<p>Hey</p>
<p>So it is my senior year and Ive been taking AP calc AB and Im not sure if I should take the exam or not. I ended up with a B- the first semester and I know I could have done better. Is the exam very hard? I personally think my teacher’s tests arent that bad but thats a different story. What have been everybody’s experiences taking the exam? Anything would help thank you! Also if anybody has taken the AP Gov or Macroeconomics test and has any input on those tests that would be very helpful as I am complimenting on taking those tests as well.</p>
<p>I took AP Calc AB last year and got a 4. But it took a LOT of studying. As in 2+ hours a day studying from spring break (mid-march) until test day. I had to work really hard for that 4. I had a B+ the first semester. </p>
<p>If you are willing to put in the work, you should be able to do reasonably well on the test (4 or 5). But I wouldn’t expect higher than a 3 if you have a B- at the moment and don’t plan to put in the extra work. </p>
<p>Depends on how good your teacher is, my teacher has over 70% of his students get 5’s and almost everybody else get 4’s. He gets about one to two 3’s a year and rarely ever gets ANYBODY get a 2 or 1. I don’t think he has ever had a student get a 1 but one year he had a student get a 2. He bumps students with D’s or F’s up to a C if they score a 4-5 on the AP Exam and they usually do.</p>
<p>But that said, his tests are actually much harder than the AP Exam. In fact, most people who have taken him, gone to college and come back later have said that his tests were actually harder than the exams that they took in a College level Calculus class. Therefore everybody does extremely well on the AP Test, even the people at the bottom of the class.</p>
<p>I would take if the majority of the colleges you are applying to accept AP Credit, It’s $80 that you might lose, but you could potentially save much more money if you pass the AP Exam and don’t have to pay for that class in college. If you don’t think your teachers exams are hard, ask previous students who have taken his class before what grade they got and what they got on the AP Exam. That should give you an idea of how you will do.</p>
<p>If you know what college and major you’re interested in, figure out if you’ll even need the credit! If not I don’t think it’s worth the money or time. In my understanding, colleges don’t care if you take the exam or not. </p>
<p>I’ve heard the AP Gov test is easy though. </p>
<p>Don’t take the exams if you don’t actually need it. If you score badly though it won’t hurt you. You don’t have to report your score.</p>
<p>The exam is easy-- if you study you should get at least a 4. Good luck 
it’s worth a try.</p>