<p>According to collegeboard, 48.4% of the AP Environmental science test takers receive scores of 1 or 2.thats nearly 50%!!!..and 30.4% of all the test takers are 1's for AP env sci...when u think abou it thats a lot....apparantly AP env sci is not an exam where u can just go sit and get a 5 if only 9.3% of all AP env sci test takers receieved a 5 last year....so yah</p>
<p>its just that the people who normally take enviro...dont meet the standards to take a REAL AP science like Chem, Bio, or Physics
colleges frown at Enviro because just about anyone can get into that class..and besdies who cares if u can identify causes of global warming and dangers to the killer whale population??</p>
<p>thats true i totally agree...i was just noticing that not that many ppl get 5's on the exam...but what u said is logical on how almost anyone can get in so thas why so many do bad..that makes sense...but that still sucks lol</p>
<p>and I guess also because most SMART ppl dont take AP env sci, so the few that do are the 9.3% so I guess thas true, but apparantly the exam is not SO easy where ppl can just go sit for it</p>
<p>ive seen those stats and what struck me as odd is that the class with the highest pass rate of 3s or higher is AP Calculus BC!!!</p>
<p>any ideas as to why??? </p>
<p>i know... (similar logic as enviro)</p>
<p>yah i guess basically because the SMART ppl take BC, therefore they are inclined to pass lol....so when u think about it I guess it isnt accurate to label how hard an AP class is by the pass rate</p>
<p>no AP exam is easy that u can just BS ur way to a 5...</p>
<p>ur absolutely right...ranking AP exams by passrate really tells u nothing because there are soo many variables confounded with the pass rate that u cant account for by a simple number or percentage...</p>
<p>Ugh I used Barron's to study and got a 4. Don't use Barron's.</p>
<p>Let me say that again.</p>
<p>Don't use Barron's.</p>
<p>Whoa, the Barron's book is like 500 pages! What happened theoneo? Did you read not it all, or was it just pure trash?</p>
<p>They don't stress the right information. They overwhelm you with unnecessary details (NOBODY CARES WHAT PERCENTAGE OF WASTE ON A BEACH WAS PLASTIC!) and miss the big picture.</p>
<p>Nobody sane would attempt to memorize all the legislation (about 30 pages' worth if I remember correctly). There was ONE question about a law on the AP.</p>
<p>AHH</p>
<p>Yes, the passing rates are ridiculous. And I bet the test would be, even though it counts as geology (really important for compsci major) in most colleges.
I regret I did not change APES to second year of AP CompSci this year.</p>
<p>I thought AP Enviro looked pretty interesting.. then again, I can't say I'm too skilled in Bio or Chem.</p>
<p>I thought it was easy and fun and important. The content, not the test. But the test was easy and fun, just no important. I got a 5. I think it may have been the most worthwhile course for me to take in all of high school.</p>
<p>That is good to hear, chaos777:)</p>
<p>wait why was it so worthwhile. what did you learn that was so worthwhile?</p>
<p>Basically, it was a good introductory course for a branch of science I intend to pursue as I career. I learned about terminology, statistics, and processes that I will be able to use in the future and I had the opportunity to do a great deal of individual, experiential learning, as there were only five other students in the class and we spent much of our time outdoors.</p>
<p>oh, see if i took that at my school, all the ahem...fools...who want an extra year of science just because but cant handle the 3 major ap sciences would plague it.. then again, i would be guarenteed highest average (unless another honors kid had that mindset) and i do love getting those highest average certificate. i have the biggest collection in my grade.muhahahhahahahahahaha but yeah, we wouldn't learn crap</p>
<p>Well, I took AP Environmental Science class last semester. I wouldn't call it hard but then again I got a B in that class. The multiple choices were easy. What I had trouble with was the Essay section. </p>
<p>I am confident that I will score at least 4 on the APES test. My science teacher was one of the best teacher I ever had. Do you know what's the passing rate of the APES exam with him as the teacher? Since my school is a new one, it only has two years of record. In the first year, 100% passed(There were about 17 students taking the test). As for the second year, the passing rate was 94%(There were roughly 33 students taking the test in my schoo). This year, I expect about 55 students taking the test in my school, including my brother and I. Of course, most of us will pass it with at least a 4, with such a great teacher as the ultimate coach.</p>
<p>51.6% of the APES test takers scored atleast a 3 or higher last year.</p>