In order, which APs are easiest?

brahms91
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:30:52 +0000

Economics has been the easiest self-study for me. I did spend more time on it than I could’ve. I did my studying very sparatically. I did 3 intensive weeks throughout the school year.

As far as order from easiest to hardest to get good grades in, this is a very difficult topic and my opinion often changes. But of the ones I’ve taken, from easiest to hardest:

Calc (AB and BC) (4, 5), Economics (Micro and Macro) (not received score yet but pretty sure 5 on both), Music Theory (5), Physics C (Mech and E&M) (not received score yet, but I’m thinking 5s on both), AP Stats (was completely unprepared and still pulled a 3), AP Chem (5), AP US gov (self-study without about a week of studying in december and then a couple days before AP test, think I got a 4), AP Euro (self-study that took a lot of time, but pretty sure I got a 5 maybe a 4).

Although I did get a 4 on Calc AB, I still declare it the easiest because I got a 4 even though none of my frqs were graded because I put them all in the blue/green insert instead of the graded pink booklet. BC, I’m pretty sure if I was able to see my raw score, I would’ve received 100% of the points. It was one of the easiest tests of my life.

Music Theory, I naturally find this easy after 10 years of piano.

Physics C, this is one self-study that was difficult to understand the material, esp. E&M, but once you get it, it is really easy, and there isn’t a whole lot of material.

Stats, I self-studied in 2 days and managed to acheive a 3, enough said. I just wish the FRQs were more explicit like they are in Calc or Physics.

Chem, took honors chem. The only thing about chem, is there is a lot of material, and you will not remember half of it a year later. I looked the FRQs from this years AP chem test, and stopped after the 1st problem, becuase I couldn’t remember how to do it.

US Gov, I just found it hard to focus while studying this. (why would I study this if I could study something more interesting like Euro or Physics)

Euro, just a lot of information. But it is an awesome test.