2024 AP Exams - Results

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone get the Physics C results yet??

Anonymous wrote:Yes, my daughter got 4's on both sections. I thought she really knew the material and she wants to study engineering or physics at a top college. Now I'm not sure what do advise her to do with these results.
She has a 790 math SAT.

How did your kid and/or classmates do? I haven't heard from any other kids my daughter knows.

Anonymous wrote:She got a 790 math and 4s on Phys C and you are somehow projecting that means she’s a failure and shouldn’t study engineering or physics? You’re nuts. Your daughter is great at math and physics. Support her.

Agree. My kid got a 2 on the AP test in the field he wants to go into and we're like--it's just one test on one day, it doesn't mean that much, you can totally study this in college!

2nd parent above is terrible if their kid actually wants to study engineering or physics, has those scores, and they aren't being totally supportive. WTF.

Dude. I am 1000% supportive and excited in real life. I asked an anonymous online question (that by the looks of it on here is a reasonable question to ask).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone get the Physics C results yet??

Anonymous wrote:Yes, my daughter got 4's on both sections. I thought she really knew the material and she wants to study engineering or physics at a top college. Now I'm not sure what do advise her to do with these results.
She has a 790 math SAT.

How did your kid and/or classmates do? I haven't heard from any other kids my daughter knows.

Anonymous wrote:She got a 790 math and 4s on Phys C and you are somehow projecting that means she’s a failure and shouldn’t study engineering or physics? You’re nuts. Your daughter is great at math and physics. Support her.

Agree. My kid got a 2 on the AP test in the field he wants to go into and we're like--it's just one test on one day, it doesn't mean that much, you can totally study this in college!

2nd parent above is terrible if their kid actually wants to study engineering or physics, has those scores, and they aren't being totally supportive. WTF.

WTF: this parent is being totally supportive but just not sure how to approach college apps and whther to submit 4s...jeez!!!

But why is it even a question, its the hardest AP test with the lowest pass rate. You don't have to submit scores, but why would you not submit a 4 on the hardest AP test? Its not one of the top AP tests and only 8 percent of people who take it get a 5.

I don’t think it’s true it has the lowest pass rate. It is the least taken test…I actually recall seeing it has the highest pass rate (3 or better) because it is a very self selecting group that takes the class and the test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
This is a link to the 2024 AP score distribution if anyone is interested in knowing how many students got 5’s or how many students passed (scores of 3, 4, or 5).
https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions

AP Lang only 9% of students got a 5, and only 54% of students passed. BC calc 45% of students got a 5 and 80% passed. Obviously only the top math students are getting to Calc BC so in a way it makes sense. But AP Lang pass rate is interesting. It is mainly juniors I think who take it.

AP physics 1 only 8% got a 5, 18% a 4, and 20% a 3. This was the test with the lowest pass rate at only 46%.

83% passed AP Spanish Lang,

APUSH this year 72% passed while last year only 47.5% passed. They slightly changed how the grade essays but that mage a big difference.

There was reported RAMPANT cheating in China this year. Massive. Is it possible that they have a harder time cheating on AP Lang? I would imagine that cheating on the science disciplines is quite easy. The tests were leaked in advance of being taken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone get the Physics C results yet??

Anonymous wrote:Yes, my daughter got 4's on both sections. I thought she really knew the material and she wants to study engineering or physics at a top college. Now I'm not sure what do advise her to do with these results.
She has a 790 math SAT.

How did your kid and/or classmates do? I haven't heard from any other kids my daughter knows.

Anonymous wrote:She got a 790 math and 4s on Phys C and you are somehow projecting that means she’s a failure and shouldn’t study engineering or physics? You’re nuts. Your daughter is great at math and physics. Support her.

Agree. My kid got a 2 on the AP test in the field he wants to go into and we're like--it's just one test on one day, it doesn't mean that much, you can totally study this in college!

2nd parent above is terrible if their kid actually wants to study engineering or physics, has those scores, and they aren't being totally supportive. WTF.

WTF: this parent is being totally supportive but just not sure how to approach college apps and whther to submit 4s...jeez!!!

