Anyone else suffering through the 4 hour-ish AP US History test tomorrow, or taking another AP Course? :o
AP Testing
11 posts · 2006-05-04 17:02:05 to 2009-03-16 19:27:11
My friends are hahaha
But i do have exams in acouple weeks argh!
But i do have exams in acouple weeks argh!
Oh God am I glad I didn't take AP US. I took AP Euro :smileyhappy:
At my High School, one of the last AP US tests was actually called the "Hell Test" because it was so ridiculously tough. I only heard about it from friends who were brave enough to take the class.
At my High School, one of the last AP US tests was actually called the "Hell Test" because it was so ridiculously tough. I only heard about it from friends who were brave enough to take the class.
Well, today was the day. Got into school, went to my history teacher's room for donuts/orange juice, and then went into the testing room. 80 multiple choice for 55 minutes, then a DBQ and two free response questions for 135 minutes. It was pretty brutal.. I'm not thinking I did so hot -_-; I'd elaborate more but I can't discuss the essay questions for two days, or my grade will get nerfed by the College Board devs :/
I stumbled across this while looking for ypour mxo config thread... I took both AP Euro and US back in high school, many moons ago. How are they grading them now? Back then it was on a 5-point system.
Lucky for me, I was blessed with a semi-photographic memory, so I got 5s on both. Actually entered college with 36 credits form all the AP courses I took in 11th and 12th grades.
3 year old thread is old.
Still the 5 point system, as far as I know. Easy enough to get 5s, but half the colleges these days don't accept external credit for major-required courses, so only so many are worth anything to fill Gen Ed requirements.
lol funny to stumble upon this, I took it last year and it was horrible :[ I passed all the practice exams but then got a 2 on the US final...
Anywho this year I get to take 4 AP exams (English lit, Spanish language, Pychology, and US gov) which cost $90 each!!!!
on a brighter note I just found out I got into UC Santa Cruz!!!! 
Bayamos wrote:
3 year old thread is old.
Still the 5 point system, as far as I know. Easy enough to get 5s, but half the colleges these days don't accept external credit for major-required courses, so only so many are worth anything to fill Gen Ed requirements.
Eh, every school I applied to took the credit. I was a software engineering major at my first college and they took my 4 on the Computer Science A exam to put me in an honors course. My 4 in Calc AB also got me credit for Calc I and placement in Calc II, and I got Freshman Comp credit for my Language and Composition AP 4. All my other AP scores were 2s or 1s and were disregarded, but I got credit for them through dual-enrollment at my community college anyway.
Granted, I took all of these courses 2-3 years ago...
AP stuff is generally pretty worth your time, though. If I hadn't done it, I'd be way behind in school right now 'cause an English Ed major is pretty friggin' hard to hold down just because of the courseload. Granted, I have to take two math courses, and because I already have a Calc I credit, I have to take something at or above that level that isn't Calc I...
Yeah, AP stuff is pretty awesome.
3 on AP US Hist gave me 3 of my 6 hours of History.
4 on my AP Eng Lit gave me 6 hours of English.
2 on my AP Calc gave me nothing, though. :P
Still, I started college with 9 hours and add some summer courses here and there and I can graduate a semester early. :)
I had three AP tests last year for senior year, and that was a 5 point grading scale system, too. I don't think it has changed too much.
