<p>Hey guys, I’m trying to figure out what I should do for my AP Chem project do you have any suggestions? I’m having trouble coming up with ideas. Let me know if you can think of any!</p>
<p>@ohhaiitslily
Make a game that tests content in a specific area of chemistry, say gases. For my chemistry project I made a game that looked a lot like Candy Land, except that it tested one’s knowledge of gases. It was helpful and engaging–teacher’s like that stuff.</p>
<p>Hey everyone!
So I am taking the late ap chem test this year and was wondering how you guys think I should prepare? (e.g. particular study books, concepts, etc.)</p>
<p>The reason I ask is because it seems like the test was more conceptual this year…
Any books that adequately prepared you for the change?
Or just tips on what to study/not to study?</p>
<p>Thanks!!!</p>
<p>Just prepare how you would for the exam on the actual day. You’re not getting the same test as us.</p>
<p>That was weird, but I’m feeling confident I’ll fulfill my goal of a 3!</p>
<p>I’ve probably said this in all Chemistry-related posts on CC, so I’ll say it again: The Chemistry program at my school is ridiculous. The “Pre-AP” class we have doesn’t go past stoichiometry. AP has to learn all of the advanced topics (Electro, Thermo, Kinetics, Equilibrium, Solutions, Acid-Base, Periodicity, etc.) in one year. No one has passed the AP Exam in the 5 years my school has offered the course. You can get a 100/100 in the class and try your hardest on the AP Exam and make a 1. My teacher thinks I’ll be the first to pass…</p>
<p>MC was easier than the practice exams I’ve taken. Probably a 35-40/75.</p>
<p>FRQ was tougher than the practice exams I’ve taken. What sucks is that I spent the entire weekend before the Exam teaching myself Acids and Bases at home and there was NO Acid-Base question on the FRQ!!! Ugh, the FRQ was pretty difficult. I may have gotten a 1/3 correct on each one haha but maybe not quite. </p>
<p>PR claims that if you do a 33.333% on the entire test, you’ll make a 3. Using that, I’m hoping that I’ll make a 3. I know I tried really hard for this exam. Can’t wait for July!!!</p>
<p>Your school has fundamental issues if no one has passed the AP Exam in 5 years the AP class has been offered… Are they making any changes?</p>
<p>Nope! The problem is complex, but fixable. The Pre-AP classes are resistant to follow the curriculum a true “Pre” AP class needs. Therefore AP is struggling and won’t get better soon.</p>
<p>The AP teacher has started Pre-AP class that is taught true “Pre” AP Chemistry, and my class was the first experimentation. A few people actually took AP Chemistry after this special class and we were by far the most prepared. </p>
<p>There are good steps being taken, but on the whole, it’s not near being truly fixed.</p>
<p>Dunno if it’s just your teachers, but my school has the same chem system as well. We had to cover gas laws, atomic theories, electro, equilibrium, acid-base, thermo, solutions, trends, colligative props, pretty much the same as you guys in this one year as well, but my teacher has a pretty good success rate ~70% pass, and about 15% get a 5.</p>
<p>It certainly can work IF AND ONLY IF the students are motivated enough to want to pass. The knowledge I was given was probably just enough to give me a foundation, and I had to study on my own a lot. But it’s possible I’ll pass the exam because of my efforts. </p>
<p>Other classes at my HS are taught well enough that the student can pass without much outside studying (basic review, etc.). Since this isn’t the case with Chemistry, students haven’t passed it.</p>
<p>Also, my HS severely undermines education. Its a public school with ~2400 kids and is one of those schools where the major problem is teen pregnancy and not graduating. Its a geographically situated problem I guess… The top 1-2% of my class will probably go to a “good” university and get a degree.</p>
<p>Yeah, I have a large school was well public ~3900 kids, but I live in orange county and most of the kids are well-behaved. We only have two AP chem courses though, so pretty much only the motivated ones even take the course which may have somethign to do with it</p>
<p>This thread worked, i got 5!</p>
<p>Congrats! I’m jealous. I thought I may have gotten a 5 but I have this bad feeling I got a 4</p>
<p>I didn’t have ANY chemistry whatsoever before this class, didn’t use a review book, and got a 4 
I’m soooo happy!!!</p>
<p>Is it annoying to have to take a pre-AP class, since that means you have to spend two school years on one subject? Or are people who go into AP passionate enough to keep going? </p>
<p>(Just curious, since my school doesn’t offer AP classes, only the tests)</p>
<p>Taking a pre-ap class sounds like a colossal waste of time.</p>
<p>OT: 5 on Exam. Expected borderline 4/5 coming out of the exam, after released FRQs, felt confident that I got a 5</p>
<p>Got a 5!
Thought I failed it though… probably was borderline for the 5.</p>
<p>That curve must’ve been massive because I was expecting a 3 and got a 5! Probably super borderline like the guy above me but it was completely unexpected. How did the test match up to other people’s expectations?</p>
<p>The percentages were similar to last year, but since the test was so much harder, they must have had a substantially larger curve. I also got a 5, but I knew that although I did well as the multiple choice, I lost a fair amount of points on the FR. So either a lot of people got a borderline score allowing the percentages to be similar or the curve has been adjusted.
Does anyone have any further statistics into the curve or is that not released until a while from now?</p>
<p>The curve will never be released or mc because they are changing the exam. Thus it is useless for them to relase this year’s exam. If the curve becomes like bio this year, consider ourselves lucky that we were able to snag 5s</p>