<p>Please some one explain this to me.</p>
<p>I got a 3 on gov. and pol., but 5s on the rest.</p>
<p>I don't like the asymmetry.</p>
<p>Maybe my teacher blowed.</p>
<p>I didn't take the prerequisite gov class, so that may be it.</p>
<p>Was it really the hardest test?</p>
<p>My scores tell me: HELL YES!</p>
<p>I'd really like to see my test. . .. ... ..... ........</p>
<p>Most people on this forum got a four or a five...they are probably going to tell you the test was easy! I found it to be sorta difficult, but I still got a four. In reality, it is probably one of the easier AP tests to take (in any year) because it is so user friendly and makes everyday sense...</p>
<p>US Gov or Comparative Gov?</p>
<p>I personally found it easy, but that's just because I enjoy politics and have a subscription to Time and what not. The best way to do well on the test is have a strong political knowledge from experiences beyond the classroom--political blogs, media coverage (they do like to obsess over the details of how processes work), ect.</p>
<p>Outside knowledge helps quite a bit - I have magazine/newspaper subscriptions and the BBC as my Firefox homepage. I got 5's on both of the government tests, although I found them somewhat difficult - there were a few holes in my knowledge, but I had a good teacher and a really good Comparative review book.</p>
<p>to the above posts: heh.</p>
<p>it was US gov, maea</p>
<p>i don't think reading BBC and watching CNN will get me an a on an AP test; only a fat belly, thank you.</p>
<p>ivyleaguewannabe: "it is probably one of the easier AP tests"</p>
<p>yeah, that's why it's my lowest grade. bs.</p>
<p>It really is dead easy. I left a whole free-response section blank and got a 5. I have no idea what you did wrong.</p>
<p>I really didn't think it was too extraordinarily difficult, but there were somethings I didn't remember too well but I thought I did a really solid job overall on U.S. Gov - I got a 4.</p>
<p>On the Comparative Politics, I didn't know a single thing about recent changes in China's Legal system (I still don't), but still didn't think I did a terrible job; I got a 3.</p>
<p>Now, there are several other people in my class that I've continuously outperformed that got higher scores than me, so I am rather upset about my scores. But hey, I wouldn't have gotten any sort of credit if I had scored higher so I try not to think about it too much.</p>
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to the above posts: heh.</p>
<p>it was US gov, maea</p>
<p>i don't think reading BBC and watching CNN will get me an a on an AP test; only a fat belly, thank you.</p>
<p>ivyleaguewannabe: "it is probably one of the easier AP tests"</p>
<p>yeah, that's why it's my lowest grade. bs.
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<p>It seems that when other posters are simply saying how they felt on the test, you're blowing them off as BS.</p>
<p>Just because it was tough for you, doesn't mean it was tough for everyone. </p>
<p>Frankly, if you're looking for a place to talk about how tough a test was, then CC isn't the place - there are some crazy smart people here and this population is way self-selecting. </p>
<p>Was it a hard test? I didn't take it, but go ahead and look at the numbers on the past (4th Annual) AP Report to the Nation. It is a HARD test, just like every other AP. But by going to CC, you are unlikely to get much empathy.</p>
<p>Remember, AP tests are weird. Test you think you bombed you may get a 5 on, tests you thought you aced you may get 3's on.</p>
<p>I'm not being arrogant (personally I don't think I could pull a 5 or anything on that AP, and I've only taken 1 AP in my life so far), but I'm laying out the facts for you. </p>
<p>You're asking a question, so be prepared to get answers. If you tell the people who are trying to answer you that you don't care what they said, then why did you ask the question? Just because you don't like the answer?</p>
<p>I thought the grading scale was wierd. I only got a 3 when I thought it was easy and many of my friends got low grades although they thought it was easy.</p>