<p>please provide comments, feedback, advice, difficulty of AP exam, etc. on these AP courses!</p>
<p>Biology
English Language
Macroeconomics
Chemistry
Calculus AB
Physics C
Psychology
US History</p>
<p>English Language-I really didn’t do anything in this course all year but pulled off a 4. I think this test is less of one to study for and is more like if you’re smart you’ll get it if you’re not then you won’t. Just know the format of the essays well and you should succeed if you know how to make points and back them up with logical evidence.</p>
<p>Biology- I worked really hard in this class mostly because of the teacher I had. I got a 5 on this test and I didn’t find it to be hard because I knew most of the chapters inside-out. However it’s a lot of info to cover so make sure you’re doing like a couple of chapters or more a week oh yeah and try to read the entire PR or other review book the day or weekend before the test so all the info is fresh in your head.</p>
<p>USH- Eww, my teacher was a real pushover so I studied maybe a third of the chapters in the book because he practically gave us the answers to the test. Anyways I crammed like half of PR the day before the test and got a 4 but probably only because the essays were on stuff I knew really well.</p>
<p>Physics C: Good luck! I’m also doing this test next year, well only the mechanics half since my school doesn’t even have a C class. I’m praying that it can be done without a proper calculus class and with only a 4 on the B test!!But I hear that all you need to know of calculus are limits, derivatives , and integrals for mech. but I hear that the E/M test requires tougher calculus.</p>
<p>Exams? My school doesn’t offer AP courses per se, but the History/Physics/Chem/Calculus ones are comparable to AP ones.</p>
<p>US History: I love history (among other subjects), and I came into this class knowing very little about US History. My class was fun, and a good combination of facts/writing/discussion. I didn’t really do any prep out of class (I crammed for 4 hours the night before) for the exam, which I thought was challenging but not impossible. I received a 5, which was a pleasant surprise. You do have to know your stuff, though. I was saved by the MC section.</p>
<p>Physics C: Great class, interesting subject material. I love Physics too, which may be why. Very challenging because of great teacher (would give us problems that may be impossible to solve “Well, we’ll find out” was his reply). The Mechanics AP was…okay, but pretty easy. E&M was hard. I was worried that I bombed (lower than 50%, which is still a 5). However, I got 5s on these two exams after pretty intensive two-week long in-class prep.</p>
<p>English Language: I took the exam cold (like literally no prep at all) and got a 5. Just know how to write (our school is writing-intensive, which probably explains my score) and you will definitely pass.</p>
<p>Oh my goodness, I can’t believe it’s only the second month of summer and I’ve forgotten the difference between Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson. Who did the Vietnam War again?</p>
<p>Sigh… and AP US History was one of my favorite classes, and I aced it.</p>
<p>Calculus AB: If you have a good teacher, it’s not that difficult. Some of the concepts were a little tricky to grasp at first, but it really wasn’t that bad, and I got a 5 on the test. I found that it was really, really useful to practice with old AP exams to prepare for this test- the problem types are usually not that different from year to year.</p>
<p>Psychology: I hope you have a good memory. You’ll need it for the AP Psych exam: there’s lots of people, vocabulary and theories to memorize. Even the essays mostly require you to spit out some facts, and then make a few connections here and there. If you can do that, though, it’s definitely one of the easier APs out there.</p>
<p>For future reference, you can always check out the “AP Tests Preparation” subforum, as well as this one. :D</p>
<p>Chemistry: I think it’s easy-medium. Lots of people disagree with me though. The first two units are very important, but also confusing, because they leave many questions unanswered that will be answered later in the year. It does require alot of thinking, and i felt some moments of the class were very stressful, but if you just take some time and think about the concept, it’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Chemistry and calculus pretty much owned me but math and I have never gotten along. It depends on what you’re good at. Would you rather spend an hour solving problems or writing an essay? </p>
<p>Biology - a ton of memorization. A lot of people who take this are under the impression that memorizing things isn’t hard, but they underestimate how much work actually goes into it. We had chapters to read every night followed by daily quizzes, and by the end of the year we had piles of notebooks to study from. I think it’s definitely more manageable than the other sciences if you’re not good at math, but you have to make up for it by learning a ton of details. I like bio, I thought it was interesting. But if you’re not already interested in the subject (especially after intro bio), chances are it’ll be tedious and boring.</p>
<p>English Language - I don’t really understand how the exam was graded and what they wanted from me. The English department in my school is especially backbreaking so I worked my arse off for it. We had daily quizzes on books we’ve read, long papers, essays to prepare for personal statements in college, and every so often we would act out plays. I didn’t study for the AP exam but still pulled off a high mark. Just know how to write a proper essay.</p>
<p>Chemistry - can’t really say anything about this one, lol. The teacher was amazing and the class was fun. We barely had homework since labs took up a lot of time. I guess bombing the exam was my fault since I had a really hard time grasping the material. Most of my classmates ended up doing well, though.</p>
<p>Calculus AB - (see chemistry)</p>
<p>US History - probably the most demanding class homework-wise. We had a lot of reading every night for which we had to write notes by hand and the exams were based off past AP tests. We had to do a study guide for every chapter (which meant 50 flash cards at least), so at the end of the year we had mountains of flashcards. They sure kept the end-of-the-year bonfire going, though. ;)</p>
<p>In short, what you get on the exam depends on how much work you put into the class. A lot of you may disagree, but you also have the privilege of grasping the material faster than, say, me. And I say this despite bombing chemistry and calculus, but most people here seem to be more well-rounded than I am, lol.</p>
<p>Hope this helped,
Alex</p>
<p>USH is a joke at my school.</p>
<p>Johnson’s War = Vietnam, cafesimone</p>