But why is it even a question, its the hardest AP test with the lowest pass rate. You don't have to submit scores, but why would you not submit a 4 on the hardest AP test? Its not one of the top AP tests and only 8 percent of people who take it get a 5.

No.

You are talking about Physics 1. Physics C has a far higher pass rate, and a shockingly low %score required to pass. Is Physics C eaiser than Physics 1? Hmm, maybe. It shows how silly AP system is.

https://library.fiveable.me/ap-info/ap-exam-info/hardest-easiest-ap-classes/study-guide/cEErtB4gT1Ng8x2u

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone get the Physics C results yet??

Anonymous wrote:Yes, my daughter got 4's on both sections. I thought she really knew the material and she wants to study engineering or physics at a top college. Now I'm not sure what do advise her to do with these results.
She has a 790 math SAT.

How did your kid and/or classmates do? I haven't heard from any other kids my daughter knows.

Anonymous wrote:She got a 790 math and 4s on Phys C and you are somehow projecting that means she’s a failure and shouldn’t study engineering or physics? You’re nuts. Your daughter is great at math and physics. Support her.

Agree. My kid got a 2 on the AP test in the field he wants to go into and we're like--it's just one test on one day, it doesn't mean that much, you can totally study this in college!

2nd parent above is terrible if their kid actually wants to study engineering or physics, has those scores, and they aren't being totally supportive. WTF.

WTF: this parent is being totally supportive but just not sure how to approach college apps and whther to submit 4s...jeez!!!

But why is it even a question, its the hardest AP test with the lowest pass rate. You don't have to submit scores, but why would you not submit a 4 on the hardest AP test? Its not one of the top AP tests and only 8 percent of people who take it get a 5.

No.

You are talking about Physics 1. Physics C has a far higher pass rate, and a shockingly low %score required to pass. Is Physics C eaiser than Physics 1? Hmm, maybe. It shows how silly AP system is.

https://library.fiveable.me/ap-info/ap-exam-info/hardest-easiest-ap-classes/study-guide/cEErtB4gT1Ng8x2u

No, it's because AP physics C is generally only taken by very top students. AP physics 1 is taken by all-comers.
At our private high school none of the strong STEM students even take physics 1. It's a course only taken by humanities kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Freshman got a 5 in AP Gov. Great for her first AP exam!

Our N.VA school district allows you to take AP GOV SENIOR year. Granted I know anyone can self study for an AP test, it is just a bit insane how different things are across the board for when certain classes are taught.

My freshman also got a 5. At their school, all 9th graders take AP Gov. iIt is crazy how different schools do things.

Basis?
My kid got a 5 in AP Gov last year in 9th. This year in 10th, they got 5s in AP Calc, AP Chemistry, and AP European History, and a 4 in AP Lit.

What high school is offering AP Lit to a tenth grader? Did your kid take AP Lang first, in 9th grade then? The only path at Blair has kids doing AP Lit in 12th grade, I believe.

Basis. In 9th, my kid took Honors Lang and Honors Lit (2 class periods of English. Ugh). Then, in 10th, they took AP Lit. This year, they'll either take AP Lang or a post-AP Lit class.

This is what happens at a school that gets paid more when more students win, not paid more to reduce the achievement gap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This is a link to the 2024 AP score distribution if anyone is interested in knowing how many students got 5’s or how many students passed (scores of 3, 4, or 5).
https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions

AP Lang only 9% of students got a 5, and only 54% of students passed. BC calc 45% of students got a 5 and 80% passed. Obviously only the top math students are getting to Calc BC so in a way it makes sense. But AP Lang pass rate is interesting. It is mainly juniors I think who take it.

AP physics 1 only 8% got a 5, 18% a 4, and 20% a 3. This was the test with the lowest pass rate at only 46%.

83% passed AP Spanish Lang,

APUSH this year 72% passed while last year only 47.5% passed. They slightly changed how the grade essays but that mage a big difference.

There was reported RAMPANT cheating in China this year. Massive. Is it possible that they have a harder time cheating on AP Lang? I would imagine that cheating on the science disciplines is quite easy. The tests were leaked in advance of being taken.

