AP exams

The time has come to crack down beneath unwanted heaps of pressure, bury myself in a cocoon, and begin the long, ardorous trek that is the AP exam time. Now, I will admit, the timing is nice- it's not around finals, so I have only two classes to worry about now, history and LA. The bad thing is, it's early, which means with our crap-load of snow days we were forced into a smaller time for AP test-prep.

Then again, in history, I hardly use my teachers to study. I have noticed that questions on the exam usually deal with insignificant small details- those which you get only by prodding and wading through the depths of my textbook. Will I have to know about the German-born presbyterian minister Gotlied Mofftiffin-something, and how he stood against religious freedom? I don't know... but I do know it.

On the bright side, I studied for 8 hours today- 3 chapters- and I took a quiz over them and didn't miss -one- point. AT least my studying, however insane, works.

In AP LA however, I am not so focused on it. I do well on In-class essays, usually getting within the B+ to A range, and I am usually one of the higher scorers on multiple choice tests. I will study, obviously, but I feel like Mr. Ayers has prepared us well for it. (Thankfully) so it doesn't fall to my shoulders to cram.

I would also like to point out, that, while I study like a mad man perhaps, I don't slack all year then cram. I read every chapter, did all the homework... it's just that our teacher mainly covered either broad general ideas or useless side information about LBJ's bathroom habits.

I think a part of me just thinks that, if I don't get a 5 again, it'll be a bit degrading. Perhaps I set the bar to high with my first test, making it difficult now to achieve that again. :( And they say this APUS one is the hardest... gah.