Difficulty of These AP Classes?

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I know that the teacher can greatly impact how difficult a class is, but I did want to have an idea of what APs were considered more difficult than others. I am taking 6 this year, but from what I have heard they are not the harder ones out of the rest. The full list is:

AP Calculus AB
AP Language Arts and Composition
AP Microeconomics + AP Macroeconomics
AP Seminar
AP Studio Art 2-D

If you can, it would be awesome if you all leave tips for how to approach these classes, as they would really help. Thanks!

2

In my opinion, from least hard to most hard

AP Studio Art 2-D
AP Lang
AP Micro/Macro
AP Seminar
AP Calc

3

AP Studio Art might be difficult if you haven’t taken a year or two of art, but I doubt that you haven’t if you’re taking AP. AP Economics aren’t really too hard. I know AP Seminar isn’t a light course and it’s writing and research heavy. If you aren’t interested in this AP or aren’t going into journalism, I suggest you drop it. I recommend you read the AP Seminar and AP Research Course Overview PDFs from CB to get more of an idea of what is expected of you and the coursework.

4

The only one view taken out of this list is calc. I took it last year as a sophomore and it definitely wasn’t easy. I was able to pull low A’s in the class and I ended up getting a 5 on the exam. The only way to do well in this class is to practice and practice and practice. My teacher was brutal when it came to homework and I think that’s why I ended up doing well on the exam. If your teacher isn’t as rigorous (or in my case just plain mean) then I would recommend doing extra practice and getting help from websites like Khan Academy. This class might be a pain but it definitely is rewarding.

5

AP Lang is rather subjective in terms of difficulty. I happen to do a lot better at writing/debate which led me to get a five on the exam. If you hate English and/or dislike writing, it most likely won’t be worth it. However, I found out that by taking AP Lang (5) and AP Seminar (3) , that they sort of weaved together in terms of both being writing and research heavy. Honestly, I found AP seminar more difficult in terms of the exam being divided into three parts, and Lang was a piece of cake for me. Only do those two courses if you are either good at English and writing mechanics, or are open to learn about it.