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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to be clear, the grade in the class does not necessarily reflect the score on the AP.  When I took AP Calc AB in 11th grade and AP Calc BC 12th grades (granted, it was &gt;20 years ago in Baltimore County and we had to do both APs), I got a B each year, but got 5s on both APs and got the college credit.  The teacher was excellent at preparing us for the AP exam, but the actual class was harder than the test.  Also, I was terrible at completing homework (too busy with extracurriculars and didn't feel like it), but very good at taking tests.[/quote]

I don't think this is very pertinent to the question asked, but yes, the AP calc test has one of the steepest curves.  A score of 5 usually only requires 60% accuracy, so a B with a rigorous teacher should translate to full credit.  Regardless a bad grade during the school year isn't much mitigated by an AP score.  I also was a good tester but a bit lazy, and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't get into my college behaving that way today.

OP, if she can get an A or B in the harder class, it should look like a stronger schedule to colleges, but if there's any risk of getting something lower first quarter, she might as well take honors and focus her energy somewhere else.[/quote]

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