<p>I took the AP Computer science test last year (self study, no class). I walked out knowing I had nailed every section. I was mad to put it nicely at the 2 that I got in the mail over the summer... I just went with it. No schools I want to go to will even take the credit..</p>
<p>Mulling it over for 6 months, I realized why I got a 2 and not my guaranteed 5...</p>
<p>I wrote the dam FRQ in C...
Didn't even cross my mind as I had been studying C during the months leading up to the test. At that point, both languages were interchangeable in my mind, so the mc didn't phase me.</p>
<p>haha, well congratulations, you’ve successfully mastered a much lower-level (harder) language than was required =D</p>
<p>At the same time, C is extremely explicit and verbose, which makes it, while annoying, a good platform to learn the science behind programming. Many similar functions in higher level languages, such as Java, can be implemented in C, however a much more in depth knowledge of the workings of a computer is required. I think you ought to retake the test again, it’s obvious that you have the material tucked down, just remember in which language that you’re writing in this time :P.</p>