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AP CHEM REVIEW POWERPOINTS!!
Hey Chem kids taking the AP Chem Exam on Monday, or on the make-up day, here are some review powerpoints that go over the ENTIRE course and have practice questions & video links as well, they are very useful at least I think, and might help you study/review if you need it!! just click the links below (they are not mine, but a collaboration of multiple AP Chem teachers!)
PP1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_sFm6oYQJoMSFdRVGVGX1J3Tlk/view?usp=sharing
PP2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_sFm6oYQJoMRVNxR3BtWGJkeGM/view?usp=sharing
PP3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_sFm6oYQJoMZmV3QlNTd1lNTU0/view?usp=sharing
also hit me up if you need any help w concepts, I have a pretty good grasp of the entire course and it would be helpful for me as well!! If any of the links are broken let me know!
please reblog & share, especially if you know you have high school followers who might be struggling!
why Princeton?
Oh goodness; brace yourself, this is probably going to be a very long answer!
I’ll do them in bullet point format, in no particular order.
Freshman Seminar — I absolutely love, love, love the concept of freshman seminar. A group of fourteen other freshmen that you may have never had the opportunity to know had you all not decided to take whatever quirky seminar your seminar happened to be; studying crazy, incredibly fascinating things. A group that size allows for small group discussions yet is big enough to have multiple opinions and facets to an idea brought to the table. Not to mention, that this highlights the fact that Princeton is an undergraduate focused university—as it is the professors who are teaching the seminars and taking the time out of their days to interact and get to know these undergraduates.
Senior Thesis — As crazy as this may sound, I really like the senior thesis. For the IB program, IB candidates have to write an Extended Essay that is pretty much the IBO equivalent of a Princeton Senior Thesis. And although I moaned and groaned about having to write this giant, research based essay, I loved doing it. I loved delving into a topic that I was so passionate about, learning new things in the research process; discovering opinions old and new on the subject matter. And although I know that if—by some joyous occasion—I do end up at Princeton, that I will be complaining about having to write the senior thesis, I know that at the end of the day that I’m going to love working on it.
Precepts — I really like the concept of precepts, because it guarantees that no matter how big the class gets, that I will always have one-on-one time with my professor (or sometimes a TA) in order to make absolutely sure that I understand the material. Although big classes are pretty rare at Princeton, I like this idea of having smaller classes to fall back on in the event that I am placed into a larger class (if I end up at Princeton haHAHha) and really shows that the university takes care of its students.
Deans, Masters, Faculty Fellows, Directors of Studies— And there are more. More people who I haven’t listed who work with Princeton students to make sure that they are thriving on campus and are happy with their academic track, residential lives, etc. This endless support system is also what drew me to Princeton, as students have so many people to turn to in case of times of hardship or if they are seeking guidance in one matter or the other.
Residential Colleges — Need I say more? As someone who is really big on living in communities and having some sort of “_____ pride” or another, as well as playful rivalry, I love Princeton’s residential colleges.
“Princeton in the nation’s service and in the service of all nations.” — I love this philosophy. Absolutely love it. To me, it seems like an encouragement to all Princetonians, faculty and students alike, to be a global citizen. To branch out and impact the world for good in any way possible, no matter how big or small. That learning is not just for oneself, but also for the benefit of the world; to take that incredible knowledge gained at Princeton University and to share it with the world.
The Bridge Year Program — Not to be presumptuous, as who knows if I will be admitted into the university, but I am in love with the Bridge Year Program. That year after graduating from high school is an optimal time in one’s life to take a year off and to immerse oneself in a foreign culture; to live life in another person’s shoes, and to become a global citizen (as I’ve stated above) by volunteering and helping out places in need. As someone who loves learning about new traditions, cultures, languages, etc., I would love for the opportunity to apply for the incredible Bridge Year Program provided by Princeton, as it seems like an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience. To live in another country and to live life away from my personal norm of the United States; just imagine how much perspective would be gained from such an experience.
