<p>SO in a scenario where you think the best score you can get is a 3, would it be wise to just get refund or take it anyways? Is there any harm for failing the exam besides the money wasted? Thanks.</p>
<p>i think if u can get a 3 take it....if highest score possible is a 2 i wouldnt take it.</p>
<p>Harm could be if u apply to top tier schools that "ask" you to report all AP scores you've received (e.g. Yale) and you have a bad score that don't want to report...if your transcript lists the course and you omit the grade received then that might raise a ?; conversely, reporting a bad grade might not be a good idea... What test r u referring to BTW?</p>
<p>physics B, but I heard it has a pretty easy curve.</p>
<p>Colleges aren't going to deny you acceptance over one AP grade. Colleges probably wouldn't even care or maybe even like the fact that you aren't perfect.</p>
<p>If you already paid for it, just take it and if you feel you did poorly, just cancel it.</p>
<p>Well if you don't take it, it's going to raise some questions (unless you self-studied). If colleges see the AP class on the transcript, but no AP score, they might wonder if you decided not to take it because you weren't prepared.</p>
<p>Not true, you aren't required to report your AP scores on college applications. They give you the space but you get to pick which ones to put.</p>
<p>its ap physics study hard today try to memorize easier steps, if u dont know how to do a free response BS it by puting some information related to the topic of the response. U may get a better grade then u expected</p>
<p>yeah, the curve is reallyyyy generous--take it. and then cancel it if you want. did u take the class?you'll probably be fine</p>
<p>yeah I did take the class at my school but my teacher was gone for about 1-2 months and we're rushing through each topic like crazy.</p>
<p>Off-topic: Do they really give you credit if you just put info relevant to the topic in FR?</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses guys.</p>
<p>Look at the solutions to the FRQs on the collegeboard site. They give credit if you just write down relevant formulas or "anything reasonable" lol</p>
<p>Haha, cool. Thanks guys. I think I'll take a shot at it.</p>
<p>Are there any problems that usually pop up on the Physics B exam?
(IE: like say area under a curve, slope field ones for AP Calc)</p>
<p>"Not true, you aren't required to report your AP scores on college applications. They give you the space but you get to pick which ones to put."</p>
<p>Question: I have heard that you can either have a college see all your AP scores, or none of them, but you can just self-select the ones you want to send. Is that true, does anyone know?</p>
<p>sorry im not trying to hijack thread or anything but...</p>
<p>im taking the ap chemistry exam except i really 50/50 i will be able to get a 3. the money to take the test isnt really a problem i just dont want it to hurt me if i take it and dont pass.</p>
<p>i always thought that it was better to take it and fail then to not take it at all</p>
<p>OP, I feel the same way as you (ugh!)... but I guess I'm still taking a shot at the exam.</p>
<p>Good luck to both of us tomorrow!</p>
<p>GL to you too.</p>
<p>What raw score should I aim for to get at least a 3 on the MC portion? Thanks.</p>
<p>i'd go ahead and take it.. might as well because who knows, maybe you can pull out a 3 (or higher).</p>
<p>even if you get a 1 or 2, colleges won't hold that against you.. just means you'll have to take the class in college.. more money for the university, anyway.. i'd go ahead and take it</p>