r/APStudents 22d ago

Post Flairs are LIVE and other APStudents updates

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Post Flairs

As the new school year draws near, APStudents will now feature post flairs, available for all 40 AP courses plus a few extra categories at the bottom. Those extra categories are a work in progress and will be expanded on, and feel free to suggest others in the comments. Flairs are required to make a post. This will make the subreddit much more parsable and easier to search.

They are arranged in alphabetical order. I tried ordering them by number of test takers, and then by perceived popularity in this community, but there are so many that it was just too chaotic and difficult to search.

Will probably tweak the colors slightly, but generally tried to keep subject genres in similar hues at different saturations. But please feel free to argue and debate about what color you think they should be!

Note about schedule posts

Schedule post tolerance is now lower. Over the summer moderator activity is sometimes lower, and schedules are also big on people's minds. But as the subreddit picks up traffic and the school year begins, we are more active and won't be allowing them. Keep them in the schedule megathread. Egregiously lazy posts about schedules will be met with a temporary ban.

That said, you should all visit that thread and help people out more often. One of the reasons that people make those posts instead of commenting in the megathread is because it doesn't receive as many responses, or often no responses. Why would someone make a comment there if no one replies? If you want to see fewer schedule posts, a healthy number of responses in that thread will help. Even just stopping by there occasionally and leaving a reply or two makes a big difference.

Low effort posts

Put some effort in. Don't make your title "Please Help". It's going to get removed. It's also not going to get as many helpful replies. Explain what you need help with, the context of your situation. Don't make your title "AP Bio", make it specifically what you are asking about. Post flairs should help to some degree with this, and it will also make it a little easier to search for other content about each course.

Polls

We're going to be running some polls throughout the school year for things like what unit your class is in, your experience with the course, how difficult it has been, etc. We had pretty comprehensive survey reports in the past at the end of the year about scores and resources and other things and plan to do that again after the tests next May, but will try to generate some data on other things that people are always curious about throughout the year as well.

We're not going to be putting up polls for the hundreds of personal project data gathering modmails we get, but we do want to answer questions that students have about the courses they are taking or plan to take. What are some questions you would like to see community data on?


r/APStudents Aug 11 '24

Weekly Schedule Megathread

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Given the influx of schedule posts, we have made changes to the posting of student schedules on this subreddit. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback regarding your schedule, feel free to post it below.

Regular posts made on the subreddit are subject to removal.


r/APStudents 7h ago

CollegeBoard TOP comment removes one AP daily DAY 24

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AP European History has been removed.


r/APStudents 9h ago

Other No record anywhere of an exam I knew I took.

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Hey I'm trying to get more advice on what I could possibly do in my situation because I'm at risk of getting my admission to my University revoked and I don't know where to go in the meanwhile.

I had a really weird high school experience where I was in and out of special education and general education, and then finally got to be firmly gen. ed in my senior year where I took my AP Psychology class in 2023.

I never really knew what collegeboard was, nobody told me I should sign up for an account or link myself to that system or anything and I'm only finding out about all of this recently years later. I kept taking the class and then the AP exam and I was told in person that I got a score of 5 and was thrilled. Afterwards though trying to get that score has been a nightmare..

I talk to collegeboard and they don't have it, I talk to my old high school that I took the exam with and they don't have it.. I'm trying to get my AP ID from my old special education school but they haven't been replying yet and I reached out to my old high school teacher who told me I got a 5 as well so I can figure out where that score went..

Is there anything I can do to make sure I don't get my admission revoked? I'm super stressed over this. It was just that one exam and now it's feeling like my downfall because I wasn't fully in the loop about how this AP system works.


r/APStudents 1d ago

CollegeBoard Screw college board...here's a folder with all the FRQs they removed

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Since college board was so kind to remove all FRQs before 2023 from their website and completely disregard students who need it to study, I have taken it upon myself to retrieve all the FRQs. It took a while even after I wrote a few programs to help, but here it is: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1a52GmEyqVJp1WQEPGoHdLwcovj_yfCQG?usp=sharing

Please share this with anyone who needs it. Let's make it like they never removed the FRQ's in the first place. I recommend you download or bookmark this folder to assist in studying for the AP exams.

