In the 9th grade I took Biology H. My study habits weren't "good" by any stretch of the word, so I failed the AP with a 2 and a B in the class, only because the teacher liked to assign a lot of extra busywork.
Last year (10th grade), I took European History AP. I finally got into a study habit that works for me and managed to get a B first semester and an A second semester. I really studied hard for the AP test and managed to somewhat easily get a 4, which I think is pretty good considering that it's supposed to be the second-hardest AP (after bio). I feel like I could have gotten a 5, but I forgot some key facts on one of the essays. It was about Europe's post-WWII economic and social development, and I completely forgot the European Coal and Steel Community, European Community, etc. that would eventually lead to the European Union. Whoops.
This year (11th), I'm taking Chemistry H (5-point A) and AP US History. I got an easy A in chemistry first semester, but a lot of people seemed to struggle. There's no way I could have taken the AP though. Just too much more than my class covered. This semester, I'm right between an A and a B, so I really need to bring that up. As for APUS, this is my teacher's first year, so it was kind of a joke. The AP was pretty easy though. Similar to Euro in format, but with a lot less to memorize, and with certain areas that can be focused on over others.
Next year, I'm gonna take English 4 AP, AP Environmental Science, AP US Government, and French 5 AP. I'm completely undecided as to which AP tests to take, but I'm almost certainly going to take one or two for the college credit.
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