@jpchem I think that you are either confused or misinformed about the Florida history exam. There is only one test that Florida students have to take, and that is the US History EOC. It must be passed to graduate.
My AP world teacher said that was the reason the distribution was so low (he does ap grading, and also neither of us live in Florida, so frankly I don’t know what’s right), and I guess he might have meant something different…? I don’t know, but regardless, it’s still really strange that AP world is one of the more taken exams and the distribution is the 3rd lowest. Especially since most people perform really well on the multiple choice.
@jpchem He probably confused that with the US history EOC, but then again the EOC is different from the AP exam. Well, AP world history is one of the more difficult classes; it’s a LOT of content. The curve is probably less lenient.
I have a question.
What are the benefits of having a higher score than what a college requires or is meeting the requirement just fine?
ie: scoring a 4 when a college only needs a 3
Sometimes colleges give more credit for higher scores.
but I should be fine meeting the requirement right?
What sort of requirement are you talking about (like for what subject)?
@AlphaPawn Emory, where I will be attending this fall, will give credit for both 4’s and 5’s, so by your logic with respect to earning the lowest minimum score, there would be no reason to earn a 5 on an AP exam as the same credit is given to a 4 as a 5.
One school I was considering was SMU, which, as human997 mentions, is a school that grants more credit for higher scores. For example, if you were to score a 3 on Calculus BC with an AB subscore of 4, you would only get credit for MATH 1337 (equivalent to 3 credit hours). However, if you were to score a 4 or 5 on the Calculus BC exam, you would get credit for MATH 1337 and MATH 1338 (equivalent to 6 credit hours).
Don’t be lazy and aim for the lowest score that can get you credit. Many colleges and universities grant more credit to higher scores on AP exams.
No, the reason why the score distribution is so low, IMO, is that 75% of the test takers are sophomores, and for many, this is their first AP class.
I’m aiming to go to UT Austin and the credit requirement for World History is a 4. Of course I will try my best to get a 5, but since I made a 4, I was wondering if making a 4 would get me the same results as making a 5.
In this case, yes.
I’m a senior in high school (will be attending Arizona State University in the fall) and the below listed tests are from my 3 weeks of AP torture this year.
Art History: 3 (Self-Study)
Chemistry: 5
English Lit: 4
Environmental Science: 5 (Self-Study)
Macroeconomics: 4 (Self-Study)
Microeconomics: 4 (Self-Study)
Physics C E/M: 3 (Self-Study)
Physics C Mech: 3 (Self-Study)
Spanish Language: 4
US History: 4
Hope everyone is happy with their scores 
Any opinion on wheter I should report 4s when I received an A or high A in the respective AP class?
@nevergiveupp Absolutely! Go ahead and report those scores to colleges to which you are applying. If you don’t report your scores, you’ll leave the adcoms wondering what happened… Don’t be ashamed about a 4!
If an AP class appears on your transcript, you are best served reporting the score. Otherwise, you risk the AO thinking you got a 1, or were too unmotivated to take the exam. And despite what you may read on College Confidential, a 4 is a very good score.
@nevergiveupp Just think about it…
arent the science ap’s considered harder then liberal arts, i mean the history ap’s are literally memorization. no matter how good you are a memorization ap physics and chem will not be easy.
Ummm, no they’re not. Memorization won’t get you far on the DBQ.
they used to be memorization until it became document/concept based
@cocolover123 yeah I live in Texas and the EOC is RIDICULOUS. It is soo easy and focuses on history from 1870-present. You get 4 hours for the entire thing-it’s only multiple choice!