<p>This question mainly refers to AP Calculus AB. I know only basic trigonometry and just plain suck at math in general. I am undecided as to what I am majoring in when I go to college and do not know what to do. I have had straight A’s all year (my lowest quiz score was an 80%) but I just do not know if I can handle the AP test.</p>
<p>You have 2 months - Study for it. I wouldn’t give up so easily, and I certainly don’t think you should be waving the white flag two months before the exam.</p>
<p>Well if you have been getting straight A’s in that class then I don’t see why you shouldn’t take it, but if you are REALLY sure you are going to fail then don’t waste your money on it.</p>
<p>The AP Test is really really easy. On top of that, you only need 60-65% to get a 5. My friend self studied it in a day and got a 5 in 8th grade, although he is really good at math. Still, if you study, you should ace it.</p>
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<p>WHAT. Is this info published somewhere?</p>
<p>^Yes, kinda. If you buy exams from previous years they come with the grading scale/curve thing</p>
<p>most ap exams are like that. It’s curved (like crazy lol) based on how people do that year. some 5s can be low as a 50%… I think I saw a nice thread summing that up around here a while ago. </p>
<p>I agree with others here also… But how did you pull an A while only knowing basic trig?!</p>
<p>By basic trig, I mean I know the unit circle and few identities (which I learned over the summer, on my own.) I think the only reason I got an A was because of my algebra skills (I had college algebra before hand while my class mates only had pre-calculus and at my school, college algebra has a reputation for being much harder than pre-calculus.)</p>
<p>Well, if you think about it, high-school calculus IS all about algebra/trig…most of the “challenging” integrals are challenging because they require abstract algebra tricks or extensive trig manipulation.</p>
<p>Some schools change the AP credit on your transcript to HP… Colleges have rescinded for that.</p>
<p>i would take it if i were you for a couple reasons. 1. in order for it to count as “ap” credit from your school, all you have to do is take the exam, regardless of score. so why not take the test after having taken a full year of the course? 2. as long as you’re not applying to extremely selective schools, the actual score you get on the ap exam won’t be a huge deal (and i think for a decent amount of schools, you don’t even have to submit the score, just the fact you took it). 3. who knows, with some studying, you might do really well!</p>