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whatisurnameplz
05/10/12 2:35:00 PM
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I'm sure at least one person here has taken it before. Any suggestions?

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Robazoid
05/10/12 2:37:00 PM
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Abraham Lincoln shot JFK

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greengravy294
05/10/12 2:38:00 PM
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Grover Cleveland was a boss

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nm14
05/10/12 2:39:00 PM
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Not really. I just remember that the Princeton Review study guide was the best preparation.

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Weakupedia
05/10/12 2:40:00 PM
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hope you studied

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ScorpioVS
05/10/12 2:41:00 PM
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AP class was so six years ago

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DeathChicken
05/10/12 2:42:00 PM
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Calvin Coolidge went insane after his son died and did nothing during his presidency. He was also a very successful president

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tyder21
05/10/12 2:42:00 PM
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From: nm14 | #004
Not really. I just remember that the Princeton Review study guide was the best preparation.


I was always partial to Kaplan.

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Robazoid
05/10/12 2:43:00 PM
#9:


Being an immortal android from the year 6000 who got sent back in time to experience all of American History first-hand was what helped me pass, although quite a few misconceptions on real events are taken as 'fact' now so it was a little hard to sort through.

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dethfdddddh
05/10/12 2:45:00 PM
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Pray for a good DBQ topic.

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Iubaris
05/10/12 2:49:00 PM
#11:


Study the Civil War.

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SSBM_Guy
05/10/12 3:08:00 PM
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Do a practice test today and see what you get.

Also, read Princeton Review. Princeton Review is too good.

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MarvelousGerbil
05/10/12 3:09:00 PM
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Why ask for suggestions when you're taking it tomorrow? It would have been better to ask for suggestions a month ago. As for any big exam though, just get a full night's sleep, eat a breakfast, and make sure you don't fall asleep during the exam. Don't cram tonight, it's very unlikely to help.

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Aecioo
05/10/12 3:10:00 PM
#14:


Eat peppermint gum while taking it.

trust me

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SSBM_Guy
05/10/12 3:11:00 PM
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Alternatively, as opposed to doing an essay, just go to collegeboard and look at all the released essay questions in the past 3-4 years. And then just write a quick outline on what you would do for those essays and what info you could use.

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WaIker
05/10/12 3:19:00 PM
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For my IB chemistry exams the default answers were 'cancer' 'ovaries' and 'expensive'.

From: Aecioo | #014
Eat peppermint gum while taking it.

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dude I did this in all my IB exams. best decision ever.

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whatisurnameplz
05/10/12 3:29:00 PM
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From: dethfdddddh | #010
Pray for a good DBQ topic.


My teacher told me how one year, the DBQ was insanely tough (nobody in the history department could answer). It was about Republican motherhood in the 19th century, and there weren't even subtopics in the question, so it was hard to organize facts.

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cody11533
05/10/12 3:48:00 PM
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Watch this video and you're guaranteed to pass. It worked for me.



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WalrusJump
05/10/12 4:49:00 PM
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Don't spend so much time on the DBQ that you'll have to rush the other two essays - but spend more time on that than any of the other two essays.

Know a bunch of random facts, some of them will probably be on the multiple choice section.

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SpikeDragon
05/10/12 4:52:00 PM
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Study.

I took 6 AP tests, and this was the only one I failed.

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Azp2k32
05/10/12 5:12:00 PM
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Oh wow, it's been 4 years since I took that thing. And the DBQs should still go f*** themselves. Only cram tonight if you haven't studied the content comprehensively prior.

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whatisurnameplz
05/11/12 10:40:00 AM
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I think I got over half of the multiple choice right. I think I did good on the DBQ (analyze the effect big business had on politics and economics from 1870-1900, and include Americans' responses), but not as good on the other two essays (how western expansion caused sectional tension from 1800 to 1850, and what are the outcomes and origins of intense culture conflict in the 1920s using two of Immigration, Religion, (I chose those), and prohibition), mainly because I had a hard time starting things up.

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th3l3fty
05/11/12 10:44:00 AM
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From: whatisurnameplz | #017
My teacher told me how one year, the DBQ was insanely tough (nobody in the history department could answer). It was about Republican motherhood in the 19th century, and there weren't even subtopics in the question, so it was hard to organize facts.


yeah, that was the year I took it

everyone just kinda stared at it for a bit because we had no idea what to do with it

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LordoftheMorons
05/11/12 10:45:00 AM
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Yeah the DBQ topic sounds better than the other two. Hope you did well!

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AlecTrevelyan006
05/11/12 10:47:00 AM
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AP US History was easy. It was a huge buildup and even as a history nerd I was freaking out, but it was not that bad. My exams for class were WAY worse.

