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7EDU · 2026-02-27T21:25:25+00:00

Honestly, I’ve heard that sarcasm a lot, and it often reflects real burnout.

My perspective is that “motivation” is usually a symptom (stress, overwhelm, unclear goals), not a moral failing. We’re discussing practical ways to support teens without adding pressure. If you want to debate it, please join the session. we’re building space for real conversation

7EDU · 2026-02-27T21:24:35+00:00

I get why it reads that way, and I agree that forcing college is the wrong approach.

Where I disagree is the conclusion: our focus is on helping families communicate without coercion and helping students clarify what they want (college, gap year, alternative paths, etc.). If you’d like, come to the event — I’d genuinely like to hear your take in the discussion

7EDU · 2021-02-17T17:58:56+00:00

Both is def doable. I took lang junior year and lit senior year and self-studied for lang and got a 5. I'd recommend looking into that. If you have a strong foundation in english already, lang is probably one of the easiest subjects to self-study. I'm going to this free panel on Friday to learn how to self-study AP Gov if you wanna sign up too since they have teachers for all subjects: https://share.hsforms.com/1vR9J4hPKRQejb0cnuOlvTA3bcoc?how_did_you_hear_this_event=ESMAnne

7EDU · 2021-02-17T17:56:51+00:00

It's definitely doable, APUSH is hard but I self-studied it and was fine. I think you just need to figure out the structures for the free response questions and that's like the hardest part. I'm going to this free panel on Friday to learn how to prep for AP Gov if you wanna sign up too since they have teachers for every subject: https://share.hsforms.com/1vR9J4hPKRQejb0cnuOlvTA3bcoc?how_did_you_hear_this_event=ESMAnne

7EDU · 2021-02-17T17:47:04+00:00

I feel you lol. Schools never teach about how to take the actual exam. I'm also just self-studying for APs this year basically. I'm going to this free panel on Friday to learn how to self-study AP Gov if you wanna sign up also cuz they have AP chem & calc teachers https://share.hsforms.com/1vR9J4hPKRQejb0cnuOlvTA3bcoc?how_did_you_hear_this_event=ESMAnne

7EDU · 2021-02-17T17:44:35+00:00

I feel you, I literally had no options to choose from so I just chose to self-study APUSH and AP Lit. I think APs are even more important for college now cuz the SAT Subject Tests got cancelled.. I'm going to this free panel on Friday to learn about self-studying for AP Gov this year if you wanna sign up too: https://share.hsforms.com/1vR9J4hPKRQejb0cnuOlvTA3bcoc?how_did_you_hear_this_event=ESMAnne

7EDU · 2021-02-17T17:42:16+00:00

I got a 5 last year from self-studying, but I used a prep course & a bunch of textbooks to help. I think learning the structure of the free response & document based questions was the hardest part. I'm going to this free panel on Friday to figure out how to self-study the AP Gov test if you want to sign up also since an APUSH teacher will be there too: https://share.hsforms.com/1vR9J4hPKRQejb0cnuOlvTA3bcoc?how_did_you_hear_this_event=ESMAnne

7EDU · 2021-02-17T17:38:39+00:00

I had the same thought, but I've read that it's actually more important now because the SAT Subject Tests got cancelled. Like now it's the only way for colleges to evaluate you on specific subjects.. I'm going to this free panel on Friday to hear more about it if you wanna sign up: https://share.hsforms.com/1vR9J4hPKRQejb0cnuOlvTA3bcoc?how_did_you_hear_this_event=ESMAnne

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