That doesn’t surprise me at all.

The one Chinese student in my kid’s private high school in the US was expelled for cheating three times. His mother cried discrimination. His brother graduated with honors a year earlier and didn’t cheat so that didn’t explain their outcomes…just a case study but it tracks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This is a link to the 2024 AP score distribution if anyone is interested in knowing how many students got 5’s or how many students passed (scores of 3, 4, or 5).
https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions

AP Lang only 9% of students got a 5, and only 54% of students passed. BC calc 45% of students got a 5 and 80% passed. Obviously only the top math students are getting to Calc BC so in a way it makes sense. But AP Lang pass rate is interesting. It is mainly juniors I think who take it.

AP physics 1 only 8% got a 5, 18% a 4, and 20% a 3. This was the test with the lowest pass rate at only 46%.

83% passed AP Spanish Lang,

APUSH this year 72% passed while last year only 47.5% passed. They slightly changed how the grade essays but that mage a big difference.

There was reported RAMPANT cheating in China this year. Massive. Is it possible that they have a harder time cheating on AP Lang? I would imagine that cheating on the science disciplines is quite easy. The tests were leaked in advance of being taken.

That doesn’t surprise me at all.

The one Chinese student in my kid’s private high school in the US was expelled for cheating three times. His mother cried discrimination. His brother graduated with honors a year earlier and didn’t cheat so that didn’t explain their outcomes…just a case study but it tracks.

Is your private school in China? I doubt it.
Your racism got tangled up there.

What does "expelled" mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
This is a link to the 2024 AP score distribution if anyone is interested in knowing how many students got 5’s or how many students passed (scores of 3, 4, or 5).
https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions

AP Lang only 9% of students got a 5, and only 54% of students passed. BC calc 45% of students got a 5 and 80% passed. Obviously only the top math students are getting to Calc BC so in a way it makes sense. But AP Lang pass rate is interesting. It is mainly juniors I think who take it.

AP physics 1 only 8% got a 5, 18% a 4, and 20% a 3. This was the test with the lowest pass rate at only 46%.

83% passed AP Spanish Lang,

APUSH this year 72% passed while last year only 47.5% passed. They slightly changed how the grade essays but that mage a big difference.

It says 27% of test takers got a 1 on the AP Psych exam. Never thought of that one as being a particularly difficult exam.

[Anonymous]

Mine has so far gotten all 3's on all AP tests taken, even in the subjects for intended study. Not really a big deal. DC will get some credits for some of the classes, even if just for electives. And would not "test out" of the major classes anyway as the intended grad school paths do not accept AP classes (e.g., you get a 5 on AP bio, you'd still have to take bio in college as the grad schools in this field do not accept your AP score as a substitute).

I wish the scores were higher to score some elective credits. But so far, with AP and DE, DC should have credits for 2 AP classes and 2 DE classes. So we are good with this (we already know where DC is going due to athletic commitment).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This is a link to the 2024 AP score distribution if anyone is interested in knowing how many students got 5’s or how many students passed (scores of 3, 4, or 5).
https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions

AP Lang only 9% of students got a 5, and only 54% of students passed. BC calc 45% of students got a 5 and 80% passed. Obviously only the top math students are getting to Calc BC so in a way it makes sense. But AP Lang pass rate is interesting. It is mainly juniors I think who take it.

AP physics 1 only 8% got a 5, 18% a 4, and 20% a 3. This was the test with the lowest pass rate at only 46%.

83% passed AP Spanish Lang,

APUSH this year 72% passed while last year only 47.5% passed. They slightly changed how the grade essays but that mage a big difference.

It says 27% of test takers got a 1 on the AP Psych exam. Never thought of that one as being a particularly difficult exam.

(1) It's considered an "easy" AP that many middling students take. Kind of like AP Environmental Science.
(2) A lot of schools don't have the class so kids self-study or just wing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Freshman got a 5 in AP Gov. Great for her first AP exam!

Our N.VA school district allows you to take AP GOV SENIOR year. Granted I know anyone can self study for an AP test, it is just a bit insane how different things are across the board for when certain classes are taught.

