<p>hey well im going into sophomore year and in my school there is a course for ap pshycology… see i can take this course in 10, 11 or 12th grade… so i was wondering lets say i take the exam in 10th grade, my grade will most likely be lower then if i took it in 11th or 12th. but by taking it in 10th grade i would be able 2 take more ap courses… or i could take it later and do better.</p>
<p>so my main question is: what is basically more important in the college application: the number of aps i took or the grades i get on them…</p>
<p>like lets say i took phsycology (hehe to lazy2 speel rite) in 10th and at the time of college application my scores for all aps were 4,4,4,4,4. would this be better then if i took it in like 11th and got 4,4,4,5. i would really aprecciate if somebody answer this even if it is pretty long.</p>
<p>and secondly… can some list some of the easier and harder ap exams… kk thanx SOO much every1… i luv CC XD</p>
<p>Why would your grade be lower if you took it sophomore year? I generally find the earlier I take a course the better I am with it since I have easier courses and thus more time to spend on each of them.</p>
<p>hm true true but these tests are college leveled and doesnt it make sense that the average lets say 11th grader is going to do better… but i gues u got a poiint… do u know if they give u any sort of curve or if colleges like 2 see u takin ap courses earlier?</p>
<p>My impression was that AP tests and scores matter very little in college admissions. What matters is that you’re taking difficult courses and challenging yourself academically – because the quality of AP classes varies so much between schools, putting a lot of weight on AP scores would bias college admissions more toward wealthy kids who can afford to go to better schools.</p>
<p>I definitely think you should take the AP classes sophomore year if you’re genuinely interested in them and think you can handle the workload. Don’t worry about the AP scores. Besides, I bet you’ll find that the tests are a lot easier than you expect.</p>
<p>Well I think 40% of people who take Calc BC get a 5.
But that might just be because lots of people who take it take AB first.
I hear environmental science has a low passing rate (since the free-response graders are so picky) but I’m not sure.</p>
<p>Kudos for fizix’s first reply! I just have to agree with it completely! Taking a higher-level course in lower grades do not mean that you’ll get a lower mark, if you put enough dedication towards it. </p>
<p>Easy APs?
Here are my impressions: Psychology, Human Geography (just started it this year), and Stats. (And of course a language course if you are a native speaker)</p>
<p>kk thanx ppl… my bro is in 8th rite now… shud i tell him 2 try 2 take an ap when he earch 9th? its 2 late for me XD. my hs doesnt offer ap courses for freshmen but he can still self study or get a tutor… maybe he shud self-study/get tutor for one of the aps lubini just said… any comments</p>
<p>Sef-studying APs for the sake of college admissions is not really worth it, in my opinion, unless one has few other options. It will likely make a marginal effect on where he gets in, less than really pursuing an extracurricular passionately, which is also a lot more fun. If there’s some topic he’s really interested in, self-studying an AP could make perfect sense, but otherwise there’s not really much of a point.</p>