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<p>I completely disagree. I found the AP exams to be very easy. This is embarrassing, but I took AP US History last year and did not read any of the textbook - maybe just the first chapter or two. I got a five on the exam. I had an extremely poor teacher for AP European History. The class average was a 55 on tests and exams but he curved them all 20% so we’d pass. I got a four. For AP Environmental Science I studied policy but never science; my AP Lit class wasn’t particularly rigorous. The result? A four and a five, respectively. And I have never, ever studied for an AP exam. I’m not bragging. But it’s not that difficult to get a four or a five if you know how the AP exams are written. The multiple choice can easily be gamed and as long as you write something coherent in a certain format, you will get points for the free responses. Some tests, like Human Geography and Environmental Science, can be scored well on just by paying attention to what’s going on in the world. Something like physics or calculus is, clearly, going to take more effort.</p>