Hardest and Easiest AP Exam

<p>AP Chemistry is the hardest and APUSH is by far the easiest.</p>

<p>@jngchemist,</p>

<p>Well, out of the 12 or so Iā€™ve taken,</p>

<p>AP Psychology was definitely the easiest, followed by US History.</p>

<p>Hardest of the ones Iā€™ve taken ā€“ probably computer science or calculus. I hear physics is much worse though.</p>

<p>compsci and calculus hard? aww youā€™re not a math person =D</p>

<p>From the ones Iā€™ve taken so far, Calculus was hardest and U.S. History was easiest.</p>

<p>Of the ones Iā€™ve taken -</p>

<p>Hardest
Physics B (didnā€™t take AP course)
Calc AB (didnā€™t take AP course, took college course instead)
Calc BC (ditto)
Biology
Chemistry
US Gov
Psychology
Statistics
Easiest</p>

<p>I just remember taking Stats my sophomore year, having almost no idea what an AP test was like, not studying much the night before, and getting an easy 5.</p>

<p>French Lang. is ridiculously hard for non-natives. In Canada, they do French as a second language since Grade 4, but second language classes donā€™t really teach you anything. They might make you read a small passage, but the difficulty level is so much easier than the exam. And when it comes to listening/speaking - many teachers arenā€™t even fluent. And plus, French takes off 1/3 of a mark for every you get wrong, when itā€™s impossible to guess. For listening, they have all these trap answers - when you think you heard a word and you try to pick the answer thatā€™s related to the word, itā€™s probably wrong. </p>

<p>And worst of all, the curve for French Lang. is brutally hard because you have to compete with all these natives/immersion people taking it. </p>

<p>As for the easiest exam, I think it really depends on what else youā€™re taking. E.g., if youā€™re taking Bio, then Env. Sci would probably be easiest. Euro Hist and World Hist kind of overlap too.</p>

<p>From the ones Iā€™ve taken:</p>

<p>Hardest</p>

<p>Macroeconomics (self-study only using Barronā€™sā€¦ so confusing)</p>

<p>Art History (took class at school, but more than half this free response this year was unknown images, and the prompts were brutal as usual)</p>

<p>Psychology (self-study using Barronā€™s onlyā€¦ some questions were confusing, but free response was alright)</p>

<p>Calculus AB (self-studyā€¦ generally the material was easy to understand, but I loathe the wording of the free response questions and I didnā€™t do #6 - time was called)</p>

<p>Comparative Government (self-study using Ethel Woodā€™s Guide - some of the MC were really confusing)</p>

<p>English Language (this MC was surprisingly easy and the essays were alright, but Iā€™m totally not an English person so I think I did average on the essays)</p>

<p>Biology (MC was easy, essays were a bit harder but not too bad)</p>

<p>Chemistry (see Bio, but I think I made a few errors)</p>

<p>U.S. History (MC was alright, same with essays)</p>

<p>Human Geography (a complete joke)</p>

<p>Easiest</p>

<p>Chemistry was probably the most difficult for me, with the easiest being environmental science.</p>

<p>I have taken 8:</p>

<p>HARDEST</p>

<p>PHYSICS C- never took Physics B and I only took the mechanics section, so most of what I had to test on I had learned in first semester, so I had to relearn it all</p>

<p>CALCULUS BC- close second to physics and Iā€™ve always been great at math</p>

<p>EURO- because Iā€™m horrible at history and thereā€™s more of it than APUSH</p>

<p>APUSH-see above</p>

<p>CHEMISTRY-in retrospect, actually quite easy, despite running out of time and not being able to use a calculator on the calculator question</p>

<p>SPANISH-would have been easier but for the one-chance-only speaking sections</p>

<p>US GOVā€™T AND POL- less history than all the others, but I spent the most time studying for this one</p>

<p>MICROECONOMICS-the easiest because econ is 100% logic, if it makes sense, it will be correct, the only difficult part is the terms and you can infer that too</p>

