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Title: AP Scores
Post by: Fire Mage on July 16, 2008, 02:53:25 pm
Pretty much everyone should be getting their Advanced Placement exam scores today or sometime this week. I just got mine about 10 minutes ago, so I don't expect everyone to have it like RIGHT now.

But I am kind of relieved.

AP U.S. Government and Politics - 3
AP Eng. Language - 3

I was let down by Government a little because I seriously was expecting a 4. But it's good enough for me, at least I reached some mark instead of getting a 2 and being unqualifed.


So whoever gets theirs, post them here whenever. Discuss and stuff.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Dyne on July 16, 2008, 03:14:07 pm
AP Eng. Language - 4

I am so content with this. The college I was looking at asks for not just a 3 but a 4 to get out of Freshman Comp. or whatever and I'm pretty relieved.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Dale Gobbler on July 16, 2008, 03:22:22 pm
Is that the thing you take in high school? I never did AP, I'm retarded.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Jeff on July 16, 2008, 03:32:54 pm
I just clep'd out of most of my general education classes in college. No need to waste my time doing extra work for no reason in high school, besides, not all colleges accept AP credits.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: The Penguin on July 16, 2008, 04:00:59 pm
I got a 4 in US History, even though I was really expecting, and hoping for, a 5.  I slam dunked the DBQ, which was about Vietnam, but I think I did pretty poorly on the FRQ, and alright on the multiple choice.  Is there anyway to get a score report of how you did (but for free instead of paying)?
I am also taking 5 AP courses next year, mostly so that I do not have to take a lot of required classes in College (and trying to get into the UW Honors program, so I can some there also [not ][/not]).
Title: AP Scores
Post by: WunderBread on July 17, 2008, 02:02:08 am
LOL SO BAD:

All in all, I'm not really upset. I wasn't really expecting to get any college credit for anything besides English in the first place (my college only takes fives). But I have to get them to send my scores from last year, since for some reason they are not on the report that was sent. I don't want my 5 in APUSH to go to waste: it's the only bragging right I have since I pretty much bombed this year.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: datamanc3r on July 17, 2008, 02:22:21 am
I haven't got mine yet. They always seem to screw up when they send me these things. I wonder if there's a number I can call?

Wait Fire Mage you got to take APEL (English Language) AND AP gov in the same year? Also, what's gov like?
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Fire Mage on July 17, 2008, 03:03:51 am
I haven't got mine yet. They always seem to screw up when they send me these things. I wonder if there's a number I can call?

Wait Fire Mage you got to take APEL (English Language) AND AP gov in the same year? Also, what's gov like?
Yeah the way my classes got scheduled I was unable to take AP U.S. History like I was supposed to, so they replaced it with AP Gov't.

Gov't isn't really bad. My class was a lot of reading from the book and just basically having to know what it all is. As long as you can find ways to retain the information, you should be solid. It also depends on the teacher, as mine was very nice and helpful so I got through the class.

It's by no means easy though, although I felt like the AP Exam was. Turns out I was wrong? I answered like 58 out of the 60 (I believe??) questions there were.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: datamanc3r on July 17, 2008, 03:17:21 am
Bah, a three's not all that bad. But if only I could get my fricking scores...I wonder if they sent them to the wrong address again. In sophomore year, although I made damn sure I filled out my address correctly, they didn't mail me the score (for APEC). What other records of my taking the AP exam are there? Obviously, they're somewhere because you have to send in proof of your score to colleges.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Nitro Crate on July 17, 2008, 04:10:20 pm
I got a 5 on my Computer Science A exam, and I'm pretty damn happy with it. Although, it is probably one of the easier ones. :S
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Strangeluv on July 17, 2008, 04:23:38 pm
I don't even know what this is.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Wash Cycle on July 17, 2008, 04:30:18 pm
I just clep'd out of most of my general education classes in college. No need to waste my time doing extra work for no reason in high school, besides, not all colleges accept AP credits.
no florida is just stupid

granted AP classes are nothing like college classes and actually I would advocate against using AP scores to get out of college classes because it really isnt the same... but my scores are saving my family somewhere in the neighborhood of 8000 dollars so I'm alright with it considering it only cost like.... 400 bucks for all my exams heh.

that said I got a 5 in AP Euro, a 5 in AP Bio and a 4 in AP Language and Comp this year

edit: also they should have given me a 6 on the AP Euro, I pwned the shit out of all the essay questions. I used every page in the booklet that they gave me. And I am a technical writer, I dont fuck around with no frilly shit. *smokes a blunt*
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Melee Master on July 18, 2008, 02:12:05 am
I surprised the shit out of myself this year. Last year I got a 4 in Biology (which amazed me) and a 2 in European History (which was way better than I thought I did) but this year was just unreal. I was pretty confident in Calculus AB and thought I probably got a 4 or 5. But I also took Physics B and was like what the fuck that was insane and English Language and Composition and was like that made no sense at all what the fuck. But it turned out like this:

Calculus AB: 5
Physics B: 5
English Language and Composition: 5

I have no idea how.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: datamanc3r on July 18, 2008, 03:41:05 am
Ack. Physics free responses. Kicked my ass, I'm sure. Those are damn good scores, though. Holy hell.

