The "how The heck Did I Get This Score" Thread

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<p>Most definitely, the "OMG! ***!? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!" score for me was Calculus AB. Thankfully, I did much better than I expected. I thought I was on the borderline between a 3 and a 4, but I got a 5. </p>

<p>US Government and Politics was also a pleasant surprise. After coming out of the test, I thought I might have had a chance at a 5, but I also knew of the ridiculously low percentage of 5s and the horror stories of brilliant CCers who somehow ended up with a 4. Luckily, I got a 5.</p>

<p>My only negative surprise (and only slightly) was English Lit. I got a 4, and I thought I was on the borderline between a 4 and a 5 and had a decent chance at a 5. Oh well, I still get the same college credit.</p>

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<p>I was suprised I got a 3 on Government. WHA??! I knew every question!! grrrrrr....</p>

<p>BUT that makes up for the fact I got a 4 in Calculus AB!!!! I was DEFINITELY not expecting that score...</p>

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<p>I most firmly believe now that Environmental Science is a joke AP that shouldn't really exist. I started cramming for that exam (no joke), at 10 PM and went through Smarty Pants for the next four hours. At 2:30 I went to bed. </p>

<p>I went into the test. I got a 5. =__________= This beats self-studying Psychology.</p>

<p>Otherwise, I echo the sentiments of the other Gov takers. Who did get a 5?! I thought the test was moderately easy and still got a 4. Queer. Maybe this year's guidelines had something on the terms of "if the student did not mention ________, automatic 4 or below" =p</p>

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<p>I somehow got a 5 on Gov without much studying or work all year. I certainly wasn't expecting it.</p>

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<p>It seems that whatever score people get they arnt expecting it. I think Collegeboard randomly gives out the grades and thats why they don't say subscores. :| lol</p>

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<p>Not to be patronizing or anything, but as someone who took AP Lang through self-study without ever taking a formal Language class, it just wasn't that hard to get a 5 at all. I'd never done citations before, so I absolutely fumbled my way through the question that dealt with synthesis, using citation styles from Wikipedia, and the MC section was honestly just at SAT Lit level. (Maybe a little bit tougher) Not hard to see, what with the massively high standard of CC, why the 'normal' score here seems to be a 5.</p>

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<p>Calculus: For FR#1, I wrote infinity for a) b) c) because I misread the questions or something plus I left some FR questions blank. Still got a 5, wth!?!? I guess I dominated MC
Eng/Lit: I thought I'd get at least 4, but 2??? ***? I wrote excellent essays!!</p>

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<p>im in shock today..so for the past two years no one in my schools managed to get a 5 in Calc AB cause they all slack of..last yr the ppl going to stanford and princeton got 3's:S..so i went into the exam this yr with little sleep and no practice other then mcq's i barely knew the concepts..the mcqs went well but i left 5,6 FRQ...i called today i was hoping id get atleast a 3..a 5 OMG..its amazing..hahaha!!!!!!! i cant believe it..</p>

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<p>Wait you guys got your scores already?</p>

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<p>hella good surprise = 4 on Physics. i really thought i failed that.
also, 5 on Spanish. whaaa?</p>

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<p>Chickla--OH EM EFF GEE how dense can you be? (Hee hee, it rhymes!)</p>

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<p>Never opened american pageant...never payed attention in class...got C's and D's on all the tests in class...tried speed reading AMSCO the night before the test...got a 5 on APUSH...***...</p>

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<p>shahwaiz, you got to take Form B of AP Calculus AB. Form B was a JOKE. It was sooooo easy. Form A for U.S. students was REDIC. The Free Response was insane, so don't feel too happy.</p>

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<p>^^ haha, just let him feel happy if he wants to. But yea, the FRQ's for Form A were pretty hard.</p>

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<p>the college board says scores available by phone on 7/01. How did you get them already?</p>

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<p>glycerine...well if you found it easy thats good for you..i thought the last two were pretty weird..and im surprised i got a 5 i think i aced the mcqs thats the only way i got a 5 but im happy..so please let me be happy..it isnt really my fault you didnt get the easier form this year around usually us international ppl get the hard forms..</p>

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<p>I found the essay questions on APBio to be pretty darn tough :(. MC was fairly challenging, also. Wouldn't be surprised if I ended up getting a 2.</p>

<p>During AP English Language, I wasn't feeling too well. I was continually coughing and sneezing and having a horrible runny nose and cold, so I couldn't focus on the exam. Gah. So I don't think that I did so hotly on the MC. Essays were alright.</p>

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<p>I didnt do a question on Calc BC so I was kind of worried about that, and had no idea about English since my essays were decent and mult choice could have been really good or really bad, and thought I would prob get a 4, but ended up getting 5s on all, so I was very happy.</p>

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<p>i am anxiously waiting for my scores in the mail.........ahh the agony.</p>

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<p>^
Join the club. I only took 1 AP (Calc AB), so there's really no point giving money to the college board cult. I'm expecting a three, hoping for a four, and it will be a sad day when I open the envelope and get a two =( </p>

<p>*Prays for a four!</p>