I’ll second the suggestion to use the videos. I have a homeschooled kid who used the video lectures in AP classroom to prep for the 5 AP exams that kid chose to take. They were helpful, both in explaining the topics and also explaining what will be expected on the exam.
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Schools have different policies. Some schools prefer you not to take an exam for which you are not prepared. Some will remove the GPA boost from your grade, which probably doesn’t matter if you are already doing poorly and have to retake. The money is not the point.
Some colleges require all AP,scores be reported.
Ask. Do not assume.
This may seem extreme but I’ll just put it out there in case it’s an option you would consider. My cousin’s child had a very rough junior year last year. Went from straight A’s and 99th percentile test scores to poor grades and struggling. There were some health issues but I don’t really know all the details and I don’t think that was the whole cause. After much hand-wringing they switched to a private school and repeated junior year this year. I’m not sure what else they did to address the issues they were having. But good news the kiddo is back on track this year making good grades and in a much better place for college applications for next fall. Again I realize repeating a year may seem more extreme or may not be an option for you but just wanted to put it out there for thought.
Good luck to you!
To OP:
You are not the first, only, or last person to experience Burn Out. Usually happens to everyone, just depends on when.
Sometimes things just don’t seem that interesting or important anymore. It has nothing to do with intelligence or any many cases, health issues. You may just saw “the light” a little too early.
No body here can help you. The only person who can get you out of this rut is you. Re-evaluate your life plans and goals to see what you want. School may not be for everyone, if you have an alternative plan in mind.
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If Op does not pass, he can have College Board remove score from his record. It’s always best to take the exam.
True. But some of these colleges that “request” all scores (of which there are very few) may contact you to ask why there is no AP score when the corresponding course is listed on the transcript.
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As a PSA for the community and OP, removing the score from the record does not remove mention of the test. The College Board merely replaces the score with a statement, “score cancelled per student request”. Interpret as you will, but I’m guessing that the implication is not that a lot of 5’s (and even 4’s) are being cancelled.
I can’t say that I read every post above, so if this is duplicative, I apologize, but most math teachers and tutors I’ve spoken to say that Calculus (AB or BC) is first and foremost an algebra test. If your algebra skills are not solid, there is almost no path to success.
So, perhaps some algebra practice (IXL, Khan, etc) would be helpful to OP. Or maybe time is too short for this kind of help.
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I don’t know of any colleges that require offical AP score reports to be sent for admission (before enrolling) so I guess you could cancel it and just not self report it, because technically speaking, the score no longer exists.
Very true. The actual calculus is pretty easy, at least for me. The algebra gets very complex though especially in u-sub for integrals, implicit differentiation, and diffiqs.
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This is very much compatible with my experience, and is why I asked about how the student did in the prerequisites for calculus.
There are quite a few places in math where having a solid understanding of the prerequisites is key to continuing to do well. A “solid understanding of the prerequisites” includes understanding the concepts just as much as being able to handle the various manipulations to arrive at a correct answer.
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