Do teachers hate students that fail AP exams?

None of my teachers have cared. You most likely won’t even be seeing the teacher next year.

Yeah the teacher will probably hate you a little bit bc they are often informally “judged” by their bosses on the scores. And AP scores often figure into school ranking systems in the media, so it drags the school down, too, kind of making the principal wish you didn’t bother taking the test in the first place.

@blackkitteycat i actually will be seeing the teacher next year when I come back to visit during winter break

@Janwel thanks for your honesty. Unfortunately, my school has a policy that requires every AP student to take the exam (or else you won’t get the AP credit on your transcript), so the principal can’t really wish for that… just worried more about the teachers

Your teachers WILL know how you’ve done on your exams. They will most certainly not hate you for doing poorly. It is possible that if they sense that you didn’t put in the effort you might have in order to prepare for it, they will be disappointed - but definitely not so much that you should be working to avoid them. Students’ performance on the exam should align with grades earned over the course of the year. Though it occasionally happens that a student with mediocre grades will do very well, it’s a lot less likely that a kid with strong grades will do poorly. A conscientious teacher is not likely to be surprised by these scores. FWIW, I have taught apush for a number of years.

@garvey thank you! FWIW = for what it’s worth?

@Keggin

If you think buying an AP-book and self-studying is all there is…then you are either extremely misinformed or just plain wrong.

Having an AP class often allows students to get the “rigorous” designation granted by the counselor. An AP class will usually also increase the weighted GPA of a student. Having AP classes on a high school transcript makes a student more appealing compared to simply taking regular classes.

Since you have supposedly taken 7 AP classes, I question if you really understand them at all.