Don't do what i did and try to learn a year of history in night .It's all about how you prepare My ap chem test went great ( made a 4 ! ) because i acctualy kept up with my studying but my ap us history and gov not so much
The chemistry exam isn't that hard, but it is very tricky. The main reason for that is because there are so many minor details, rules, and exceptions to remember that you can easily make a mistake on the AP exam. I assume you have already taken chemistry (that's how most school schedules work). By the time you get to the AP exam, it won't be fresh in your head, which makes it harder. The free response is very tricky. If you ever did a practice one in AP chemistry, you should know what I'm talking about. The multiple choice is pretty straightforward. The math questions are all simple (since you don't have a calculator) and the concept questions are pretty easy. But everything is fair game on the free response. And I mean everything. That one sentence in your notes that you never paid attention to before...yeah, that's on it. Study everything.
I though English and US History were both pretty easy, but English is more about reading comprehension and writing ability than actually knowledge of any content. I haven't taken Chem or Bio, but from what I heard, neither are too bad if you have a decent teacher.
Only problem with the AP US test you might have is that you have to have more outside information and be more specific on an AP US DBQ than an AP Euro one, you can't just write an essay on the documents. Just pay attention in class well and you should be fine, though.
Chem and Bio just remember to show all your work, because the answer isn't really worth nearly as much as the process is. At least that's how it is with Physics, but I can't imagine those two being much different. Bio is probably the one you should study most for, people typically have the most trouble with that class out of the ones you listed.
English actually isn't terrible if you're doing alright in the class. If you are, this is the one you should worry least about.
The only AP exams I ever took were APUSH and APES but they weren't easy but not as bad as it's made out to be. Study hard and frequently and you'll be fine.
For those who are claiming the AP exam to be easy, please also tell us your scores. Because if it's easy you should be getting fives on them.CongressManStan
I got a 5 on AP Lang with little effort. It's not something that needs to be crammed as long as you develop your writing and reading comprehension in class.
It depends on the teacher, I took AP Euro history and AP literature. AP Euro was really easy because our teacher basically gave us all the answers to our test before we took them. AP Literature wasn't necessarily easy, but the teacher was amazing so it made the class much more bearable. Almost all AP classes have about 45-60 minutes worth of homework so be prepared to be busy with schoolwork. To be honest unless you want to be valedictiorian I wouldn't reccomend taking all those AP classes, especially if your involved in sports, theatre, show choir etc. you won't have time to eat or sleep, literally. So I would only take 2 AP classes but that's just me
I've learned it depends on your teacher. Took the AP Pysch, English, Bio, and Environmental Science. All were easy to me because I had great teachers. Students who didn't have the teachers I did, did worse on the exam.
This goes back a few years, but I took AP Calc, AP Bio and AP chemistry. I took AP chemistry junior year and I took AP Bio and Calc my seinor.
AP Biology I felt was the easiest, but you have to memorize a lot of information to do well for that exam. I had a great teacher and stayed with the material and got a 5 on the exam.
AP Chemistry required a lot less memorization, but I felt the exam was much trickier than the AP bio exam. My best advice is to get some AP chemistry review books and take work through practice tests to help you prepare for this exam. I ended up with a 4 on the exam.
I've only taken the AP Human Geography which was incredibly easy. Taking US History, AB Calc, and Language this year, I'm only really concerned about US History, just because how hard the class is.
Depends on which one it is. I'm taking AP US History this year and it's supposed to be pretty hard, but the teacher is excellent so nearly everyone gets a 4 or a 5.
Well I've only taken one AP exam, ap lang and composition. I thought it was pretty easy. I got a 4, even though I got a D in the class. I didn't pay attention much and didn't do some of the homework. In the couple of weeks before, I did a little bit of studying for the multiple choice (~5-10 hours) and didn't really do anything for free response. I was never even good at english either. I'm hoping the AP Physics test is as easy as that one was.
I'd also say that the teacher of the class matters a lot. People here are saying AP chemistry is hard, but like 80% of the kids in my school who took it got a 5, while everyone else got a 4. This is a pretty small school, so there was only one class, but that's still pretty impressive if you ask me.
I'd think they have the same hardness as normal 20lb paper, I mean unless they were getting all fancy and used a thicker 24-26 lb paper, but thats just excessive.
I'd think they have the same hardness as normal 20lb paper, I mean unless they were getting all fancy and used a thicker 24-26 lb paper, but thats just excessive.
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Yeah sometimes they use some weird kind of paper and then trying to write on that and your lead snaps :P Kidding I know they only allow pens on the exams.
I don't really like my paper too tough but not too soft either. That perfect mix makes me happy :)
Hard for a relative term. it would depend on what you already know, how "smart" you are, and how well you take exams. what are you comparing to? if you're comparing to a regular class of chemistry in HS, then i would say it's quite a bit harder.
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