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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Was APUSH ridiculously easy for your kid?  My son said it felt like a joke.  His only worry now is that it will take close to a perfect score for a 5 and he's not sure he got everything correct.  [/quote]

My kid thought the same and got a 5 last year.[/quote]

The score distribution for APUSH exam last year were rough-over 50% failure rate (1 or 2 on exam). Wouldn’t be so cocky!

5-10.6%	
4-14.8%	
3-22.1%	
2-22.7%	
1-29.8%[/quote]

This is insane.  My kid took the test yesterday from a DC private that doesn't even offer APUSH (just one level of US history) and he said that there was nothing on the test that he didn't know backwards and forwards.  He is not a cocky kid (and readily admits when something is hard) so I believe him when he says this.

It's crazy how little many students learn in class.  [/quote]

It’s not a “gotcha” test…you think you are making some strange flex.  Any well taught history class prepares kids and they will do well on the test.[/quote]

I agree. It’s one of the easier AP exams. She earned a 5. [/quote]

APUSH is actually considered one of the hardest AP tests. Where did you read otherwise?[/quote]

She didn’t. Because her genius daughter got a 5 it’s an easy exam. Anyone who doesn’t get a 5 is a complete moron. [/quote]

I guess, but even that seems like funky logic? Arguing that something your kid aced is actually easy only diminishes what they accomplished, right?[/quote]

Maybe the PP isn’t that bright. Who knows. But APUSH is one of the hardest exams with the lowest pass rate. That much I know. [/quote]

Some of the pass rates are influenced by the self-selection vs. forced nature of the test.  A lot of schools force less prepared students into APUSH, sometimes as freshman.  If you make it through APUSH, the students is much more prepared for Gov and World.[/quote]

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