Hardest AP Exam

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<p>Which subject is notorious for having the hardest AP Exam?</p>

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<p>english lit, euro and music theory, but that’s just my opinion</p>

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<p>I think Spanish Language is statistically the hardest</p>

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<p>AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Music Theory, and the AP foreign languages.</p>

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<p>AP Foreign Languages (especially French, see link below. Of course, native speakers excluded; they can ace the AP exam of heir native language): [A.P.French</a> Language and Standardization of all World Language A.P. exams Petition](<a href=“Petition Online - Petition Online has been retired”>Petition Online - Petition Online has been retired)</p>

<p>AP European History (with a really nasty curve)</p>

<p>AP Physics C</p>

<p>Still, I believe that the teacher determines the difficulty, especially if you aren’t talented with the subject.</p>

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<p>Actually I think the foreign languages are the toughest lol. It also depends on the person.</p>

<p>Latin, almost no one takes it lol.</p>

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<p>From what I know and heard:
Foreign Languages
English Lang and Lit
Physics C</p>

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<p>I’m guessing English lit, because it seems to have the lowest percentages of 5’s (6.5%). However, it most likely depends on an individual’s strengths and weaknesses.</p>

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<p>Why is Euro so hard?</p>

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<p>depends what you mean by “hard”</p>

<p>AP Physics C: E/M is very hard, but a lot of people get 5’s because of the curve
however, many other tests are moderately hard but have harsher curves.</p>

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<p>hard is subjective and many aps are self-selective. in addition to languages, don’t forget tests like studio art</p>

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<p>I would also have to agree that AP European History is the hardest AP, out of the APs that I have taken. That was actually the first AP I took back in 2008, and the only AP I took that year. That is probably how I was able to pass it. Personally, I found AP English Language and Composition to be one of the easier ones.</p>

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<p>Wonderful. Great confidence booster. I might just go shoot myself now…</p>

<p>I’ve heard AP Chem kind of sucks… I’ve also heard that AP Eng is mostly intuitive, so if you rock at English, you should be set :)</p>

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<p>It’s not that bad actually. With AP Chem I have not been overwhelmed (or even whelmed), but that depends on your teacher I guess. Ap Foreign languages for sure, because they take more than one year to learn.</p>

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<p>^^AP Chem - i say it’s just moderately difficult. The MC is hard, but you should know how to them if you know concepts.</p>

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<p>I haven’t taken AP Chem (that’ll change next year!), but it’s just what I’ve heard through the grape vine…</p>

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<p>now, the “nasty curve” on AP Euro-- what sense of nasty do you mean?</p>

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<p>I don’t get the big fuss about Euro. I didn’t think it was that bad</p>

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<p>That’s how it was for me… It was my first AP class (sophomore year) so I sort of freaked out all year and was really jittery for the exam… But I got a 4!</p>

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<p>The curve for Euro is pretty nasty, percentage-wise. Last year, I believe a 121/180 (about 67%) was a 5 (which is a lower percent than previous years). On the contrary, an exam like Calculus BC has a curve around 66/108 (60%) for a 5. Plus, the essays (FRQs) for the history exams are graded both for historical accuracy and cohesiveness (i.e. how well it’s written). However, for a math exam, the FRQs are graded based on a “you see this, you give point(s)” grading scale.</p>