You don't need to get everything right, you just need to be relatively smart enough to get a 5.

As long as you've got practice with DBQs you should be fine.

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LordoftheMorons
05/11/12 10:50:00 AM
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I thought AP US was the hardest AP test I took. I ended up getting a 5, but I was definitely not sure of that after having taken it.

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th3l3fty
05/11/12 10:53:00 AM
#27:


hardest DBQ I took was AP European History, but that probably has something to do with barely putting any effort into the class >_>

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PartOfYourWorld
05/11/12 10:59:00 AM
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I felt really good walking out of that exam and ended up scoring a 2. I have no idea how I passed AP Government and failed U.S. History. I thought about paying to get my exam re-scored (heard a story about an older classmate whose score changed from a 2 to a 4 on the re-grade), but meh.

Was it today? Hope you did well.

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PartOfYourWorld
05/11/12 11:01:00 AM
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Oh yeah, and I have no idea how I scored the same on the AP US exam as I did in AP Bio when I was literally guessing on everything for the latter. For one of the essays (topic was fruit flies), I literally wrote FRUIT FLIES EAT FRUIT and nothing else, and I still managed a 2. I was confident after the APUSH exam and wound up with the same score.

AP seems kinda BS.

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IngmarBirdman
05/11/12 11:05:00 AM
#30:


I took 6 AP tests, and this was the only one I failed.

This. AP History was by far the hardest for me.

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blindhobo13
05/11/12 11:06:00 AM
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I got a 5 because I used the word ****** in my essay. I'm serious.
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dethfdddddh
05/11/12 6:52:00 PM
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Are you planning on taking AP Euro or World?

Euro has a bad reputation, but is very easy.

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kurtfisto
05/11/12 7:29:00 PM
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From: WaIker | #016
For my IB chemistry exams the default answers were 'cancer' 'ovaries' and 'expensive'.


what are you talking about

is this some dumb paper 3 option?

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SSBM_Guy
05/11/12 7:37:00 PM
#34:


I think the hardest is AP English Lit, but then again, I have quite a bit of trouble with grammar questions and "choose the best answer" questions.

The essays were pretty difficult, too. It was just kind of bleh all around. I didn't have too much problems with APUSH, ended up getting a 5 on it. I don't remember how I felt when I finished, but I think I went out thinking I did alright. I don't even really remember the essay questions.

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kevwaffles
05/11/12 7:38:00 PM
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One of the students the year I took it drew a squirrel defecating on the DBQ.

Which is actually pretty stupid, because that resulted in him not getting a score, and the state of Georgia refunds most of your money as long as you successfully complete the test.

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tyder21
05/11/12 7:39:00 PM
#36:


I really wish I took more AP exams. I only took two because I thought all the IB tests I was taking would get me credit at college instead. Turns out the only IB exam my university even acknowledges is IB History. 'Oops.'

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Epyo
05/11/12 8:00:00 PM
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Out of 4 AP tests, this is the one I didn't get credit for at my college. It was a prety easy test, I just completely effed around in all of my classes senior year of high school, and in american history definitely the most (didn't open the books a single time, didn't do any homework if it required learning anything new). I still got a 3 on it.

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eaedwards6400
05/11/12 8:04:00 PM
#38:


I was the first group in my High School to take the test so I have to say my results weren't that promising. However, it does really isn't that bad. I would say try your best on the essays that's where I believe I got most of my points.

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whatisurnameplz
05/11/12 8:19:00 PM
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From: dethfdddddh | #032
Are you planning on taking AP Euro or World?

Euro has a bad reputation, but is very easy.


I'm taking AP US Gov and Java next year.

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masterplum
05/11/12 8:27:00 PM
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I took .. 11 tests I think? Chem and euro I thought were the hardest

Micro economics I studied for myself and got a 5.

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whatisurnameplz
05/11/12 8:28:00 PM
#41:


From: masterplum | #040
I took .. 11 tests I think? Chen and euro I thought were the hardest

Micro economics I studied for myself and got a 5.


Apparently, at my school, after the AP chem test, all the chem students play mario kart for a month. I'm not even sure if the teacher gives a final.

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tyder21
05/11/12 8:30:00 PM
#42:


From: whatisurnameplz | #041
Apparently, at my school, after the AP chem test, all the chem students play mario kart for a month. I'm not even sure if the teacher gives a final.


That's how my AP Comp. Sci. class was with Starcraft. Probably the best month ever.

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shadosneko
05/11/12 8:31:00 PM
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Hopefully this will answer all your questions.

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