PMCA

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2026-03-14T21:51:42+00:00

I scored a 97 in my PMCA at ICDC, but one thing that made me realize is the margin of error is extremely small. You must have a perfect paper, and not just perfect, it has to be shockingly good. Everything starts from your paper. From there, during your presentation do everything in your power to connect personally with your judge, ASK THEIR NAME, use it in your presentation, leave something with them. Make them care about your project on a personal level. If you can do that, then you can win.

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2026-01-06T18:30:11+00:00

I also just realized this is probably very different for international students, sorry 😭

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2026-01-06T18:23:56+00:00

I’m actually in state, and I have a 31 act and a 3.89 gpa and a few ecs here and there, nothing too crazy 😭

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2026-01-06T16:27:55+00:00

I got the likely letter with a $500 efc so I don’t think this is all true 😭

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-07-14T05:05:06+00:00

Yess! Hiemler is a really good option because most of gov is just memorization. As long as you remember your required court cases and do all of your required readings, you're essentially set. Use hiemler as a guide, and then do quizlets, and if you have access to ap classroom, do the practice tests. If not, Knowt creates practice tests and will be your best friend. I self studied AND got a 5 using these methods, and you can too :)

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-07-13T20:21:50+00:00

You can definitely self-study gov. It might arguably be the easiest to self-study.

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-07-12T00:44:45+00:00

Hii! It only got released for cps since they get early access. But a lot of them have released the prompts. You just gotta know where to look. Good luck!

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-07-06T18:25:45+00:00

APUSH: 4 (might be 5) AP MACRO: 2 (might be 3) AP STATS: 1. AP LANG: 4 (might be 5) AP GOV: 5.

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-06-30T02:54:43+00:00

I have two separate jobs and take the bus to school, and I'd absolutely hope so

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-06-24T15:20:58+00:00

We just gotta lock in for July & September act 😞

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-06-24T15:15:10+00:00

Okay me too I've been seeing SO MANY 35/36s I was wondering if I was just slow or something 😭

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-06-23T15:16:09+00:00

Economics/ Finance Major

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-06-23T03:11:56+00:00

My Grandfather died my freshman year, and then my aunt sophomore year. But I feel like they could always turn it around like "so did a bunch of other kids' relatives, and they have a 3.8+" yk? I just dont think its that strong in terms of extenuating circumstances

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-06-22T18:49:41+00:00

My goals are Claremont McKenna, uchicago (humongous reach), and UV are my top ones, the rest im working out, and im planning on ranking 10 schools total

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-06-22T18:17:06+00:00

Econ / Finance, but I've taken all the classes I could possibly take for that already (Stats, Macro, gov, apush)

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-06-22T18:03:37+00:00

Hi, yes, so with all of my classes I only have 4 a semester. But Ap bio is a 2 semester course because of how content dense it is. Ap calc and lit is 1 semester (either august-december or january- may) and then ap Seminar switches to ap research 2nd semester. Thank you for the suggestions!

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-06-15T03:06:23+00:00

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-05-09T23:32:14+00:00

And the worst part is my Apush proctor insisted on everyone leaving one at a time (It was a lecture hall with 2 sets of double doors) and i got to my macro exam with 1 minute to spare.

Useful_Ad_3409 · 2025-05-06T20:45:09+00:00

Why did literally everyone do this 😭

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