<p>I think Calc BC is like that in a lot of schools though. It certainly was like that when I took it. First of all, to get into the course, you need a really high average in the previous honors math course. My year, there were only 8 BC students. Cs and below were VERY VERY common on tests. </p>
<p>That being said, college math IS a LOT more intense than high school math. I think a lot of BC teacher recognize this and are just trying to prepare us for that math. We definitely covered a lot more material than was on the test, and I was extremely well-prepared for the test. I also think colleges understand the low grades in BC phenomenon.</p>