Advice Thread

[LittleGrizzly]

Oh well, paracetamol is only 80c a packet

I had a painful tooth, my friend works as a dental nurse and got me some temporary filling stuff, thats probably a little expensive but (she told me) you can buy little packs for things such as holidays. So maybe consider picking one of them up... i don't think its healthy to just keep taking paracetamol... besides they didn't seem to do much good sometimes...

[Hooahguy]

how do you study for AP US exams if i never study for history tests at all?
the AP test is on May 8th.

[Vuk]

how do you study for AP US exams if i never study for history tests at all?
the AP test is on May 8th.

AP? In general, when studying for a history exam, it is important to build your study plan on your teacher's expectations and the demands of the course. Is it going to MC or essay? If essay, has s/he given you the questions in advance? Tell me this, and good advice shall surely come your way.

[Hooahguy]

its the AP test. i think its MC and essay questions, specifically DBQs (document based questions).
i think ill just read the book a few times. im really good in history and ive never gotten below an 86 on a test and i never study. dumb, i know.

[Vuk]

its the AP test. i think its MC and essay questions, specifically DBQs (document based questions).
i think ill just read the book a few times. im really good in history and ive never gotten below an 86 on a test and i never study. dumb, i know.

Well, not to sound really dumb here, but what is an AP test? :P
As far as test taking strategies, I have been taking higher level history classes at the college level for a number of years, so I think I can give you some advice.
First of all, study. :P Remember what the teacher stressed in class, and what s/he wanted you to pay attention too, and make sure that you understand it. Pick out and remember the main points and anything that is really stressed in the text. Look for the author's opinion and how s/he referrences other works. Understanding the main flow and what really happened, and what the author's arguments are is more important that memorizing dates, but you need to remember the important ones to give you a basic time frame at least. With out dates to put things in context, the knowledge is useless. If you have been given the essay questions in advance, work on writing an essay now and practice it several times over. Be careful though - do not try to memorize what you are going to write, because you WILL forget. Instead, try to really understand what it is you want to say and how you want to flesh your argument out, and then you can word it however you want when you are there. Also, on a history essay, they are looking for an argument, not a mindless sputtering of facts. Use the facts to support your thesis.
That is studying for history in a nutshell, hope it helps. If you want anymore information, just ask.

[Hooahguy]

wow. that was really helpful, Vuk. if there was rep on these forums id give you some.
kudos!

[Vuk]

wow. that was really helpful, Vuk. if there was rep on these forums id give you some.
kudos!

lol, np, it is what I am here for. (and you just happened to have a question about my specialty. )