.</p>

<p>I have 6 APs and the time I spend on hw totally depends. </p>

<p>As for tonight, I spent 5+ hours on Environmental Science (not kidding). I wrote 4 article reviews, 3 passage reviews, and semi-read my textbook chapter and did the chapter homework. That was a great experience. Now I am going to start my Economics… </p>

<p>And socalsoccerdude, my AP class tests are 75%, and regulars are 40% (?). I don’t get to laugh at the regulars.</p>

<p>3 APs: We don’t frequently have homework for chemistry or physics (& if we do, it’s usually short enough to finish in class). As for US history, it’s quite manageable (<1 hr) if you can tell which assignments you can skimp on and which assignments are vital for understanding the material.</p>

<p>Most of my homework actually comes from precalculus (honors, not AP, of course). The teacher assigns homework every night, and the problems are easy but unfortunately multitudinous. =&lt;/p>

<p>5 AP’s, 2 Honors …</p>

<p>I’d say it varies from 30 mins to 2 hours. </p>

<p>Averages:</p>

<p>AP Calc - 10 mins daily. AP Spanish - minimum, usually finish HW at school… Anat & Phys - I’d say 20 mins every other day. AP English - Really ranges. From nothing to 2 hours. AP Enviro Sci - From nothing to 45 mins. Solar Energy - nothing much; projects mainly done in school. AP US History - From nothing to 1 hour.</p>

<p>Should have about 4 hours daily…but I NEVER do written homework until about 2 minutes before it’s due unless its an essay. Cram my studying the night before so some nights I have none, others I have as much as 5 or 6 hours.</p>

<p>Minimum 2 hours, but on average about 5 hours a night. 4 AP’s, 2 other weighted/honors classes.</p>

<p>~2 hours for AP English Lit ~1-2 hours for AP Gov’t ~30 minutes for AP Enviro ~45 minutes for AP French ~30 minutes for AP Music Theory ~45 minutes for my SUPA Psych class</p>

<p>But it functions on an every other day cycle so on nights like tonight, I’d typically have (at most) about 5 ish hours, but I usually split it up so I do some in the morning so I don’t get too stressed.</p>

<p>1 honors, 3 IB, 2 AP, and 1 class through the local college</p>

<p>maybe 1-1.5 hours per night</p>

<p>I do… erm. 6~8 hours of homework a night.</p>

<p>6 AP atm.</p>

<p>Are you serious? Wow, you must have crazy teachers.</p>

<p>AP Calculus BC: 5 minutes a day (usually 10 problems, all easy) AP Statistics: 10-20 minutes AP English Lit: 10ish minutes a day AP Environmental Science: I do it in class. AP Spanish Comp: 30 minutes a night (non native, most time consuming) Marching Band: an hour a day individual practice(not including marching practice!) DC Humanities: no homework</p>

<p>2 hours a day.</p>

<p>One day I have Economics, Biology, Chemistry, and US History.</p>

<p>The other day I have Calc (AB), Spanish, Pure Maths, and English Lang.</p>

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