<p>EASIEST</p>

<p>The students taking the exam had some problem with the taper recorder and their noise affected my recording part. It is very very very hard for me, a non-native.</p>

<p>I took 4 this year:</p>

<p>Hardestā€“>Easiest</p>

<p>European Historyā€“Virtually a self-study, since my teacher didnā€™t teach anything in class. The FRQs were much more difficult, especially compared to past FRQs. The DBQ was a b**** compared to past DBQs, but I still think I got a 4 or 5.</p>

<p>Frenchā€“Not that hard, per se, but the curve is just nasty. I may have screwed up the speaking, so Iā€™m looking to my MC and writing to save my grade.</p>

<p>Physics Bā€“Not really that bad for me, especially since there were no circuits, lenses, or mirrors on the FRQs. Instead, there was electrostatics and a relatively easy experiment problem. The MC was definitely more difficult than the 2009 MC, but it wasnā€™t too bad.</p>

<p>Calculus BCā€“Easy. Sure, I didnā€™t finish early, but Iā€™m pretty sure I got a 80-90% on the 6 FRQs, mostly because my teacher is amazing. Also, most of the MC was a joke, which helped.</p>

<p>Hardest
AP French Language: Arrrgh! Between not paying attention first semester, and spending second semester focusing on the IB exam, I was poorly prepared. Listening and reading went quite well. The fill in was shaky, the writing was worse, and I underperformed on the speaking. That and a ridiculous curve make this a hell.</p>

<p>AP Chemistry: A wonderful teacher and a tough class made for good preparation for this test, and the MC felt fairly easy. The concepts on the FRQ were tough though, and I managed to run low on time and not get quite everything. Still, I probably got a five.</p>

<p>AP US History: What is everyone complaining about? Admittedly, it was my only AP that year and I was super-well prepared, but it was a relative cakewalk. Paying attention in my joke of a class and rigorous, borderline self-studying made the test quite easy.</p>

<p>AP Comparative Government and Politics: Self study, and easy as pie. The MC was a little harder than I expected, but I amazed myself with how much I was able to put down for the free response. Admittedly, I study these things in my spare time, but still - not a hard test.
Easiest</p>

<p>From easy to hard:
Statistics (had a really good teacher)
Calculus (Iā€™m a math person)
Biology (crappy teacher, but lucked out on the frq)
Microeconomics (self-studied)
English Literature (I just hate literature)</p>

<p>From Easy to Hard:
AP World History
AP US History
AP Calculus AB
AP European History
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
AP English Language and Composition
AP Chemistry
AP Physics B</p>

<p>Hard:
Physics C- EMag</p>

<p>Medium:
Physics C- Mech
Biology</p>

<p>Easy:
US History
English Lit & Comp
Calculus BC
Computer Science
Statistics</p>

<p>This year (for me):</p>

<p>Easy: </p>

<p>English Language
Calculus AB
Chinese Language
French Language
US History</p>

<p>Medium: </p>

<p>Spanish Literature (it was tougher than Iā€™d expected)</p>

<p>Hard: </p>

<p>Macroeconomics</p>

<p>In my opinion, easiest to hardest:</p>

<ol>
<li>Macroeconomics</li>
<li>US History</li>
<li>English Language</li>
</ol>

<p>Hardest hands down - PHYSICS C (only took mechanics, but stillā€¦ most difficult test iā€™ve ever taken, the only test in the past 12 years that iā€™ve had trouble timing myself with, AND way too much calculus even for me in calc3/diffeq in high school)</p>

<p>Easiest? probably psych. but thatā€™s only what iā€™ve heard from classmates</p>

<p>From Hardest to Easiest:</p>

<p>AP European History (3)
AP U.S. History (4)
AP Microeconomics (hopefully a 3)
AP Statistics (hopefully a 4)
AP Calculus AB (hopefully a 4)
AP U.S. Government and Politics (definitely at least a 3)
AP English Language and Composition (4)</p>

<p>Easiest to hardest:

  1. English Language
  2. Macroeconomics
  3. U. S History
  4. Biology</p>