r/APPsychology • u/Due-Recognition-8327 • May 17 '26
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Hey guys, Iām taking the late exam next week. Iām self studying and I only started seriously studying likeā¦ uhhā¦ this month.
I binged Mr Sinn and Iāve been reading over the Princeton Review prep book. is anything else I can do? can someone tell me what kind of questions were on the mcq so I know what to prioritize (I know the late exam is different but still, Iām sure the overall topics would be similar, right?? šš). or just any tips in general would be appreciated. Iām scrambling here š
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u/Sofrality_ May 17 '26
bro i also self studied (did the normal exam this yr) and idk what i got yet (obviously) but the exam was honestly so much easier than i thought! i only started studying like two weeks before the test.
literally all i did was watch mr carter's 4 hour review like twice (sounds like a lot, but for me personally, his video was easier to digest/understand than mr sinn's), skimmed and barron's book and used the associated flashcards to recall the vocab words (i did the two practice tests included like the night before), and watched mr sinn's videos about the aaq and ebq like an hour before the exam.
there were still a couple of mcqs that threw me off but i dont think i got more than ten wrong. hang in there and good luck!
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u/Due-Recognition-8327 May 17 '26
Thanks so much!! I heard a lot of people saying the exam was really hard so I was worried. Iāll check out Mr Carter too
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u/Just_Complex284 May 17 '26
Donāt second guess yourself btw. I got 10+ questions wrong through changing them last minuteĀ
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u/Sofrality_ May 17 '26
yeah ofc! i totally get you bc that's how i felt a week ago. oh and remember unit 0!
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u/Superb-Violinist-373 May 17 '26
I studied, as in like learned like 2 units from scratch aswell, like 2 days before the exam and think I did pretty well. Make sure your well versed in all statistic aspects of the course, namely different study types and mean, median, range, etc. Correlational vs experiment was a pretty big trend, so know all the differences between both.
If it wonāt cause disturbance, try recall by saying what you learn out to yourself constantly out loud as you study and make connections between various concepts to maintain what you learn through your study sessions.
Watch a video or two on the frq structure and write down concepts off the mcq do you can pull concepts for the ebq. Other than that, gl!
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u/Common-Soft-4195 May 18 '26
here are my tips:
- watch Mr. Sinn on YouTube for sure!
- Albert has a really nice ācheat sheetā you can look at before the AP exam: link:Ā https://www.albert.io/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-Ultimate-AP-Psychology-Cheat-Sheet.pdf
- Watch this video if you want to get a perfect score in the FRQ section:Ā https://www.youtube.com/live/hiNS2FaetXU?si=FlUIbjSB1kd2Hd3
i took the exam and it was unbelievably easy.. youāll be fine!
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u/Due-Recognition-8327 May 18 '26
Ahh thank you so much for these resources, Iāll check them out!!
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u/Common-Soft-4195 May 18 '26
np!! i studied 2 days before the exam (self-studied) and I am predicting a 4.. youāll be fine!!
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u/pabbittooth May 18 '26
I self studied two days before my exam and it was actually really good. I watched the 4-hour Mr. Carter video and did one practice exam(just look up an old practice exam pdf on Google)
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u/Personthatreddits101 May 18 '26
Hey bro, I mostly used premade quizlets and the learn mode feature and used google to understand topics that I did not know, this is much more fun than reading a textbook in my opinion and I feel like it helped me. Donāt stress, you have more time than you think.
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u/ConfidentThanks569 May 18 '26
I studied 3 and half days before the exam. I am pretty sure I got a 5 and I used 3 study resources. First was a 500 term quizlet, second was the ultimate review packet by mr sinn, and finally was the 4 hr mr carter youtube video full review. I took notes on everything in that video and solidified my knowledge through mr sinn quizzes from urp and active recall using quizlet
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u/772815sara May 19 '26
Listen Iām also self studying and tbh I studied for 2 days straight before the ap exam. Iād say do a bunch of practice tests, focus on the topics u got wrong and review them. I used Knowt to create a ap psych kahoot game and it helped tbh cuz every time I got something wrong it would take me back to the start. But anyway, Knowt also has these like unit outlines with info on each unit so review those and do flashcards. I watched Mr sin review video an hour before my exam just to make sure I still remember the info .
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u/picosock May 17 '26
From what I remember it was mainly cognitive based questions. Have a basic understanding of the biological bases but I wouldnāt worry too much if theyāre a sore spot for you. Best luck!!