<p>Hi CC,
I am a sophomore in high school and this year i was planning to take the AP calculus BC exam, the AP Stat exam this May. I am not taking any classes for the AP calculus BC exam since, i read through an entire prep book and basically learned all the materials in it over the summer, but my calc is still a bit shaky. Should i take the exam? and even if i should what is the guarantee that i will get a 5? I am done reviewing it again and from this February start studying for the AP statistics exam, and i am also not taking any classes for that. Now my question was, how long does it take to self-study for the AP statistics exam, and is it easy to do so? Also how hard or easy is the Stat exam and the AP calc bc exam? Is there any necessity for me to go to a tutor or should i self-study on my own?</p>
<p>I don’t know much about AP Statistics, but if you have taken AP Calc practice tests and done well and you are fairly confident in your abilities, I would take the test. </p>
<p>However, I don’t think there is ever a guarantee that anyone will make a 5.</p>
<p>Well according to the Statistics 50 percent of the people who take the AP calc BC exam got a 5. So idk. I am fairly confident in my calculus but should i wait till senior year to take it or just take it right now?</p>
<p>Not to burst your bubble, but the high BC pass rate is probably due to BC being either the second AP Calc class taken (after AB) or the class for “highly mathematically motivated students” (many schools give seniors the option between AB and BC, so naturally kids that are better at math are more likely to take BC). So don’t judge the difficulty of a test by the pass rate. But, I agree with piedpilko try some practice tests see how you do and go from there. Maybe consider taking the AB test if the BC specific topics are what are tripping you up.</p>
<p>Well i know most of the BC topics since i have doing calc for the past 1 and a half year and i am just sharpening them but thank you for the advice. What about the stat exam?</p>