Study Abroad — At a lot of universities, you see that they say “oh yes, we love for our students to go abroad!” but that actually is not the case. From what I’ve seen and heard about Princeton, the university actually wants its students to have a study abroad experience and will be ever so accommodating to students’ needs and issues that need to be addressed in the event that a Princetonian does want to study abroad for a semester.
The Woodrow Wilson School for Public & International Affairs — Don’t even get me started on Woody Woo, because I assure you that I can go on for hours. The school combines every subject that I have ever loved seamlessly into one program that allows its students the freedom to pick their academic track—yet guides them along in making these decisions. They require a cultural immersion outside of the US, as well as proficiency in a foreign language, and requires students to study History, Psychology, Political Science, Philosophy, etc. in order to provide an incredibly comprehensive program that is perfect for the politician in the making; providing them with the perfect background for becoming a positively influential congresswoman/man, empowered with knowledge.
Arch Sings— I am very heavily involved in choir and a cappella, and Princeton’s Arch Sings are a great part of the university. As someone who cannot go a day without belting at least a few tunes, Arch Sings are also what draw me to Princeton. Yee!
PMUNC — Princeton Model United Nations Conference. Princeton’s MUN is one of the strongest collegiate MUN delegations in the country, and having been a delegate at PMUNC myself, I would now love for the opportunity to turn the table and work on Secretariat in organizing the conference, and also chair a committee! And, of course, compete in competitive collegiate Model UN as a part of the Princeton delegation.
Traditions — This has gotten so long, so if you want to know specific traditions, please let me know! But I absolutely love Princeton’s traditions.
Whoa! All of your essay topics are so unique. Do you think you could post the Stanford intellectual vitality and roomate essays and the Macaulay Honors College activity essay? I'd love to read them!
yeah sure! i’ll post my stan essays here, and since i don’t have my macaulay essays with me rn, i’ll make a separate post with macaulay when i get back home
Going off of a previous ask, any more sat or act prep blogs?
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IF ANYONE WANTS SOME VERY (AND I MEAN **VERY**) BRIEF NOTES ABOUT EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN PRESIDENT UP TO THIS POINT FOR THE APUSH EXAM HERE YOU GO!! TUMBLR WOULDN’T LET ME ADD MORE THAN 10 PHOTOS THOUGH SO HERE’S A LINK TO PART 2
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AP English Language and Composition Review #4: Writing Component: Analysis
Hi everyone! Welcome to my fourth post in my AP English Language and Composition series! If you missed the last one, you can check it out here. I’m going to be talking about the second essay you’ll come across: the analysis essay! This essay can be a little bit more difficult, depending on the student, but it still has all of the evidence you need right out in front of you!
What is the Analysis Essay?
The analysis essay is basically a rhetorical analysis essay. Students are typically given a passage to read and then analyze the rhetorical devices the author utilized in order to get their point across. Basically, you’re covering not only the argument of the author but his/her strategies as well. However, like all of the essays, the College Board can throw out oddball prompts! In past years, there’s also been double-passage analysis prompts, asking you to compare the rhetorical strategies used, and there’s also been prompts asking you to analyze a specific rhetorical device, like satire (that year was particularly difficult because you were screwed if you didn’t understand satire).You will have 40 minutes to read and respond to the prompt.
How to Plan Quickly and Efficiently:
Since you do not get planning time, you have to not only read and understand the prompt but write your essay in 40 minutes. There’s absolutely no time to waste if you want to write a quality essay. Read the prompt. You can’t just skim this, since you need to understand the prompt! If you can choose your rhetorical devices, choose two at the most. You really want to hone in on the strategies, and analyzing more than two takes up too much time and you won’t finish (or finish well). You are not writing about every single rhetorical device used! If you try to cover everything, you’re going to write a hot mess of a paper. I normally default on tone, diction, parallelism, anecdotes, allusions, or metaphors and similes. These are the pretty common, and I find it easier to scope out these devices rather than the more obscure ones like antithesis, metonymy, or apophasis.
The Introduction:
The introduction is the roadmap to your essay. Start off with a broad introduction. Don’t begin with evidence or your argument. Begin by introducing the reader to your subject. Tell them about the reading passage(s), and then state how the author used certain rhetorical devices to argue their point.
