AP Tests are rapidly approaching… what now?
April 25, 2017
April showers bring May flowers, but May also means AP testing season. This means stressing and panicking and pulling all-nighters all in an effort to prepare for a seemingly impossible test. The thing is, it’s not as bad as you think it will be and there are a couple of ways to make the whole ordeal easier!
- Know when you AP tests are, that way you can allocate adequate time to study for them.
- Get organized. Know what materials you need to have to study sothat you can actually sit down and study.
- The AP Barron‘s book for a given subject is not always the best study guide for a given test.
- For example, the AMCSO is the better option for the AP US History test and the Kaplan AP Biology book is the better option for AP Biology.
- Your teacher will help you… IF YOU ASK THEM.
- You can’t expect additional materials or to have certain questions answered if you do not ask.
- Pulling an all-nighter can only help you to a certain point.
- You are not going to remember what you studied at 3a.m in a haze of sleep deprivation (Trust me, you won’t)
- Caffeine and sugar are great… until you crash mid-test and you can’t focus.
- Keep the caffeine to a minimum before the test, the adrenaline will carry you through most of it.
- YOU CAN DO IT! You have spent 8 months preparing for this test!