<p>In reply to the people who think that just listening to the teacher guarantees at least a 3:
Every school has at least that “one” teacher that does absolutely no teaching! It’s easy to laugh about it the next year, but when you’re actually <em>in</em> the class, it’s the worst thing ever… 
It’s hard to have enough concentration to 100% self-study, and a lot of the time it’s necessary if you have a teacher who is just that bad. </p>
<p>Sooooo glad to be done with AP testing!!</p>
<p>I got a 1 in AP Calc AB. But I’m not the only one from my class, actually, most of us will probably get a 1. </p>
<p>I had a 99 in the class though, and I paid attention. I just had a ****ty teacher.</p>
<p>@neorobie- As I think others have stated before, it depends on whether you are looking at college credit or consideration for admission. I’m a rising senior too 
! Unfortunately, the scores (if you retake) won’t be back soon in off to be considered in your admission. So i’d recommend you look at whatever college you want to go to’s website and see what classes (and with what scores) they give credit to before you consider retaking</p>
<p>Oh, and edit:</p>
<p>I think you should show it anyway, but maybe ask your councelors/teachers first? In my opinion, they’re going to wonder why for those specific classes/class only, you didn’t take the test and might infer that you canceled/chose not to report the test and some colleges may see that as being dishonest or sneaky</p>
<p>Lol has anyone read the little chat That’s been going on in the tags?</p>
<p>Any expected one’s this year?</p>
<p>I got a sin pi/2.</p>
<p>I also got a cos 2pi. </p>
<p>And a cos 0. </p>
<p>And a tan pi/4.</p>
<p>Last year, English Lit.</p>
<p>Some advice for college: You’re going to get bad professors that won’t teach you well. However, the rest of the class will learn the material regardless of how bad the teaching was. Be aware of this - figure out how to learn without the teacher somehow (self study, study groups, etc).</p>
<p>I retook a 2, but not my one. I’m expecting a three (I SO hope I get a 3).</p>
<p>I think that in AP classes that don’t contain many concepts (i.e. history), the only reason a student who took the course (and receives decent grades in it) can get less than a 3 is because of a bad teacher.</p>
<p>However, in a class like Physics C E&M or AP Calc BC 1’s and 2’s are much more understandable.</p>
<p>A 99 in the class and a 1 is just messed up.</p>
<p>While I understand that there is some legitimacy to people’s claims that they had bad teachers, I still don’t think that makes it acceptable to fail. As my AP Psych teacher put it, these classes are designed to be like college courses, so you should be spending a good amount of time studying outside of class. If your teacher is really bad, you just need to work harder on your own or find someone else who can help you. Obviously, someone has to get a 1 or 2 to keep the curve, but you just have to be motivated enough to not let that person be you. Work hard and see results; it’s that simple.</p>
<p>I just don’t take AP tests if I don’t think I can get a 5.</p>
<p>@cc123sb</p>
<p>What? Calculus has more concepts that history ones? That comparison is silly. You don’t compare integration techniques to historical trends and events. </p>
<p>@semaphore12
You too, are silly.</p>
<p>Our AP Euro teacher told us that the fronde happened in France. It happened in Belgium. There was an FRQ about it. </p>
<p>When 84 out of 87 fail, including a girl with a 107 getting a 1, that’s time to blame the teacher.</p>
<p>^
[Fronde</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fronde]Fronde”>The Fronde - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>"The Fronde (French pronunciation: [fʁɔ̃d]); was a civil war in France, occurring in the midst of the Franco-Spanish War, which had begun in 1635. "</p>
<p>Okay, then I have to take that up with the state Academic Team department, because we argued the same thing but they told us it was wrong.</p>
<p>I got a 1 in Calculus AB my junior year. It was not for lack of trying. I ended with a 100 in the class. I did all of my homework and I passed most of the tests. Our teacher was absolutely terrible. I left that class crying almost every day and I almost walked out a few times. He had never taught calculus before, let alone AP. The highest class he had taught was pre-calc and this was in a school district that is terrible. He told us he was not used to having students who actually care about school and grades. </p>
<p>We only got through four chapters of our calculus book. The only thing I know how to do is find derivatives. And I can <em>barely</em> do that. </p>
<p>My class got royally screwed over. We all knew nothing on the exam. I actually only knew how to do 1 question of the multiple choice and none of the free responses. I slept during the exam because it was so terrible. </p>
<p>I do not think it was my fault. I did not try to get a 1. I really studied and I tried hard, but I just did not learn the material. I know I am not dumb. I received a 4 in AP Biology that same year.</p>
<p>I’ve never gotten less than a 4.</p>
<p>@Lolar, couldn’t you have self studied out of your textbook?</p>