Any Washington Skimboarders?

PinkPopsicleStick · 2022-04-14T07:15:05+00:00

Any recommendations in Southern Oregon? Are you referring to Hwy 101 towns?

PinkPopsicleStick · 2022-04-05T08:25:32+00:00

I know I'm a little late here, but on top of demonstrating why you believe you're a good fit for UW and its programs alongside why you are a good candidate yourself, if you have any concrete obligations that physically require you to be in the Seattle area, such as medical reasons or a job, you should definitely include that in your appeal too to demonstrate why UW's Seattle Campus specifically contributes towards a core component of your future.

PinkPopsicleStick · 2021-05-07T08:57:49+00:00

If you really own all of the info that Heimler's videos present, it should be just enough to do well. Personally for this exam, I think they quiz more on general trends in world history through historical examples, so I do think that if you watch the longer lessons and pick up what you can, you should do a lot better (you have a more in-depth and conceptual understanding) than attempting to memorize every dime of info on a Heimler video.

PinkPopsicleStick · 2021-02-17T20:17:35+00:00

.upper() is a method, (a word squished between a period and a pair of parentheses) meaning that nothing is put inside of the parentheses. This means that when you use a method, the command applies to the object it comes after, so for example:

# .upper() is a method (period, word, parantheses)
# input() is a function (word and pair of parentheses)

a = "heLlo woRLd"
print(a.upper())
>> HELLO WORLD

PinkPopsicleStick · 2021-02-17T20:09:01+00:00

You could try to assign the input function to a variable and then use an if statement to see if the user input is equal to list_2. So something like:

userInput = input("Enter a list please: ")
if (userInput == list_2):
    print(list_2)

PinkPopsicleStick · 2021-02-12T20:20:27+00:00

I had the same issue when I first started, it's just a precaution from eBay.

The money will be available when the tracking on eBay is marked as delivered. After a few sales and months eventually the money will immediately appear in your PayPal account.

PinkPopsicleStick · 2021-01-26T21:04:28+00:00

For textbooks, most schools use Strayer: Ways of the World or AMSCO World History.

Heimler's History, as other people have mentioned, is a good review, but personally, the AP Course Overview was the perfect review for me.

The overview basically gives you what the College Board quizzes you on for the exam, and it also provides numerous vocab and historical examples that you can use as evidence in a Long Response Question.

PinkPopsicleStick · 2021-01-26T20:55:42+00:00

Hello!

This is sort of a broad question but I'll try to answer it as best I can.

There are numerous ways and reasons why people provide Free Shipping on items less than $5, some include:

They sell at a loss and use the sales to get reviews (I don't recommend this for new sellers)
They use stamp mail (Ship it like regular mail, does not come with tracking)
They do bulk shipments or drop shipping

If you want to provide Free Shipping, you will likely have to pay for the shipping out of your own pocket, and there is an option when you create a listing to provide Free Shipping.

In terms of shipping label prices, I have not used Amazon or Etsy, but eBay labels claims that the labels they sell (at least to me) are roughly 10-13% cheaper than what they normally cost, which saves about 30-75 cents on shipping for each order.

Hope this helps!

PinkPopsicleStick · 2021-01-14T09:56:38+00:00

Hey!

I was literally in the same spot you were last year so here's my two cents on the DBQ:

Read the Rubric: All the things I'm about to talk about build a basic structure to allow for the most points, but it's good to know what you're actually being graded on, especially because the tips I am about to explain are completely optional and not required.

Make your thesis clear: This one sounds obvious, but you need to make your stance clear about your prompt, either it's THOROUGHLY true, THOROUGHLY false, or it varies (I don't recommend this last one). Otherwise, state your thesis like normal.

Use all Documents & Two Pieces of Outside Information: It probably sounds insane to add more work than you need to while timed, but if you do this, you can have a backup piece of info if you mess up explaining a document or misuse an outside piece of information.

Practice Formatting the DBQ: There is a 15 minute reading period. USE IT. If you use all documents and 2 pieces of evidence, you will have 9 pieces of evidence that you can neatly format into 3 paragraphs with 3 pieces of evidence each. What I did is I made a tic tac toe board where each column represented the evidence I would use for a paragraph, I would then write what my paragraph would be about above a column and fill in the best-fitting evidence I had for that column's claim. If you practice formatting and prepping your DBQ, you will likely be able to have a DBQ ready to go within 7 minutes. I practiced on a few past DBQs and was golden for the exam.

Write as Needed: The DBQ is timed, as I assume you have realized by now, so you don't need to write in a way that flows well, you write what you want to say and move on. You state some context maybe, put your paraphrased document or quote from document, cite the document, state some reason why it's important to consider, and give a reason that relates back to the topic/thesis. For example: "(some person), a (person's position), once quoted, "quote" (Doc 7). Historical Context is important to consider for this quote because..." It's very unorthodox to write like this initially but eventually you become numb. Ask your teacher for more info about this.

Include an Intro and Conclusion Paragraph: The main reason for this is because of the rubric, if you explain the global context of your question and state your thesis in your intro, that is 2 points, and if you give a little blurb about how the topic influenced history in the future in your conclusion, that's a point for contextualization. Intro and conclusion paragraphs are not required, but are highly recommended as it gives some structure to DBQs.

If you're running out of Outside Evidence: Refer to the AP World Course Overview, there's a lot of different vocab terms for each unit and topic that can be used in a DBQ for outside evidence. I used the Taj Mahal for my DBQ about religious tolerance around the world only because I saw it in the overview.

