The American Pageant: My school requires the 18th Edition (Copyright 2025). My current copy is the 17th Edition.
The American Spirit: My school requires the 14th Edition (13th Edition Update). My current copy is the standard 13th Edition.
Honestly just asking because they’re so expensive
Hi! I’m a rising junior who will be taking AP psychology in about 2 weeks
I just wanted to know the basics to pre study for it a bit, and that I know the exam has changed from just vocab to adding some other stuff.
What would be a good resource and what are the classes like.
Demographics
Asian Female
California
Private High School
Intended Major: Political Science / History / Pre-Law
Immigrate
First Gen
Low Income
Academics
GPA: 3.4 UW
Upcoming Junior Year Coursework:
IB Philosophy
AP English Language
AP U.S. History
AP Environmental Science
AP Psychology
Geometry
ASL I
Dual Enrollment: Intro To Sociology/Astronomy
Awards
2nd Place – Model United Nations
3rd Place – Model United Nations
John Locke Essay Competition Shortlisted (Results come out October)
Extracurriculars
Political Intern
Canvassed 300+ households
Assisted at political fundraising events
Networked with elected officials and policymakers
McDonald's Crew Member
Food Bank Volunteer
Church Volunteer
Model United Nations
Key Club
Painting/Writing (since age 9)
Niche Club on Connecting Fellow students to Civic Engagement/Campaign Opportunities
Local Museum Volunteer
Skills
Mandarin Chinese
Honors Academic French
Microsoft Office
Intended Career/Majors
Government • Public Policy • Law
Reach Schools
Princeton (Dream School)
Yale
Harvard
Stanford
Georgetown
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Target Schools
UCLA
UC Berkeley
UC San Diego
UC Irvine
UC Davis
William & Mary
American University
George Washington University
Safety Schools
Cal Poly Pomona
San Diego State
CSU Long Beach
I'd appreciate honest feedback on:
Admission chances
Biggest weaknesses
Activities I should add before senior year
Whether my application has a clear "spike" or theme
(Had a Car Crash during my sophomore year so that’s why my GPA dropped.)
(Will take SAT and ACT in about few months)
(Missed out on AP classes due to medical emergency and freshmen weren’t allowed to take them)
I’m unfamiliar with the IB Program and the only class for my junior year is IB Philosophy (took it because I prefer humanities or it was theology otherwise) so what are some things to do? Should I pre study or learn the format, I’m only familiar with the idea of AP/honors classes.
How important are books between editions?
I’m currently trying to save some money over THE AMERICAN PAGEANT, AP EDITION, 18TH, STUDENT EDITION
DAVID M. KENNEDY
And is the 17th edition too different, because I heard some teachers either already have books or don’t use them much
I’m currently trying to save some money over THE AMERICAN PAGEANT, AP EDITION, 18TH, STUDENT EDITION
DAVID M. KENNEDY
And is the 17th edition too different, because I heard some teachers either already have books or don’t use them much