My freshman also got a 5. At their school, all 9th graders take AP Gov. iIt is crazy how different schools do things.

It just goes to show how APs are not truly college-level classes.

Why does it show that? My 9th grader took it and got a 2. Huge history buff, but clearly not ready for that level. By junior year was getting 4s and 5s.

I don't care who got what on the AP exams. I'd rather have the GPA number as I think that is more reflective of whether the material was understood. AP exams are a specific animal and the kids are taught how to take the tests, in addition to the material. So they are not as reflective of material, imo.

You don't have to agree. And that's fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine has so far gotten all 3's on all AP tests taken, even in the subjects for intended study. Not really a big deal. DC will get some credits for some of the classes, even if just for electives. And would not "test out" of the major classes anyway as the intended grad school paths do not accept AP classes (e.g., you get a 5 on AP bio, you'd still have to take bio in college as the grad schools in this field do not accept your AP score as a substitute).

I wish the scores were higher to score some elective credits. But so far, with AP and DE, DC should have credits for 2 AP classes and 2 DE classes. So we are good with this (we already know where DC is going due to athletic commitment).

Grad school requires Bio 101, but won't accept Bio 102, 201, 301 as substitutea?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone get the Physics C results yet??

Anonymous wrote:Yes, my daughter got 4's on both sections. I thought she really knew the material and she wants to study engineering or physics at a top college. Now I'm not sure what do advise her to do with these results.
She has a 790 math SAT.

How did your kid and/or classmates do? I haven't heard from any other kids my daughter knows.

Anonymous wrote:She got a 790 math and 4s on Phys C and you are somehow projecting that means she’s a failure and shouldn’t study engineering or physics? You’re nuts. Your daughter is great at math and physics. Support her.

Agree. My kid got a 2 on the AP test in the field he wants to go into and we're like--it's just one test on one day, it doesn't mean that much, you can totally study this in college!

2nd parent above is terrible if their kid actually wants to study engineering or physics, has those scores, and they aren't being totally supportive. WTF.

WTF: this parent is being totally supportive but just not sure how to approach college apps and whther to submit 4s...jeez!!!

But why is it even a question, its the hardest AP test with the lowest pass rate. You don't have to submit scores, but why would you not submit a 4 on the hardest AP test? Its not one of the top AP tests and only 8 percent of people who take it get a 5.

No.

You are talking about Physics 1. Physics C has a far higher pass rate, and a shockingly low %score required to pass. Is Physics C eaiser than Physics 1? Hmm, maybe. It shows how silly AP system is.

https://library.fiveable.me/ap-info/ap-exam-info/hardest-easiest-ap-classes/study-guide/cEErtB4gT1Ng8x2u

No, it's because AP physics C is generally only taken by very top students. AP physics 1 is taken by all-comers.
At our private high school none of the strong STEM students even take physics 1. It's a course only taken by humanities kids.

Also Physics 1 doesn't require a prior physics class unlike AP Bio or AP Chem which require 1 year of high school Bio, chemistry as prerequisite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This is a link to the 2024 AP score distribution if anyone is interested in knowing how many students got 5’s or how many students passed (scores of 3, 4, or 5).
https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions

AP Lang only 9% of students got a 5, and only 54% of students passed. BC calc 45% of students got a 5 and 80% passed. Obviously only the top math students are getting to Calc BC so in a way it makes sense. But AP Lang pass rate is interesting. It is mainly juniors I think who take it.

AP physics 1 only 8% got a 5, 18% a 4, and 20% a 3. This was the test with the lowest pass rate at only 46%.

83% passed AP Spanish Lang,

APUSH this year 72% passed while last year only 47.5% passed. They slightly changed how the grade essays but that mage a big difference.

There was reported RAMPANT cheating in China this year. Massive. Is it possible that they have a harder time cheating on AP Lang? I would imagine that cheating on the science disciplines is quite easy. The tests were leaked in advance of being taken.

CB cancels many scores in China including physics, chemistry, biology, calculus, statistics, economics, psychology, environmental sciences, etc

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