I'm really really scared about the AP Calculus BC Exam. (freshman)

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<p>I've drilled the idea into my head that if I don't get a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam this year, I won't get into MIT, Columbia, Caltech, or Princeton.</p>

<p>I've been scoring consistently within the minimum threshold for a 5 on my practice tests (including the released 2008 BC one)...but only the minimum (67-73/108 compared to the average 66/108 curve).</p>

<p>I'm scared that I'll bomb the FRQ section or something, I believe it's pretty tough. I hope I'm not alone on CC when I say that.</p>

<p>So I hope the FRQs don't include polar or lagrange error bound, or I'll probably get a 4 or something, which means doom.</p>

<p>I've tagged this post with "death" and "fail", so yeahhhh...</p>

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<p>if you are a freshman in highschool you are full of yourself</p>

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<p>It’s easy, 43% get a 5. Anyway, what math classes will you take the next three years?</p>

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<p>You can always choose not to report your scores. But the fact that you’re a freshman in BC Calc is already impressive on its own. </p>

<p>I got a 64 on the 2008 exam without studying, so I guess I should feel pretty good about myself, but I’m freaking out, too. You’re not alone.</p>

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<p>i know dozens of freshman who have taken/are taking calc bc.</p>

<p>he has tons of math courses to take. multivar, linear alg, difeq, complex analysis, topology, number theory, etc.</p>

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<p>Polar is the devil. And I’m not even religious.</p>

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At my school, that’s basically unheard of. Sad.</p>

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<p>^You know dozens of freshmEn that have take Calc BC? Where exactly do you go? I’ve been to two schools: one in the top 100 which is full of (mostly) smart kids whose parents who largely work for Nintendo, Microsoft, T-Mobile, and Boeing. It goes without saying that there would be a large amount of AP tests taken. In fact, last year there were about 1700 AP tests taken per 1600 students in the school. That’s beside the point though. What school do you go to if you know that many freshmen in Calc BC? It surely doesn’t sound like it’s public or maybe even real. :P</p>

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<p>At my school, Algebra I or Geometry is the norm for freshman. Algebra II is somewhat common (that’s where I started, though I could have started in Pre-Calc). Pre-calc is practically unheard of, and only one or two freshman every five years or so starts off in AP Calc AB.</p>

<p>I’m pretty sure that it won’t matter whether you get a 4 or a 5, that is still pretty impressive that you are in Calc BC as a freshman. So relax. =)</p>

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<p>We’ve only had about 10 juniors in BC in the past decade in my high school, rest seniors.</p>

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<p>I also have several freshmen in my school that have taken Calc BC</p>

<p>I took AB as a freshman and the BC test next year. I’m also worried because I haven’t studied BC since the summer when i took it…</p>

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<p>My school won’t let anyone skip ahead in math…it really sucks. :(</p>

<p>Rest assured though, you’ll do fine if you’ve been preparing all this time. :)</p>

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<p>I am religious, salman witch hunt begins tomorrow!</p>

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<p>if you are a freshman in bc calc you should be fine.</p>

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<p>Really man?
You need this much attention? You know you’re going to do well, so stop freaking out and asking everyone for approval.
This post has no point… everyone is nervous about AP exams, and I hate to break it to you, but a 4 isn’t the end of the world.
Freshmen. Oh the good old days.</p>

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<p>Those boasting that tons of people in their school take the AP calculus test are simply lying. A total of 200 take the AB and about the same number take the BC and a handful of kids take the AB or BC before 9th. That is it. So, about 400 9th graders take a AP calculus test. That rounds out to roughly 8 per state (yeah I know that some states will have more and some less blah blah). So, unless you have 2 states worth of bright math kids in your school, you probably don’t know tons of 9th graders taking the Calc tests. If you are on this site, you are old enough to be considering college and old enough not to try to BS.</p>

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<p>Don’t feed the ■■■■■.</p>

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<p>Well I ended it effectively!</p>

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<p>You can’t average the states like that. Wisconsin might ahve none but New York City might have 50.</p>

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<p>You should kill yourself if you don’t get a 5 as a freshman, bitсh.
I will let you borrow my ak47.</p>