The Thesis:
For example, a complete thesis would be something along the lines of “In his essay titled "Exams: the New Disease Terrorizing Schools Across the World.” Professor Dropout efficaciously utilizes metaphors and similes to demonstrate the exponentially increasing positive relationship between students’ lack of sleep and their inability to care about life.“ A bad thesis would be something like, "Professor Dropout used metaphors and similes.” Your thesis should answer, who the author is, what they wrote, what rhetorical devices you’re using, and what they wrote about.
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AP English Language and Composition Review #5: Writing Component : Argumentative
Hey guys! This is the fifth post in my AP Lang series. I’m going to talk about the last type of essay today: the open-ended argument! If you missed (or want to see) the last four posts, you can check them out here.
What is the Argumentative Essay?
The argumentative essay is exactly what it sounds like. It gives you a prompt (normally a quote and then a stance) and asks you to take a stand. You can side with the prompt, side against it, or qualify (state the positives and negatives of) both sides. Now, this is the typical layout. However, like the other essays, the College Board has been known to throw weird prompts at unaware students. Fortunately, there isn’t much they can change up as they’ve really only ever mandated what side the student takes. You will have 40 minutes to complete this essay.
How to Plan Quickly and Efficiently:
This writing component doesn’t have a source to draw information from like the synthesis essay. While there’s often a quote provided, it’s not really necessary to even read it. You are welcome to quote it, but I don’t suggest it, since that’s just given to you and doesn’t show your vast amounts of outside knowledge. Since you’re left to your own devices, I typically come up with a historical event, literary reference, and modern event/occurrence to back my essay up. I also choose whatever side I suspect less students will write about! I explain why here. However, if you don’t think you can come up with an adequate essay supporting the less common side, don’t do it! I’m naturally stronger at writing than, say, mathematics, so when I take a math exam, I’m pretty calculator-reliant. (I say this because I want you guys to do what comes naturally for you come exam day. That is not the day to branch out and take chances. Go with what you know.) Okay, so moving away from background information, let’s get down to the actual planning. Don’t waste more than 5 minutes on this. Read the prompt and task. Choose a side. Pick three examples. (I suggest using “canned” examples if you have some at your disposal. Please note, I mean unique canned examples that you create. We’re talking home-made stuff, not mass-produced cans. Keep your eyes out for a post on this later.) Scratch some key ideas and points you want to mention on your test booklet. Physically write out your thesis. (You want this to be simple but definitive of your position)
The Introduction:
Like the other two essays, use the introduction to layout the rest of your essay. This is not the time to be specific. This is the time to welcome your reader to the issue at hand before you firmly and thoughtfully tell them your position on the argument. Think of it like being a salesperson…of ideas. (what?) No, but really. Be nice to your reader. Don’t force your ideas on them in the beginning. Gently introduce them to the topic before going cray TV seller on them, because you’re the only one who will ever have valid ideas in life. Everyone else can get out. Am I right?
The Thesis:
End your introduction with your thesis. This should be a simplistic sentence stating your position on the argument at hand. It lets your reader know where you’re going to take the argument. Do not forget your thesis! It’s so important that readers know what you’re trying to say! Also, a word to the wise: DO NOT USE FIRST PERSON IN THIS ESSAY. DO NOT SAY “I BELIEVE.” JUST DON’T. THIS IS A FORMAL ESSAY. INFORMAL SPEECH SHOULD BE LEFT AT HOME COME EXAM DAY. Here’s an example of a thesis: “When faced with the moral dilemma of deliberately taking the life of another human being, humans should look to the precedent set by their ancestors in determining whether or not the death penalty is a justifiable punishment.” In that sentence, we know what I’m talking about: the death penalty. We know what I’m doing: qualifying. We know where I’m going: to the past hollah.
The Body Paragraphs:
I like to dedicate a paragraph to each piece of evidence I present in my argument. Of course, the general layout of the paper is up to you. You may want to stuff several little examples into each body paragraph. If that works for you, great! I, personally, like to just stick to one general example, so I can really focus on my evidence.
