This letter outlines my experience in AP Calculus for any ambitious students who are looking to see what it takes to conquer the AP Calculus exam. Going into my winter break, I was glad to be finished with my fall semester classes, especially those that brought me tremendous stress. In fact, for a brief moment, the only thing on my mind was the all-nighters of watching movies and playing video games I was ready to pull off. Then I remembered the commitment I made by signing up for AP Calculus, a course so many dread and one that I was expected to complete in one mere semester. I wondered what it was that made the class so difficult for most people and, though I had the option to use all of my spare time on the much more pleasurable route that …show more content…
I devoted several days to watching videos and lessons there. Though the material was difficult at times, I persevered through it and learned from the mistakes I was making. After a while, I completed the entirety of the first unit with a good understanding of the concepts. By the time winter break ended I did what I set out to do and was prepared for the start of AP Calculus. I learned a good amount of calculus on my own and developed important study skills, both of which stayed with me throughout the course. Though I felt accomplished I knew this was just the beginning of a long-term effort to achieve my end goal of scoring a 5 on the AP exam. I continued my efforts by carrying myself with the same system from winter break: watch and take notes through every video I was assigned, complete all classwork, frequently study/recall material, and learn from mistakes I made along the way. To some, this sounds truly exhausting, but I was able to perfect it so flawlessly that my efforts culminated in a finish of a 100 as my class grade after every semester and an understanding of AP Calculus that was more than enough to pass the AP exam with my desired score. Because I believe what I did was a bit excessive, I know that if anyone else tried the same system for themselves and had partial success, they would logically still come close to achieving the same result of passing the AP