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.

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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.

Freshman got a 5 in Calc BC. Apparently 45 kids got perfect scores. Make of that what you will.

You know that a 5 is not the same as a perfect score, right?

Yes. I do know that. But this year’s exam had 40 odd perfect scores which is high historically. So perhaps the exam was easier? 46% of all students scored 5s.

I doubt it was designed to be easier but something irregular and unpredictable is certainly going on…

2024 was the year that standardized testing died. So many leaked test and cheating scandals.

This is funny. News cycle a couple years ba about a kid who was the "only" perfect score "ever", on AP Calc AB -- a complete lie.

https://www.wlwt.com/article/indiana-teen-only-student-in-world-perfect-score-ap-exam/41392724

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

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.

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.

No, but should she submit the 4's to a top engineering program?
That is what I'm unsure about. Would you submit them to Cornell engineering? Michigan? Georgia Tech?

There is mixed advice on this. My kid had 5s in all STEM related AP tests but 4s in US / world history and language. Waitlist at Cornell and GT with similar SAT and 12 AP, 4.0 etc

No one can really tell you what to do here.

Gender and race are factors

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

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.

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.

No, but should she submit the 4's to a top engineering program?
That is what I'm unsure about. Would you submit them to Cornell engineering? Michigan? Georgia Tech?

There is mixed advice on this. My kid had 5s in all STEM related AP tests but 4s in US / world history and language. Waitlist at Cornell and GT with similar SAT and 12 AP, 4.0 etc

No one can really tell you what to do here.

where are they going?

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

No, but should she submit the 4's to a top engineering program?
That is what I'm unsure about. Would you submit them to Cornell engineering? Michigan? Georgia Tech?

thats what im confused about---seems 4 sucks when you are applying t20--if you report its a great score but not a 5, but if you dont report they may thinks you get less than a 3...i really want guidance on this as well
do you report to uva? im assuming yes to vtech?

4 is fine to report!
Will it be not enough for admission? Maybe!
Is it better than not reporting? No!!

Not reporting is equivalent to 1 or 2. What do you think AO thinks when they see "AP course, no test", or "non AP course, no test'. Do you think they are going to assume its equivalent to a 5?!

i agree, 4s have to be reported, my kid will suceed if they can move forward and put in effort for sat and junior year courses, we all know the quarterbacks that succeed are the ones who dont fall apart after a not perfect play
but how do you relay this to your kid?

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

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.

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.

No, but should she submit the 4's to a top engineering program?
That is what I'm unsure about. Would you submit them to Cornell engineering? Michigan? Georgia Tech?

There is mixed advice on this. My kid had 5s in all STEM related AP tests but 4s in US / world history and language. Waitlist at Cornell and GT with similar SAT and 12 AP, 4.0 etc

No one can really tell you what to do here.

Anonymous wrote:Fun fact: DC got a 2 on AP stats as a HS senior three years ago. (All 4s and 5s on other AP tests.) Had to take Intro to Stats in college and got an A. Has a 4.0 GPA at a T50. To anyone who would say a 2 means DC isn't college ready, I'd say DC just had a bad test day.

Agreed. And I say that as a former college professor. IME, a single three hour assessment has little bearing on college readiness and student performance. This is why we allow multiple tries at the SAT/ACT, provide numerous grading opportunities throughout a HS or college course, etc. A snapshot is certainly useful information but is by no means definitive. Some kids don’t teat well under pressure. I told her, life isn’t an MCQ, it’s an applied knowledge project. That’s how I taught college courses, and where my kid excels. She’ll be just fine in life.

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

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.

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.

No, but should she submit the 4's to a top engineering program?
That is what I'm unsure about. Would you submit them to Cornell engineering? Michigan? Georgia Tech?

thats what im confused about---seems 4 sucks when you are applying t20--if you report its a great score but not a 5, but if you dont report they may thinks you get less than a 3...i really want guidance on this as well
do you report to uva? im assuming yes to vtech?

4 is fine to report!
Will it be not enough for admission? Maybe!
Is it better than not reporting? No!!

Not reporting is equivalent to 1 or 2. What do you think AO thinks when they see "AP course, no test", or "non AP course, no test'. Do you think they are going to assume its equivalent to a 5?!

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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.

Have not followed this but if you go to private school that does not have AP I would not think about it. Questions need to be answered in a certain format not taught in non AP taught school. Most
kids do not take the tough exams like physics and if they do it is just
for practice. Just don’t send scores. Problem solved.

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Anonymous wrote:Released at 4:30 AM eastern time ...

People seriously got up at 4:30 for this? Relax.

I got up at 2am on the West Coast. For us it is very strongly linked to applications to the UK where the AP result is taken as the equivalent of an A level. Without them, no offers.

Curious, is a 3 viewed as bad or good?

Cambridge only accepts 5s, and requires 5 of them.
But they make tentative offers confirmed by senior year exams.

Cambridge also states that the exams should be taken within two years earlier to the application. What about the kids who take and score 5s as freshmen. Do those scores not count anymore?

The 5 courses need to be closely aligned to your major, and junior APs like Physics 1 and Precalc are discouraged.

For courses with post-AP courses, like calculus and Computer Science, email admissions to ask. They might suggest a retake, or suggest an alternate exam for your higher level courses. Most likely, it won't matter because you'll have 5 more APs in junior/senior year anyway, or you should go ahead and start college a year early.

For a few courses like AP Government and AP US History, take more APs in those subjects in later years. (2x English, 2x History, World Language, for example.)

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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.

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

Oddly enough, my senior’s friends who go to the same public school got either 5s or 3s on all the AP exams they took. Out of eight students, he was the only one who got a 4 and he got 4s on all of them. Curious…

They are all ready for college.

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.

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

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.

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.

No, but should she submit the 4's to a top engineering program?
That is what I'm unsure about. Would you submit them to Cornell engineering? Michigan? Georgia Tech?

thats what im confused about---seems 4 sucks when you are applying t20--if you report its a great score but not a 5, but if you dont report they may thinks you get less than a 3...i really want guidance on this as well
do you report to uva? im assuming yes to vtech?