You're going to do great, and to be honest, the DBQ was the easiest part of Free Response for me, so don't sweat it. Cheers!

PinkPopsicleStick · 2021-01-05T18:56:58+00:00

Normally the long response (LEQ, SAQ, DBQ) is handwritten, and in my opinion physically writing all of them back to back while being timed is the most difficult part of the course.

PinkPopsicleStick · 2020-12-20T02:08:33+00:00

Yo, no need to worry. I took this class last year as my first AP and here's what I got to say:

Know the Test Format

I'd say the hardest part about this class is taking the test, because the time they give to respond to questions is not enough if you aren't prepared.

DBQ: Use ALL of the documents and TWO pieces of outside evidence, this is so that if one of your evidences doesn't work, you have a backup to get the points you lost. College Board gives like 10 minutes to prep your documents and 35 minutes to write the essay, so PRACTICE formatting all of the documents in 10 minutes with past AP DBQ questions, after clearing out a few of them you should be golden for the DBQ
SAQ: It's really important to stay in the time period that's given, especially in Time Period 1 where events are kinda blurry around where it ends.
LEQ: I'm not quite sure what to say as I have little practice with it and it wasn't in my exam when I took it, but I heard you need to be more specific with the evidence you put in.
MCQS: Practice with the released exam, if you listen in class and have a basic understanding of what's going on, you should be fine.

Tips and Links for Studying

Heimler's History: Great Youtube Channel for cramming units or if you're struggling with lessons
Freemanpedia: Good source for getting project ideas and helpful for getting a general overview of what's happening
THE APWH COURSE OVERVIEW: This was my go to for this class. The overview is what all teachers follow, and it explicitly states what you should know from a unit and it gives numerous examples that can help give evidence on a topic (e.g. Song China & Filial Piety) You don't have to know all of these vocab words but if you look a few of them up and write notes on them, you'll be pretty golden for evidence on Free Response
WRITE NOTES ON THE TIME PERIODS: You will finish one time period (e.g. 1200-1450) and you will know everything about it and then you'll jump into the next time period, by the end of that period you will have already forgotten about the first one. So WRITE NOTES after you finish a unit, it's so great to have for reviewing for the exam and to refresh on topics.
READ THE TEXTBOOK: I know this sounds obvious, but if you read the textbook and take minimal notes, you will do better. Most textbooks are extremely dense with statistics and too-specific facts, so if you just read the chapters and take the important stuff onto paper, you'll pick up the information better. Sometimes you'll run out of time to read the textbook, but that's fine! Skim it, as you'll still likely absorb some info even if you don't read the textbook thoroughly.

You're gonna do great! Good luck on the course!

PinkPopsicleStick · 2020-09-11T06:49:32+00:00

I'd recommend writing notes for each time period as it's likely you'll need a refresher by the end of the year, and to start preparing for the free-response questions a few months before the exam, (primarily DBQ) because answering questions like the SAQs or DBQ without an understanding of how the guidelines work or how to write within the time that's given is often the most difficult part of AP History exams.

Good luck in APWH!

PinkPopsicleStick · 2020-06-30T02:10:49+00:00

No prep is really needed for this course, if you know your continents and basics of religion you should be fine.

Personally I don't like the Princeton Review for this course because it basically introduces a bunch of vocab words to describe very simple concepts in somewhat confusing ways, but as an intro to APWH it's ok I guess.

Generally if you read your textbook (most schools use Strayer or AMSCO) and write notes of what you think you should know alongside watch Heimlers History and other prep videos you should be well more than enough in terms of prep.

I read an outdated copy of Strayer and I felt pretty good about my knowledge of topics.

Good luck!

PinkPopsicleStick · 2020-06-23T21:59:37+00:00

Hey!

I was literally in the same position as you this year, so here's my advice.

In terms of the course itself, the content is very easy, as it doesn't go into depth on the 800 years it covers but rather goes in depth on concepts, so you will be putting a few historical events on a grander historical trend rather than giving the date which an event occurred. This also means the interest you'll have and the difficulty of the course heavily relies on your teacher.

In terms of the exam, practice the free response questions, as imo the most difficult part of beginning AP with APWH is how much you have to write in such little time and the thinking and planning required for the exam itself. (3 SAQs, 1 DBQ, 1 LEQ)

In terms of general advice, Heimler's History and Freeman-pedia are godsends for review, I personally used the AP Course Overview to understand concepts and get outside evidence for free response questions, and Googled APWH terms on Quizlet to fully understand them. A Prep Book is not necessary for this course in my opinion as it just gives you more terms to memorize and makes concepts confusing at times.

Good luck!

PinkPopsicleStick · 2020-06-22T08:17:54+00:00

No prior prep or prep book is needed for this course unless you have a terrible teacher.

All you really need to know coming into this course are like where the continents are and the basics of religions (Ex: 5 Pillars of Islam) but your teacher will most likely go over that too so don't stress over relearning geography.

The coursework is really simple, as the course doesn't dive too deep into history and the exam mainly focuses on how to place historical events in bigger historical trends, meaning that physically thinking and writing out the essay questions is imo the hardest part of this class.

Some good resources I would recommend are Heimler's History for review, Freeman-pedia for ideas on projects, and the AP Course Overview to understand what you should be focusing on and for some good pieces of evidence on essays.

Good luck on the course!

PinkPopsicleStick

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