Self Studying AP?

[skieurope]

The only way that someone could NOT get a 5 is if they are truly incompetent, don’t care for the coursework, or have an innate inability to learn that subject ( strongly hinting at not pursuing that profession).

I would take these pearls of wisdom from a user that has been here for 3 days with a huge grain of salt.

With very limited exceptions (e.g. Calc BC, Chinese) the percentage of students getting a 5 is <20%; I would not call those students who do not get a 5 as incompetent.

Because, let’s face it, a 5 on most exams is basically getting above 70- 80%, granting a huge margin of error and chance for silly mistakes or screw-ups.

At whatever point this user graduates from HS and goes to college, s/he will be in for a rude awakening when the median grade for a math/science midterm is in the 50-60% range. Then’s s/he be more than thankful for the curve.