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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid graduated from PHS SMCS program several years ago.  He took AP Gov in 9th grade and APUSH in 10th grade, as that was the only option available to his cohort.

Our strategy was very simple -

1) Take one AP test from all 5 core subjects (English, Foreign language, Math, Science, Social Science) before applying to college.  So, by end of 11th grade they had  taken 8 APs and covered all 5 core subject areas.

2)Since AP exams are held at least a month before school ends, the teachers are never able to finish the curriculum in time, or the last few units were taught in a rush.  So, my kids had to get ahead for all APs before school started and studied some units during summer break.  They were usually a quarter ahead in APs.

3) Study using the Barron's study guide and they bought it during summer and studied during summer.

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1) this is what most public state flagships recommend.

2) This is common but stupid behavior because the exam grading already builds in a generous curve and focuses on broad fundamentals, not details of every unit. 
Missing one unit is better than rushing all the units poorly. 
AP USH asks questions like "talk about economics and racial tensions in YOUR CHOICE of either 18th or 19th Century". 
AP Lit says "choose ANY book from this list and talk about themes blah blah" 
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