AP exams are coming up ridiculously soon, although that hardly means I'm studying. History will probably be the worst, and though I've done pretty well in the class all year, it would be stupid to expect a very good score. With only a week to go, I've decided to reread in its entirety the review book I've been using the past couple trimesters instead of the actual text. (Yes, that's right. I haven't read more than six chapters in the real textbook we've been assigned). This will of course be helpful, but I'm wondering whether any of it will actually stick. My mind doesn't work well with history, last year's class on world history being a case in point. I remember how to sing the Chinese dynasty song, I remember when we did a skit about Indira Gandhi. I don't remember what actually happened in any of the dynasties, or when Indira was around. I remember the name Chandragupta, but not how he was connected to the Gupta empire or even where the Gupta empire was supposed to be. It's embarrassing.
This time around will be even more embarrassing, because all of what I'm supposed to remember took place in my own country. At the moment I can't think of any examples of things I don't remember, probably because I've forgotten them entirely. Social trends are easy enough to hold on to, but dates get me completely lost. Anything before the Progressive movement is boring beyond reason.
Basically, it could be a bad week.