Comparative ranking of these AP courses?

blue1artic
Thu, 19 May 2016 23:24:37 +0000

For BC Calc: The exam is okay, but definitely make sure that you are SOLID on your AB topics. A lot of the BC test is testing AB topics, so if you can nail those, and maybe you didn’t do as well on the BC questions (series, etc.), you’ll be on track to a 5. I personally find the AB topics easier, so if you are struggling, at least make sure you have a good foundation.
The no-calculator portion of the exam has always been relatively hard, as experienced through the multiple practice tests I took (this years was a killer too), but thankfully the calculator section was much easier this year, but don’t count on it always being like that. In my opinion the multiple choice is harder than the FRQ because the FRQ has more predictable question formats.

This year’s FRQ was okay, I completely messed up number 4 ;_; because I suck at differential equations but the overall difficulty was probably average to above average. Do not worry if you think you did bad, the curve is very forgiving for BC Calculus so as long as you study and put in the work you’ll be good to go. I didn’t feel amazing after the BC Calc exam, but I think I did well enough to get a 5.

For English Lang: If you have a good English foundation/good English teacher, this test should be easy. The multiple choice is kind of like the SAT (more old than new), and it’s more about practice than actually STUDYING anything. Again, essays are something you have to practice. The synthesis is generally the easiest in my opinion, rhetorical is okay if you’ve have practice (know how to identify rhetorical devices and quote), and argument can sometimes be a curveball and unexpected (thankfully this year’s was pretty good) but that’s more focused on your ability to persuade and come up with historical/literary references.

I didn’t study much for this test, and I am pretty confident that I got a 5 on this one. If you are good at English (I’m not even the best English student), this test should not be that daunting.

Definitely study more for BC Calc, this class was one of the hardest math classes I’ve taken in high school and the test will make it seem like it is hard.

Sorry about all the writing, and good luck!