#reached out to a website and hopefully they'll be able to help

[lunebits]

ap class tips

for those in ap classes who are struggling. also for those who aren't really. whatever.

just as an intro to my qualifications:

i go to a stem high school (will be graduating next sem!) where all the classes are already advanced as is (our ap classes are also taught differently!) i've taken a total of 10 ap classes during my time, and while that isn't as much as others, i'd say i have a pretty good spread of ap classes i took!

general ap class tips

remember that the ultimate goal for you taking this course is to take the exam and get a 4/5 (reach for that 5!). yes, the grade is important, but that score at the end after that exam might save anywhere from $600-$1200+ in college. so focus your energy on that exam once the exams are encroaching!

make friends in your ap classes. trauma bonding is real (/j) so making friends that will help you study or might save you when you accidentally forgot is key.

and while they all say "study a bit every night!" that's hard to do. the rule of thumb here for every class will be in the categorized sections, so don't worry (i gotchu!!)

ap math (calc ab/bc, stat, physics, chem, etc.)

i personally didn't take physics or chem bc i didn't want to, but i did take bc and got a 5 (yes, i'm so proud)!

rule of thumb for studying at home: do your homework everyday and actually take the time to understand what the hell you're doing. understand what the process is behind solving the problem. be able to pull out the variables. practice, practice, practice. also, this is one of those subjects where it's actually worth it to study it at home everyday.

ANOTHER RULE: practice tests. these math exams are about stamina and speed. if you can solve a problem, great! but now here comes 20 more screaming your name. but, if you can get the timing down before your exam, that's even better. so go waste your saturday afternoon at that mock exam if you need to. another saturday will come in time anyway. ask your teacher for mock exams. get that practice workbook. whatever it takes. get the timing in your hand.

just as a quote from my teacher, "life is about choices, and we are all busy people." don't waste your time doing something that'll waste your time. even if you can't remember it, that's okay. just keep moving and score more points somewhere else. and also, do the easy route. only memorize the easy route.

math is about patterns. patterns rule math. extract that pattern out of that problem, memorize it, and you'll be just fine.

FRQS WILL HURT YOUR BRAIN AND THAT'S OKAY! collegeboard has a very specific way it wants you to answer these questions. the best way to learn the format is to do so many frqs your hands hurt. because in any exam that involves math, you genuinely need to do better on the frqs. they'll land you more points. yes, the mcq might get you that 5, but the frqs become the basic 3 or 4 that you need. your teacher will hopefully teach you the format, but if they don't, the collegeboard ap website has all the past frqs they've ever made.

YOU WILL BE OKAY. I PROMISE. make sure that if you cry, you understand your disappointment then move on to a larger action plan.

ap histories/humanities (art history, u.s history, euro, world, etc.)

i've taken all the histories that my school offers (apush, euro, apwh, apah, etc.)

rule of thumb: don't study at home unless there's a test coming up or you're bad at putting stuff in order.

GET YOUR WRITING SKILLS DOWN PAT. this is the thing that'll get you the most points. that mcq section is a killer, but doing 3-6 (looking at you apah exam) right after might just kill you. so please, get your stamina up. just write. just keep writing.

timeline shit for history. because when it comes down to it, knowing the sequence of events and knowing the events themselves are more important than dates or whatever.

if you're worried about coherency in your writing, jot down a small pre-writing list.

memorize every single rubric. luckily, the dbq/leq rubric is the same across apush, apwh, and euro. you'll get away with just memorizing the two. the apah rubric is a little different, and the ap lit rubric is a little different. just memorize them as best you can.

when writing, cater to your reader. make things easy to spot and easy to grade. they'll give you a higher score if they can clearly see where things are.

just practice mcqs. all the stimulus will have something you can pull out of it (unless it's like apah where you're meant to memorize the works). but every question will have an answer that's in the passage. practice finding that answer. (this one is still really hard)

all these tests are tests of stamina. and sometimes, they're on the same goddamn day because collegeboard hates love us. just keep going. grab a snack. rest your eyes, go.

essays are the bane of everyone’s existence in ap courses because you’re on this strict rubric and have this mythical complexity/sophistication point that you need to give your hopes and dreams of achieving. BUT. but. you’ll be okay. especially for exams like the ap lit/apah exam, you get to come in knowing at least a bit of the exam (for ap lit, a good part of the frq weight. for apah, 90% of the test). TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT!! know a novel inside and out. know the works inside and out. you’ll be okay. stretch your hands, breathe, write.

ap sciences (bio, physics, chem, psych, econ)

i've personally taken bio and both econs, but these are all concept based, so the same general tips apply.

rule of thumb: if you don't understand it in class, you need to study it at home asap. seriously. because you sure as hell won’t be able to put it together during class the next day. whats good though is that there’s so many resources online (esp videos!!) for all the ap sciences that it’s actually crazy.

read your textbook. science is great with a textbook in your hand. you don't even need to read the whole thing. just skim through it to add information to your class notes. most times that works.

because the questions are concept based, the mcq/frqs are a little hard to get used to. SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS: don’t ignore your responsibilities and learn what these questions look like.

flashcards. USE FLASHCARDS. so much of science is not only understanding concepts but applying them. to apply them, you need to know them by heart. and to know them by heart means flashcards to drill yourself.

and speaking of applying your knowledge, you need to take things slowly. approach questions with this framework: 1) read the problem + understand what concept it’s asking about. 2) pull out that information from your sexy brain. 3) solve the problem based on what you can remember. to truly understand, include a lot of examples in your notes. AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHY AND HOW THEY WORK. the why and the how are more important than the what.

misc tips 🌷

burnout is inevitable if you don’t manage your time correctly. there’s people online that can explain how to manage your energy more than me so please go watch them instead lmfao

try your best to stay on your schedule. the more you push your tasks to this arbitrary tomorrow, the more you absolutely won’t do them.

honey, you need to bring a snack and a water bottle to those exams, you get like a 10 minute break that isn’t enough for the mental taxation (without representation) that happens on those exams. they’re brutal.

the classes themselves are not as bad you think. i promise. most of the time, you’ll actually have fun. and it’s really cool to be learning at a college level. so keep at it! the moment you hate something, the moment you begin to stop trying as hard and your grades start slipping. keep finding the next thing to delude yourself into enjoying (/hj).

