Anyone take them? Did they really help? Was it worth the $80 to take the test? What scores did you get? Last year I took AP European History and got a 4. This year I am taking AP US History and AP English. I hope a get a 4, but I am a little shaky on the early republic and the Gilded age.
I took AP World and US History courses, and they definitely taught me A LOT. Took AP Biology and Government as well, and also learned a ton. Passing the test is a necessity to make it worthwhile though, and most of the sheeple who took the classes where I went to high school failed miserably. I managed a 5 on the World History and 4 on AP History/AP Government, and got a 3 on AP Biology. Difficulty level compared to regular courses is (at my high school it was anyways) through the roof, though the rewards are great. AP courses almost universally transfer to state colleges/universities.
AP classes are worth it simply if you want to get some general education out of the way before college so you can spend your time taking more interesting classes. I found that there was little difference in material being taught in AP classes versus the normal ones so I wouldn't expect your world to be turned upside down. The main difference is that you will actually be expected to learn the material versus just showing up to class. Overall though, they should all be quite easy no matter what high school you attend.
im in 9th grade so i havent taken an ap test yet but im taking AP gov and economics right now and next year ill take Ap chem and world history. My brother said they were a good and even if you fail the ap test youll still have more knowledge
I took AP US history and AP English Comp last year, and I am currently taking AP Government/Economics, Literature, and Biology this year. I think everyone who has the opportunity and love of learning or the subject should take the classes. I made a 5 on AP US history and a 4 on English Comp
From what I have gathered from the internets, it seems like in US colleges you can pick and mix all kinds of subjects without prior experience with them. In the UK it's one or maybe two subjects that you usually have to have studied for several years previously in High School.
Eh, a lot of private universities don't accept AP credits, or require you do really well on them. For instance, when I got into GW they wanted a 5 on the AP chem exam to count it. Now the AP chem is hard as balls, so I opted not to not bother taking the test. Same deal with AP french. My french teachers daughter (a fluent french speaker from birth) got a 3 on the AP exam, so I just didn't bother. That being said, using the knowledge I learned taking AP chem, I took two 100 level college chem courses and got A's barely going to class. It also helped my college application because it showed I was willing to challenge myself and could handle a harder workload. The end analysis. Take the courses if you can. If you're already enrolled at a school during the time when the exam is, then look up what your schools requires and take the exam accordingly. If not, take the test, worst case scenario is you waste a few hours of your life.
I took AP Sciences, which were AP Physics, AP Chemistry and AP Biology. Then I also took AP English. Those were the only ones offered. I don't know how it works in America though. However, AP English, not worth it at all. With regular English I still would have graduated early, and all I received was 2 extra credits in university which are entirely useless to me.
Since I have entirely no clue where I am going and since it will probably not be a private school (too much money) i take the exams because they could potentially save me thousands of dollars. AP US History is next week and I am confident because of my teacher. Getting a C in his class is considered a respectable grade so that tells you about the difficulty. But the average score is a 4 and a notable number get 5's.
You should take them at every oppertunity, 1)they really beef up your GPA 2) while some collages dont accept them they loof for AP credit because it shows you can handal collage courses and 3) they really help you with preparing for collage
Your right, but a lot of schools don't accept weighted GPA's, so that particular part isn't quite accurate. Still the basic point is right.
I also enjoy it because they make me work. I took a CP (average level) history course last year and I had a 100% on every test without studying. So boring I had to make it harder.
im currently studying for my AP US history, AP environmental Science, and AP Language and Comp classes for the tests over the next 2-3 weeks and its a lot of work but i definitely think its worth it. if not for the pure advancement of knowledge a lot of colleges will also accept good AP test scores as college credits (even if it is only 2 )
Took a practice AP US test that my teacher runs. Basically a combination of questions from previous years. Looks like I'll get a 5.
