08. JAN. 2020 // a snippet of my social media trackers for January-March 2020

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 :)

Hey guys! As the beginning of the school year approaches, a lot of you are probably starting the college application proces. When I applied to colleges last year, I remember spending hours just looking for helpful resources and advice. So, I decided to make your life a little easier and create a masterpost of college app resources! Let me know if you have any resources you’d like to add to the list. I will also edit this post whenever I find new sources to add :) Good luck cuties, you can do it!

Common App

4 part post on writing the common app essay

Writing the Common App Essay

19 Common App Essay Mistakes

General College Essay Advice / Resources

12 college essay ideas to get you thinking

25 worst college admission essay writing mistakes

Staying focused while writing college essays

Cliches to avoid for essays

Personal Essay Tips

What You Need to Know About College Application Essays

How to Write a Winning Ivy League Essay

Conquering the Why School? Essay

How to write college essays

Collegevine - This website helped me SO MUCH when I was writing my supplemental essays! If you click on the link, it will take you to a page with a huge list of colleges. Here, you can click on a college and be taken to a page that breaks down each of their essay prompts. This is super helpful for understanding the prompt and writing an essay that is focused and answers the question!

College Application Advice

What are colleges looking for?

College Application Advice

6 things I wish I had known before applying to college 

What I learned when applying to college

Real talk about selective schools

Choosing where to apply

 College Application Tips

How to kill your college applications

Letters of Reccomendation

College Application Tips

Example Essays

Johns Hopkins essays that worked

The Essay that got me into Berkeley

(and 1/2 langblr with a dash of journaling)

Hi there, it's Chayana or Cornucopia Lando. I'm a new community college sophomore in the studyblr community. I've admired these blogs for months now. I decided now is a good time to create a introduction post. I've posted before with the tag #chayanastudies but I still haven't revealed my identity. So here are a few notable and a few unhelpful things about me.

Age: 8teen

Feild of interest: Production design and site specific installation art

Major: Architecture

Languages: USA English, learning Spanish

Nationality: 🇺🇲

Hobbies: here we go, embroidery, sketching (art in general), writing, gardening, reading, film analysis, cooking, baking, astrology, journaling, witchcraft, studying, and a lot more

Interests: BTS 💜, culture studies, volunteer work, music studies, film studies, some anime, and again a lot more

Studyblr Goals: to gain academic mutuals and friends

Blogs that inspired me:

@studyblr @studyingatsunrise @konekostudies @jwstudying @iknowthis @phoebe-does @rosiestudycorner @thestudyfeels @thepsychjournals @nerdinaomi @natacat-studies @moirajournals @b0nie-studies @aorkgk @ambitiouslylearning @adria-studies @adelinestudiess

And even more that I didn't tag

Academic Goals: earn my A.A.S in architecture and a certificate in Production design.

More:

I hope to eventually create a few decent orginal posts and create a blog that's actually aesthetically pleasing.

A few more things about me, I moved out the small rural town I grew up in before my 18th birthday to live in a big city. I'm learning so much about adult life and even more about myself. I'm naturally all over the place, please bare with me. I currently live in the DMV area.

This blog won't really have a study focus. It will most likely be split between my mental, academic, and personal growth. (Nothing too heavy though!) I just wanna full express myself and rn my school work is most important so the term studyblr kinda fits. 😅 If anyone is interested in messaging me I'm friendly and I'm also on Amino!

From here on out, expect anti-aesthic posts; I'm no photographer.

More pics from my trip to D.C. and a bit of what's currently on my desk.

5.6.19

Another four day weekend has ended and this time, instead of sitting in bed not working, I actually did a lot. Today is a long Monday, but I'm caught up and the weather is lovely. I wish I was on some aesthetic campus, but my school is regular and it gives off regular vibes. 3 weeks until I get a break from this place.

Last day of April '19

Ish was crazy. My partner in my construction materials class is... definitely strange, but in a good way. I can't wait to finish this semester and start summer courses (probably).