I got a 2 on the AP World Exam, who cares!

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<p>I got a B in AP World (A with weighted grade, we get 10 points added) and received a 2 on the AP Exam. I was very upset, but it is done and over with. It is ridiculous to see people complaining about 4's Seriously? Most colleges will still give you credit, I get nothing. I'm just upset I had to wait all this time for a 2 and my teacher probably is laughing. </p>

<p>Just one question: Should I still report this score when applying to colleges? </p>

<p>I got a 3 (you probably think this is bad also) freshman year also and I was proud of myself. I thought I did worst last year and I passed. </p>

<p>I thought I did fairly well on the AP Exam except for one essay, but I was surprised. Would I re-score? No because I guess a 2 is what I earned.</p>

<p>Also, most people do not get 5's. In CC maybe, but not in real life. :)</p>

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<p>You have over 1,700 posts on CC and your saying that? How ironic…</p>

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<p>Haha! Well, I just feel people take AP exams to seriously. I want to make it clear that a 2 shouldn’t hold anyone back. I found out a lot of people at my school got the same score, that is ironic.</p>

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<p>Too seriously? The exams cost money to take and give college credits for those who score high enough on them. Honestly, though, anyone who puts enough effort and sense into learning an AP subject’s material can easily score at least a 3 on an exam. There’s never an excuse to be mediocre as a student. It’s just detrimental.</p>

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<p>early_college you’re my hero.</p>

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<p>I completely disagree. I know a lot of kids who do not pass AP exams. I have friends who are 4.0 students and always do bad on AP exams. There are some people who aren’t good test takers. You aren’t a mediocre student if you receive a two. Mediocre students would not be taking AP at all!</p>

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<p>Thank you Jacky :D</p>

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<p>@early_college:</p>

<p>I don’t see how your friends can be “4.0 students” if they aren’t good test takers. In most schools, teachers make tests (and in some cases papers) atleast 3/4 of your grade. From what I can tell, your school has severe grade inflation, and probably not a very good AP program. I could be wrong, but if people who have literally all A’s are getting bad scores on the AP tests they are taking, then something isn’t right. </p>

<p>All of the “straight A” students at my school get all 5s on their AP tests, whereas the people who get B’s may get 3s or 4s. In fact, some people who get B’s even get 5’s on AP tests (which suggests the courses at my school may be a little too rigorous).</p>

<p>I am not saying this to offend anyone; I am just saying it to state the real facts on the matter of AP tests and what they are supposed to do.</p>

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<p>^Or there could be a serious case of cheating like in my AP World History class, where a bunch of people receive A’s but instead receive 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s on the AP World History exam.</p>

<p>However, grade inflation is a more likely possibility.</p>

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<p>^ Jerry, how interesting. It’s funny that you mention that because some similar things were occuring in my AP World History class as well. Where in California is your school?</p>

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<p>“I got a B in AP World (A with weighted grade, we get 10 points added) and received a 2 on the AP Exam. I was very upset, but it is done and over with. It is ridiculous to see people complaining about 4’s Seriously? Most colleges will still give you credit, I get nothing. I’m just upset I had to wait all this time for a 2 and my teacher probably is laughing.”</p>

<p>People hold themselves to different standards. Who are you to judge?</p>

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<p>I had a 93 in my APHG class and scored a 5, only 5 on that exam in the school. There were people with 99’s that made 1’s on the exam.</p>

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<p>^^^Elk Grove, CA.</p>

<p>One student had the test bank and he distributed to anyone who asked. Because of that, I barely have any respect for my Class of 2011.</p>

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<p>Also @Jerry:</p>

<p>In what way were people cheating? Your teacher must have been on drugs or something not to figure it out (or he just really didn’t care…).</p>

<p>***I started typing this post before jerrry had published his.</p>

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<p>And that sucks jerry. I feel lucky not to have a class like that.</p>

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<p>I said earlier. The student had the test bank, which the teacher used as part of her test, and he distributed to anyone who asked. My teacher did not know until she saw that the student had the test bank during class, but after that event, she still did not know that some other people had it since no one told about it. To avoid being caught of suspicion, the students deliberately answered some of the questions incorrectly.</p>

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<p>@ I V
I can assure you that the kids here in my school have developed intricate systems of cheating. I wouldn’t blame the teacher really, like Jerry says they distribute the answers. Other ways of cheating include not taking the tests and later filling them in or even skipping class that day and getting the answers elsewhere once they know what the test is about.</p>

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<p>That method was also utilized in my AP Chemistry class. TA was a big help for those cheaters.</p>

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<p>Man I hope I don’t give anyone ideas here. Just saying hehe. It’s pretty sad that our schools are plagued with cheaters. @jerry Well hopefully they got what they deserved. A big fat zero or a 1 I should say.</p>

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<p>^or extreme torture in a low-tier college due to their poor work ethics.</p>