Each paragraph should have a topic sentence at the beginning. Remember, no paragraph should begin with evidence or argument. They are there to redirect the reader to what you’re trying to say, not sucker punch them with your argument.
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AP English Language and Composition Review #6: The Big Literary Eras and Movements
Hey everyone! This has been sitting in my drafts for a long time, because this was just too much effort to think about. This is my sixth post in my AP English Language and Composition Review series. If you want to see the last one, check it out here. From here on out, I’m going to cover topics that should help you handle the exam. Today, I’m going to summarize and talk about some of the major literary movements (American, of course). Understanding the literary movements will help you understand the reading passages! So, let’s get to it.
Renaissance: This isn’t actually technically American, but it needs to be mentioned. It’s also commonly referred to as Elizabethan literature. This is when Europe moved out of the Dark Ages. The printing press was created in the 1400s, and the movement focused on self-actualization and acceptance of whatever life throws at you. This in a nutshell was considered humanism. Think Shakespeare, Bacon, and Spenser. Okay, let’s face it. You probably only know Shakespeare. Think Shakespeare.
Enlightenment: This period stressed reason, logic, and liberty. It’s also called the Age of Reason. This era had more non-fictional essays and things of the like. Major writers were Lock, Rousseau. (two major influences for the Declaration of Independence hollah), and Hobbes. Writers began to criticize the Church and argumentative essays became popular. It was basically a celebration of the capabilities of the human mind. Look at us, we can think.
Romanticism: There are two periods of Romanticism: light and dark. However, I’m just going to mash the two together, because I’m tired. The Romantic movement is super varied in style and theme. One major theme that they both shared was individualism. They emphasized the person as a unit rather than society as a whole. A lot of the authors wrote about social problems. Major writers were William Blake, Hawthorne, Whitman, Poe, Jane Austen, and Lord Byron. A lot of the rhetorical devices used were symbolism, imagery, and personification. You should recognize a lot of writers from this period, actually. I suggest reading a few works because this period is huge, or you can sparknotes some stuff. (Whatever floats your boat)
Transcendentalism: This was a philosophical movement that is really hard to type, man. It was basically the sassy younger sister of the Enlightenment (non-conformist movement). It focused on the individual, nature, emotion over logic, and didn’t trust classical forms, like Romanticism. However, it was only American, stressing nationalism. Emerson is considered the father of this movement; however, a lot of the ideas of this movement came from Kant of Germany. They basically believed in a higher truth (transcended moral world) Major writers were also Thoreau, Dickinson, Walt, and Fuller.
Realism: This movement stressed honesty. Writers shunned exaggerations, sensationalism, and melodrama in order to more accurately portray life. Think of them as the opposite of romanticism. Major authors were Dickens, Eliot, and Tolstoy.
Naturalism: Naturalism wanted to go further than realism. Their goal was to explain life. The big idea of naturalism was that your fate was determined by your heredity, environment, and social interactions. It kind of suggested that people were puppets, unable to decide their fate. They discussed the struggles of man versus nature. Major writers were Wharton, Norris, and Zola. Social darwinism was a big part of naturalism.
Modernism: This movement occurred when writers moved away from traditional styles of writing. They experienced with new forms of expression and rhetorical devices like satire, juxtaposition, and irony were commonly used. They also used a sort of 3rd person omniscient point of view in their works. Major writers were Fitzgerald, Conrad, and Eliot. Major subjects were anti-hierarchy and whether or not reality existed.
Understanding the motives behind a literary movement can help you better decipher a passage, since you will definitely see a pre-1800 passage on the test! If you have any questions about the literary movements listed, feel free to send me a message!
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These PSAT jokes “made my day”
A) “were making my day”
B) “do make my day”
C) “having made my day”
D) “are made of my day”
E) NO CHANGE
college board leader: ok we need to fuck up this test as much as possible this year, what do we do
college board staff member: what if we made the students unable to use calculators on a section where it's clearly necessary
college board leader: holy fuck, rick, you genius. here's my car keys. go to my house and fuck my wife