#ap exams #ap classes #ap euro #ap bio #ap world history #apush me off a cliff #ap us history #ap art history #ap art history my love #i’m serious i loved apah sm #i didn’t take ap physics that’s a problem for later #study tips #ap literature #ap gov

[afusionoffandoms]

Apparently my ISP (which is one of the largest in all of Scandinavia - Telenor) has an issue with Tumblr's safety certificate, so hundreds of people have been locked out of Tumblr since the 23rd.

I was just able to get back in, but only after being instructed by my ISP over the phone to go into my router's settings and disabling their built-in internet security feature.

However, that also leaves you exposed since you no longer have said security filter. It also shouldn't be necessary to deactivate this in order to reach what is considered a secure and verified website. I hope they manage to find the error and fix it sooner rather than later, but considering how this only seems to affect people in Scandinavia who use a specific ISP, chances are low that they'll ever bother trying to fix it.

Reblog to spread awareness and hopefully help people get back in.

#tumblr #telenor #me

[jewish-lavellan]

So I've been looking to convert for years now, but there's like ten synagogues in the entire state of Tennessee and none of them are near me, and on top of that, I have no idea what to even look for when choosing one to convert with. Any advice on things to look for as a queer af hopefully-soon-to-be convert? Also do you know how to find a like,,, jewish grouping??? I forget what they're called, but like when you don't live near a synagogue and so people get together to worship and carpool to it on holidays??? idk with my luck someone was pulling my leg and that doesn't exist but I need help so like,,, worth a shot??? ...Thanks for literally any help you can give lmao

Heya!

I will start by saying that I am still a conversion student, and decidedly not a rabbi so like here is your shaker of salt; please use liberally.

I do empathise with your situation a bunch though op! I was in a similar place (a story for another time perhaps)

But here's my advice!

1) research the synagogues in your state anyway, look at what kind of Judaism they practice and work see what kind you gel with. Now in the Uk the denominations are slightly diferent so I can't say which you would find most welcoming, not to mention it varies between congregations anyway.

2) Email the Rabbi(s) or their office admins. Most will have contact information on their websites. Explain your situation and your intent to begin conversion.

I can't promise they'll say yes. The first rabbi I reached out to didn't (his reasoning has really supprised everyone I've talked to irl since tho lol, but enough rabbi drama)

Once you've made contact, and establish that line of communication then they might be able to help put you in touch with groups or carpooling set ups and similar.

3) Watch out for the messianics. I've not seen them in the uk, but I'm aware sometimes in the US they will set up whole congregations. I'll go have a look for some resourced after my dnd game and rb with some things to look out for

Otherwise! I wish you the best of luck!!

#jumblr #pyro.txt #asks

[imhaunting]

:(

#anxious as fuck cause my doctor answered like - idk what that is idk what u want can u clear that up #When i straight up sent him what prescription i needed so i can start the process of getting 'official dysphoria' #And like sure he's old i would love to send him more info #BUT THERE IS NONE #THERE'S FUCK ALL EXPLAINING ONLINE #reached out to a website and hopefully they'll be able to help #But I'm so fucking anxious #Cause apparently it'll cost almost a grand JUST to be diagnosed w dysphoria #And like don't come @ me i know i have it easy cause we have public healthcare but like.... I cannot afford that #Plus i have a history of mental illness and when i talk about trans stuff it's always in english so fucking odds are they'll say i don't #Have enough dysphoria or some bullshit like that #And I'm doing all this behind my parents back which is 100% gonna blow up in my face #And I'm so fucking overwhelmed #Why is it this fucking hard #Fucking why #I'm so.. Lost #I can't fucking afford this shit my parents are gonna definitely pull something if/when they find out #I just... Feel sick

[thedreadpiratematt]

Hey Matt I just saw your post about your friend. I'm so sorry that he's going through that. I worked for a domestic violence non profit and my mother runs the DV program at another non profit so I've got experience with this kind of stuff. You've mentioned you live in OK, right? I did a quick search and the OCADVSA looks like a great place to get resources and help. I'm not sure if your friend needs immediate assistance getting out of his situation with the kids, but if so there is also a hotline to call on the website. Otherwise, he'll just need to reach out and they'll be able to help with legal things and getting to safety. I know this is a horrible situation and I'm so sorry he is in it. If you have any specific questions or need help with anything please let me know. You are not the first friend I've helped with this so I've got tools if you need them.

Hey thank you so much!! I read this when you first sent it, it was just a crazy weekend, and also I hate for useful messages to disappear, so I had to screenshot this lol. But in the future feel free to DM me, or I'll DM you if that's okay. When I first posted that he wasn't quite ready to leave unfortunately, but thankfully as of yesterday afternoon he said he's looking for legal counsel and a separate place for himself. My heart still hurts for him as he's really broken up about it because he really loves her and wants to make things work and get her help, but that's looking increasingly unlikely, so I'm really glad he's taking steps to get out and protect himself, and hopefully protect their children.