2024 AP Exams - Results

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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?!

Yeah I’m not sure if this is true. You are telling me a pre med college Bio major with a 5 on the AP Bio exam has to retake it? I’ve literally never heard this and know a ton of smart pre med kids.

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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?!

Yeah I’m not sure if this is true. You are telling me a pre med college Bio major with a 5 on the AP Bio exam has to retake it? I’ve literally never heard this and know a ton of smart pre med kids.

AP Bio (and Chem and Physics) do not replace science major gateway courses. They replace general education science requirements. Science majors do not have to take these courses because their gateway courses replace them.

They are excellent preparation for science gateway courses especially if the AP labs are completed in the course.

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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.

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.

DP here
In many schools, everyone gets an A. GPA doesn't reflect anything except that the student has a pulse. Exams ar reflective of whether the material was understood.

[Anonymous]

My kid managed to get into his top choice in 2022 without reporting any scores. I do not understand the anxiety.

[Anonymous]

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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?!

Yeah I’m not sure if this is true. You are telling me a pre med college Bio major with a 5 on the AP Bio exam has to retake it? I’ve literally never heard this and know a ton of smart pre med kids.

They will have to take a year of some lab-based biology course in college. You can't apply to medical school with AP biology from high school as your only biology course.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised how much weight people are putting into their scores, both kids and parents alike. Is it like this every year? People stressed about their score results?

Only those playing to win in the status Olympics.

The significance for admission, credit granted, etc. vary a lot between matriculating institutions.

At our home, scores ranged from 2-5.

My child should receive 15 misc. credits towards degree distribution requirements. It's good insurance against a rough semester but not really getting him out of anything/enabling him to take higher level stuff. Still financially worth it since even one class at his selective state flagship costs more than all our AP/IB outlays.

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10th grade DD got a 5 on APUSH. 12th grade DS got 3s on Euro, Calc AB, and 4 on Stats. He expected a 4 on Euro and a 2 on Calc.

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Anonymous wrote:My ds got a 3 in Spanish and Precalc, and a 4 in Environmental. He is just happy he passed the first two which he said were very hard!

My daughter was also very happy with a 3 on Spanish!

Not sure where they took the test, but when DC took it, it was in the auditorium, and they said the sound on the recordings were bad, so they had a hard time hearing the audio. This was two years ago. They got a 3 on AP spanish, but a 7 (highest score) on the IB spanish test.

I am so irritated by this—I had a hard time 35 years ago with the listening/speaking part of the Spanish AP and can’t believe they haven’t figured out a way to improve it since then. This year my kid took it in an open classroom without headphones so they could hear everyone else speaking at the same time—that is so distracting.

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And her Spanish AP score still shows as pending…

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DS rising senior took 2 AP tests:
Calc BC- 5
APUsh- 4

He’s in advanced classes but they don’t teach to the test. He was very irritated about APush and knew he didn’t do well… I’m happy with the 4. As everyone says, Calc BC is a self selecting class and if you’re in it and doing well, you’re going to get a 5.

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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.

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.

DP here
In many schools, everyone gets an A. GPA doesn't reflect anything except that the student has a pulse. Exams ar reflective of whether the material was understood.

Nah. My kid's classes not everyone got As. And as stated, AP exams test a certain way. That's why every class my kid has taken has had to spend some days teaching "how to take the test." You know this. I know you do.

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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.

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.

Bad test taker syndrome …

No. Just an average AP exam taker. Excellent test taker in general.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid managed to get into his top choice in 2022 without reporting any scores. I do not understand the anxiety.

It's not about admissions for most kids.

[Anonymous]

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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?!

Yeah I’m not sure if this is true. You are telling me a pre med college Bio major with a 5 on the AP Bio exam has to retake it? I’ve literally never heard this and know a ton of smart pre med kids.

It is absolutely true. The targeted path requires intro bio, chem, Ochem, stats, and a couple others. There are 1 or 2 schools that will allow some AP subs for those classes but 99% of them do not. You will have to retake those classes (or take for first time) within 5 years of applying to the grad school. DC will only get elective credits for the ap exams that are those required courses.

Not sure why you think I'd lie about that. We've researched it extensively.

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Don't be that parent, like the one I just saw, who posted their kid's picture and AP exam scores on SM.