I am in a US History class and I don’t think that the teacher really preps very well for the ap test. is it worth my time to study hard and take it, or is taking the ap test not a very big deal considering a 4.7 weighted and 4.0 unweighted gpa, lots of ec’s, national merit commended/semifinalist (212- i don’t know yet), and plenty of ap classes? Sorry, i don’t know sat scores yet either. But anyway, any input would help.
Oh yeah, i want to apply to stanford, uc berkeley, delaware, mit, ku, and others that i haven’t decided on yet, but, i think you get what i’m going for.
<p>whether or not you actually take the test depends n the policy at yor school. At my daughter's school you had to take the exam if your registered for the course. Do you have to send in your AP scores, no. You only need to send them in if you are looking fro placement /credit</p>
<p>At our local high school - take the test if registered for the course OR take an F in the course!!! - no choice here. So check out the ramifications - if any.</p>
<p>i have the same problem, i get the impression my teacher is ahead of us by one chapter in physics, but hey im a senior so colleges dont care what i get on my AP! </p>
<p>anyways, if i was a junior taking an AP class with a joke teacher, id either study my butt off independently or drop the course and complain to the administration that the teacher sucks</p>
<p>Take the test (study for it). If you get a bad gade(<3), you can cancel it. US history test is not that hard because the curve is relatively big.</p>
<p>What is the REA book? And do you know anything about the ap english language ap test? is it easy, is it worth taking for college? any responses would help</p>
<p>Colleges (esp. elite ones like the ones you are applying to) expect that you will take the exam for whatever AP courses you have taken. It usually is considered a "red flag" on ur app if you have taken a course and then not taken the exam... for them it means one of two things: either you were not feeling competent enough to handle the exam (and, therefore, why were you taking the class), or you were competent but didn't want to (which suggests laziness/lack of motivation). Basically, if your teacher is a good teacher (not just for the AP, but of the subject itself) then self-study the rest and you should be fine.</p>
<p>Well, it depends on the school. Some very selective schools don't ask for AP scores. If you don't send them, they have any way of knowing if you took them or not. At eighty dollars a pop, students in less affluent school systems can't possibly be required to take the tests. For various reasons, my S only took three of the six classes he took, and only sent them after he was accepted. Didn't seem to hurt him.</p>
<p>If we want 'AP' on our transcript, we must take the exam. If not, our transcript will read 'Honors' -- same course, same material, same tests, different endorsement on the transcript. Doesn't make sense to me.</p>
<p>I saw this years Stanford app, and it specifically asked for AP classes taken AND the scores you got on the tests. So, I'd definately check the schools you are applying to before you rule it out, but taking them really isn't that bad.</p>