To every student burning the midnight oil right now … I see you. 🌙

We see the notes spread across your desk at 2 AM. The highlighters running dry. The same paragraph you’ve read four times because your brain is exhausted but you refuse to quit. The snacks keeping you going. The playlist on repeat. The quiet determination that nobody else is watching but you carry anyway.

This season is hard. Really hard.

AP exams and finals have a way of making you question everything: your prep, your ability, your future. But here’s what’s true: the fact that you’re still showing up, still trying, still pushing through the doubt. That already says everything about who you are. 💛 💪

The late nights aren’t punishment. They’re proof.

Proof that you care about something bigger than comfort. Proof that you’re willing to do what it takes. Proof that the bright future ahead of you isn’t luck. It’s earned. 🎓✨

So take a breath. Drink some water. And keep going.

You didn’t come this far to only come this far. Your rainbow is coming. 🌈

Share this with a student who needs to hear this today. 💛

ap spanish lang: a guide

hey y’all! this next post in my “back to school” series is all about ap spanish. now to be honest, this was the hardest subject for me last year, but here are some tips and tricks to help you get through the class (and exam if you are reading this in may!)

general class tips

PRACTICE THE FRQs: Do as many emails, persuasive essays, conversations, and presentations throughout the year so you know how to do them on exam day. I would stress the email, conversation, and presentation more than the essay just because the essay is the same thing you would do in your english class but in spanish ;)

LEARN ABOUT SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES: This is so important for the presentation part of the AP. The way my class did it, everyone learned about Spain and we all did in class presentations on a specific country.

PRACTICE THE MULTIPLE CHOICE: i am not going to lie, i did not practice the multiple choice until  April and I had to cram study. Try to do one a week starting in January so you don’t end up like me lol.

DON’T STRESS THE VOCAB, BUT DO STRESS THE GRAMMAR: there are going to be words you don’t know on the ap exam. that’s ok, you can gain the definition from reading the context and circumlocate in your writing. but grammar is EXTREMELY important. In all the FRQs, they will grade heavily on grammar so be sure to freshen up on that.

resources i used

ap central

listening practice

practice for all the sections of the exam

albert.io practice

sample barron’s test

exam day tips

just like ap us, i will definitely post a whole thing closer to the exam next year, but here are some things to remember

BRING SNACKS AND A WATER BOTTLE! this test is 3+ hours. make sure you have eaten and slept before you go to the exam

ON THE READING MULTIPLE CHOICE: take your time and read carefully. there is always an email, pamphlet, prose, and data w/ article reading. pick your strongest to do first and do your weakest last.

ON THE LISTENING MULTIPLE CHOICE: gonna be honest, the audio quality is so bad on the test (especially if you take it in a gym), so just trust your gut, answer as many as you can after the first listening and then try to absorb more from the second. if you don’t understand anything, take a guess from the general gist of the audio. also, if you finish a prompt early, go back and check the reading/listening prompts so you can maximize your points

ON THE EMAIL FRQ: use this canned intro to impress the readers (not gonna lie, an actual lifesaver): quisiera darle las gracias por haberme escrito este correo. don’t forget to ask a question!

ON THE ESSAY FRQ: write it just like you would in english and use all the sources!

ON THE CONVERSATION: use the subjunctive whenever possible and do what the prompts tell you to do.

ON THE PRESENTATION: make sure you have a watch to time your 2 minutes. pick a country you feel comfortable talking about. you can kinda bs it, but don’t make blatantly wrong statements :)