ALI EMRE BILGIC
Free guides for students
Let's study together.
Almost everything I've learned outside school came from free resources and a lot of trial and error. These are the guides I wish I'd had when I started. All of them are free.
15
GUIDES
Written from what actually worked for me.
6
TOPICS
From study habits to your first research project.
5
EXAMS COVERED
SAT, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP PreCalculus, AP CSA.
FREE
ALWAYS
Every resource here is free, and always will be.
Why I share this
Good resources shouldn't depend on luck.
When I started self-studying for APs and looking into research, I spent more time searching for good material than actually learning from it.
The best resources were often free, but scattered and hard to find. So every time something worked for me, I wrote it down here. If one of these guides saves you a few hours, or gives you the push to try something you thought was out of reach, it's done its job.
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If you're stuck on a subject, an exam or a research idea, send me a message. The most useful questions become the next guide.
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The library
All guides, by topic.
Each topic links to the full guides on my blog.
01
Study systems & routines
How I plan my weeks and balance school, research and basketball with a routine I can actually keep.
02
AP resources
My curated, free self-study material for the APs I've taken on myself.
03
SAT & exam strategy
How I use free tools and structured practice to prepare for exams and compare universities. Strategy, not shortcuts.
04
How to do research
The research process in simple steps, with useful tools and real examples from my own research.
05
Economics for students
Economic ideas made simple, plus the free online courses I recommend for getting started.
06
Growth mindset & failure
What I've learned from competitions, rejections and hard exams, and how I try to turn them into progress instead of stress.