Yeah, I don't even know why I'm taking these damn classes. I WANT to retake some of these in college...cost's always a problem but fuck it I'm going to have to get a loan anyway.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: WunderBread on July 18, 2008, 04:01:58 am
no florida is just stupid
Yeah, well, we get the best grades in AP Spanish...

....yeah, it's pretty bad.

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edit: also they should have given me a 6 on the AP Euro, I pwned the shit out of all the essay questions. I used every page in the booklet that they gave me. And I am a technical writer, I dont fuck around with no frilly shit. *smokes a blunt*
I actually think they kind of like the frilly stuff. I didn't know ANYTHING about the Progressive Era when I took U.S. History, but I covered up my lack or knowledge with some really flowery language and managed to pull off a 5. They also asked about Teddy Roosevelt and conservation and I brought up all this stuff about his chldhood full of poor health and his love of the outdoors and said almost nothing about the actual topic at hand. Then again, they may look at the two tests differently. I know they don't care much for that kind of writing in Government and Politics, which is kind of disappointing.

Calculus AB: 5
Physics B: 5
English Language and Composition: 5

I have no idea how.
It's because everybody else took one for the team, man. I swear, I walked into Calculus, flipped through the FRQs, and finished early so I could draw all over the scratch paper in the back. Granted this is because my teacher only discussed Calculus and never actually taught it. And gfosdjgosdfgsdPHYSICS was quite possibly the worst test I've ever taken in my life. Most of the kids there answered about thirty questions and then fell asleep on the test. I was seriously expecting a 1. Honestly. I mean, a WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE must have failed for me to get a 2 because I omitted way too many and answered like 2 FRQs correctly. The one about thermodynamics and another one, I think. Too bad there weren't too many circuits in mine. :(
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Wash Cycle on July 18, 2008, 02:51:29 pm
I actually think they kind of like the frilly stuff. I didn't know ANYTHING about the Progressive Era when I took U.S. History, but I covered up my lack or knowledge with some really flowery language and managed to pull off a 5. They also asked about Teddy Roosevelt and conservation and I brought up all this stuff about his chldhood full of poor health and his love of the outdoors and said almost nothing about the actual topic at hand. Then again, they may look at the two tests differently. I know they don't care much for that kind of writing in Government and Politics, which is kind of disappointing.
Yeah Euro and US are two completely different animals. You can get away with a lot more shit on US because it is mostly juniors nationwide that take it whereas Euro is more a senior oriented class as far as I know. That and US is also much more incredibly detailed because its a shorter time window and of only just one country wheras Euro covers almost 1000 years of history for an entire subcontinent and more heh
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Fire Mage on July 18, 2008, 03:03:51 pm
Yeah Euro and US are two completely different animals. You can get away with a lot more shit on US because it is mostly juniors nationwide that take it whereas Euro is more a senior oriented class as far as I know. That and US is also much more incredibly detailed because its a shorter time window and of only just one country wheras Euro covers almost 1000 years of history for an entire subcontinent and more heh
Idk dude around here people take AP Euro their sophomore year.

I always thought AP Government was the senior-oriented one.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: ase on July 18, 2008, 03:59:46 pm
woah Melee Master, congrats on those awesome scores. Good luck to everyone else too

IF YOU DONT GET A 5 YOU WILL NOT GET INTO YOUR FAVORITE COLLEGE HEHEHE
Title: AP Scores
Post by: dicko on July 18, 2008, 04:06:37 pm
i'm guessing this is like exam results yes?

i got:
games development - DDM (distinction distinction merit, the equivalent of AAB)

that's what we've got over here. congrats to everyone else!
Title: AP Scores
Post by: WunderBread on July 18, 2008, 09:29:11 pm
Idk dude around here people take AP Euro their sophomore year.

I always thought AP Government was the senior-oriented one.
Yeah, same here.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Sapsuker on July 19, 2008, 02:22:39 am
I took two this year:

English Language and Composition: 5

Music Theory AP: 4

I am so fucking proud of myself about this. I mean, I wrote like 2-3 paged essays for the English test and barely followed any of their instructions, and I was just not ready for Music Theory. At all. I didn't even take an AP Music Theory class, just the regular one, so I'm pretty fucking proud of myself right now.

yeah i'm also repeating myself a lot but that happens when you're happy about things i think. i don't know.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Beasley on July 19, 2008, 02:32:22 am
4 on AP English

word.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Grunthor on July 19, 2008, 02:33:41 am
I never took the AP exams.  Come to think of it though, I'm pretty sure my school district never actually offered them.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: pburn on July 19, 2008, 02:38:29 am
AP Computer Science A - 2

I didn't understand fucking anything on that test. I kinda knew how to code but that's it.
Title: AP Scores
Post by: Standard Toaster on July 19, 2008, 05:29:54 am
Psychology- 5... this was probably one of the easiest tests ever
Statistics- 4... also not really a hard test but took a fuckload of time and i didnt finish, so i'm pretty glad
Title: AP Scores
Post by: datamanc3r on August 26, 2008, 02:05:36 am
This is really late but I just got my scores today.

English Language/Comp ..... 5
Carcarus AB .......................4
Phizziks (Mech) ................. 3 (YES OMG)
APEC (last year) ................ 3

Fricking awesome.