entrancestone

Yeah.... I would really not like to relive that class. She thought it would help us to listen to music from the different decades. That is a cool idea, and actually helped with the DBQ on the test, but not when we haven't reviewed any material in class.

I think about 10 kids are taking AP US at my school next year, we made sure they knew what they were in for -_-

kenicia

Y'all are too much for me.

ShortLifeLived

I took the AP US Gov exam after receiving a 65 in my class. I received a 5 on the test and a ****ty grade from a teacher who was just transferred for being an *******. And all the students are supporting him! Talk about an inconsistency.

AKittka

i would not self-report any of your AP grades, even your 4 in Biology. this is the first year for APs on the common app so maybe you can get away with not reporting your scores since colleges don't know what to expect (if a majority of kids will self-report or not).

if supposedly AP scores don't affect admissions then i don't see why not self-reporting APs would hurt you. i really don't think colleges look at your app that closely and would second guess you as a candidate just because you didn't self-report your scores.

good luck with everything.

vasudevank

1. I think you don't really have to worry that these tests scores will seriously affect any college admissions. I believe if you get accepted or rejected from your top choices it will be because of GPA/SAT/EC, etc. From what I picked up around CC, AP scores are simply for prestige.

2. I am a little confused about your excuse. You say that its the teachers fault that you didn't do well, because the material wasn't covered. I mean if you were really a hard worker then you would've worked hard on AP tests. If you were able to study really hard for AP Bio, you could've studied for Calc and US History.

3. You were complaining that the reason you didn't get prep materials was because your library didn't have them/ you couldn't afford them. Well I'm guessing you have access to a computer and internet since you post on CC so you could've used Google to find online prep as well as the AP forum for trading.

brendanww

I had one bad teacher experience (and I hate saying that because he was a really nice guy who was not a fan of the AP program and probably would have been a great teacher otherwise), and it was for my AP Calc AB course. Out of all the students taking the exam, only three passed to my knowledge (perhaps some students were modest out of respect for those who did poorly). I did not hear of any students passing the BC exam under this teacher.

I realized that something had to be done and started to study independently with my roommate and good friend. We combined our test prep books to get a decent amount of AP Practice tests and began prepping on our own using these practice tests.

My good friend and I ended up receiving the only two 4's of the AB students. We both felt as though we nailed the multiple choice, but perhaps could have received 5's if we were more familiar with how points were awarded on the free response (no excuse though since there are old free response grading guides on the college board website). Lesson: you ought to be able to get a 3 with a basic knowledge of Calculus. I understand you may not have tried, but that is your fault. You should have given your best effort - do not let your ego dictate your effort.

Finally, your college counselor sends out a letter to all of your colleges. In that letter, he/she can explain discrepancies. For example, if a teacher gives out only 1 A each century or you were sick the day of an AP exam. I am sure you can find some way to manage this through the college counseling office. Just make sure you are being proactive.

An0maly

Don't report the scores. Even if you explain that you worked really hard, it'll look somewhat poor if you have a 106% in a class and a 2 on the exam.