Easiest AP tests to self-study?

Question

I want to take additional AP tests next year, without taking the class, but I'm not sure if I should even do it, and if so, which one(s)? I'm leaning towards Comparative Government and the Econ's but does anyone have any suggestions? I consider social sciences to be my strong points and science my weakest.

Answer 1

How about Ap history?

Answer 2

Psychology!!!!!!! The essays are very easy and the topic "just makes sense". There is no DBQ just essays. The 5 steps to a 5 is a GREAT book. I passed with a 5. :)

Answer 3

the second poster is wrong. AP Comparative Government is a joke. The exam. I took AP US Government and decided I'd try the Comparative Govt test as well, even though I hadn't taken any class for it. So I went onto Amazon, and found this review guide with raving reviews about people who read the book a week before the test and got a 5. I read the book a week before the test, and got a 5. The reviews on Amazon are not lies. They are as real as you can get. If you read the book a week before and are able to cover everything, you can definitely manage a 5. But there is a new edition for this book, so I recommend buying the newer version. Just search "AP Comparative Government and Politics: A Study Guide" until you see a review guide by Ethel Wood. The reviews for the second edition (grey cover) are the ones that persuaded me to try it.

Good luck!

PS- About Econ. I took the Macroecon class but didn't understand anything that was going on and still managed a 4. Even after completely s******g up half of the free response with wrong answers, I still got a 4. If you self study, it should be very manageable, but I felt that taking a class was a little bit easier to understand because you can have a teacher as a resource explaining concepts that might not be as clear as political science. But I know somebody in my class who self-studied for Microecon and got a 5.

PPS- I STRONGLY disagree with "JAIMEEEEE". Physics C is perhaps the hardest AP exam of them all. The only reason there is such a large percent of people who pass is because only the people who are VERY well versed in calculus and who have advanced knowledge about physics take the exam. Those who don't take Physics B, which is still hard. If you self studied for that, you would have a VERY VERY VERY hard time passing. Labs are crucial to success in physics as is lectures so that you fully comprehend physics. I would not recommend self-studying for physics, regardless of if it's Physics B or Physics C.

Answer 4

I don't recommend doing that unless you take the class. The tests are challenging, and many people don't pass even after taking the class, and also they are very expensive, so unless your very good at whatever you decide to take, I say don't do it.

Answer 5

At my school, the Econ AP teacher has independent study for students who want to take the second class but can't fit it in their schedule. The Comparative Government teacher does the same thing. Those MIGHT be doable. It will be challenging and require discipline and focus. The history classes likely require too much organization. The history test is also 50% essay and you need to be taught how to write history essays for AP.

Answer 6

Well I would say you should go by the info collge board gives out about what percent get what grade. I would say the highest percent getting 4's and 5's is the class test you shoudl take.

Comparative Government & Politics has a large percent that pass.

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/test...

but phyc is even better

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/test...

I think the percent that passes displays how easy the info is to take in and understand.

Answer 7

I would say Psychology.

-It is useful AP credit to have (most colleges accept it unlike some like AP Human Geo, which would also be easy).

-The essays mainly require you to define terms and weave them into an essay.

-The first 50 of 100 MC questions are mainly common sense.

-It mainly consists of terms you just need to study.

-You said social sciences were your strong points.

-I had a terrible "teacher" this year for my AP Psych class: I basically taught myself, yet I expect at least a 4, probably a 5 on the exam.

-You can get by (and still get a 5) without knowing everything or even a shaky understanding of a whole unit.