One of AP Research’s finest students, junior Joseph James, has been gracious enough to share a day in his life as an AP Research student. Productivity radiates, no, oozes from this student. He starts off his day strong, immediately getting into the AP Research mindset.
“Well, you see, I’m dreaming about AP Research before I even wake up. Before I even start the day, fond memories of the class flood my mind and I can’t help but smile in my sleep. People think it’s eerie but it’s really just my love for the class. It doesn’t end there either: I am awoken every morning by my alarm screaming the words ‘AP Research due soon’ followed by five consecutive blasts for an air horn. Afterwards, I waste no time in opening my Google Doc which contains my well-thought out research paper I’ve been leisurely working on for months. I run to school in the rain to get my mind pumping to do some research; third period, my mind is pumping to spend the period ultra-productively!”, junior Joseph James said. “I do all of my work in class–after all us research kids don’t do much work outside of school. Throughout the day, I can’t help but stare fondly at my research. ‘What good memories,’ I say to myself. ‘What beautiful citations.’ Once I get home I realize I have two days to submit the paper and prepare to work a tad faster than normal but only a little as I am definitely almost done. I finish the small amount of work I do at an early 2:00 A.M. and go about the rest of my day absolutely joyful that I decided to take this class two years ago.”
Immediately after he finished saying this, Joseph ran out of the room, yelling that ‘he had a paper to finish’.
Q: Do you have any final words of advice for future AP Capstone students?
“Your sleep schedule will be fine. Trust me,” AP Research student Suha Tasfia said.
“Good luck. You’re going to need it!”, AP Research student Eliana Park said.
At the end of the day, it’s clear that AP Capstone is an easy under-taking for any student at NHP. Just look at the Capstone students right now, it’s almost laughable how light-hearted and carefree they feel during the heart of AP season. I mean, who wouldn’t embrace serenity with a feasible schedule starting at 7:00 A.M. and ending at 2:00 A.M.? After all, that’s why everyone says 5 hours of sleep for a 5 on the AP!