My school doesn’t offer AP World History. If I score a 4 or 5 on the AP exam by self-studying it, is that equivalent to having the AP class on my transcript, assuming that I got a 4 or 5 on the AP exam?</p>
I’m an upcoming soph. by the way</p>
<p>I don’t think scores have all that much effect in the college application process - aside from perhaps bringing you closer to AP awards - however, an AP class on your transcript is usually considered pretty heavily in college decisions as it shows rigor, etc. </p>
<p>…self studying World would be hard, I imagine. I was one of the few people (I think three out of 60 kids) who got a 5 on the WHAP exam at my school… and I would not have been able to pull it off without the pretty rigid guidance of my teacher.</p>
<p>It’s probably not the best idea. AP world is a content heavy AP. The textbook my class used had 30-ish chapters and all the chapters had at least 20 pages. The tone of the writing was boring, Campbell’s Biology is even more interesting. (And I strongly prefer history and social sciences over normal sciences!) Only 1 person in my class got a 5. I was the only one to get a 4. We had some threes and a lot of 1s and 2s. If your school doesn’t offer WHAP the college admission officers won’t hold not taking it against you. If you’re really wanting to self study, do something lighter like APHUG or environmental science or gov (if you have an interest in gov) or psych (very doable). Remember, the reason the WHAP percentages are so low is that 10th graders aren’t ready for that type of curriculum.</p>