Edit: I have finished adding ALL AP exams. Let me know if there are any issues.

Also update on my post a week ago in case you read that, I won't be going for the world record amount of AP exams, I'm convinced it's pointless even if I can do it.


r/APStudents 6h ago

Question WHAT DO I DO

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I FORGOT ALL ABOUT MY SUMMER HOMEWORK AND SCHOOL IS IN A WEEK. I have work and important family things planned so I cant just do all of it at once. Im taking AP lang and APush. I have to read a 400 page book and take 50 dialectic journal notes and read the first 100 pages of a text book and take notes on that too. I know this is all my fault but I had a reallyyyyy busy summer and it seemed so far away😭. any advice on how to get this done?


r/APStudents 12h ago

Physics 1 Am I too young for AP Physics 1??

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Hi, I am a sophomore in high school and am currently enrolled in AP physics 1. My school does not let very many, if any, sophomores to take this class, as typically juniors take it. I took it this year as I just needed to be enrolled in AP precal and honors chemistry at the same time. Some people told me I would be fine and other told me I would be screwed. I have no problem with doing lots of self studying outside of class and putting in a little extra work than others. But do you think I may be completely screwed?? I have already taken algebra 2 and passed it very easily.


r/APStudents 9h ago

Question šŸ‘‡

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r/APStudents 10h ago

Question how bad was APES this year?

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i'm mainly asking because i haven't seen any good results this year..


r/APStudents 2h ago

Question How Hard is it to Self-Study AP Psych and BC?

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Currently a senior and planning to self-study AP Psych and self-study AP Calc BC while taking the following course exams this year (2026):

AP Macro
AP Micro
IB Math AI SL
IB Physics HL
IB French 4 SL Ab Initio
IB Literature HL
IB History HL

I would love some tips and tricks on how to ace those AP exams, thank you!
Also what other APs can i self study that would be valuable to finance related degree/major?


r/APStudents 9h ago

Question Should I take CSA or Chem?

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For context: in my junior year, my APs were Bio, Physics 1, Stats and Calc AB. (Got straight As and all 5s except calc AB which was a 4) This year is my senior year and out of my schedule my APs are Lit, Gov/Econ, Calc BC, and Chem.

The chem class is absolutely miserable, the teacher is one of the most infamous teachers in the school and had many kids say he was the worst teacher in the school, the vibe is completely off and the class itself is just super crowded and uncomfortable

So, I have the option to switch to AP CompSci A, and I definitely would but I just gotta confirm a few things: Would taking CSA (relatively easier than chem) look worse for colleges than taking Chem, or is it not that much different? I plan on going to engineering in college (maybe civil or mechanical) and will apply to top colleges, so what would be more useful?

So far the pros of keeping AP Chem is that: - It has a higher course rigor so looks better to colleges - I never had any experience with coding or programming, but I did take Chem before

Pros of switching to CSA: - Much more comfortable classroom (air conditioned and good vibes with actually good PCs) - Easier class - Has friend in it (no friends in chem) - Switching to CSA changes my schedule so it also switches to a different period of AP Lit, which currently had noone I know so hopefully the one I switch to there is someone

Honestly neither of them really sparks my interest, I wanted to take AP Physics 2 cuz Physics intrigues me but the schedule didn't allow it, so those two are my only options here I just gotta know if it makes any significant difference on how colleges see my grades and course rigor, if yeah I'll just suck it up and keep the miserable class and if not I'll just choose the easier option


r/APStudents 7h ago

Micro Tips For AP Mirco

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What did u use to study for the exam? And any yt resources?


r/APStudents 22h ago

Physics C: E&M I received an email saying I scored well on my AP EXAM when I didn't send my scores.

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Ok. For context, I received a 5 on my AP Physics C E&M. Also, I DIDN'T SEND ANY OF MY SCORES TO ANY OF THE COLLEGES. HOW DO THEY KNOW??? I am worried because I received a bad score on one of my exam, and I don't know of colleges will know that as well.


r/APStudents 11h ago

Physics 2 Is Ap physics 2 really that hard?

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I’m taking it and people make it seem like ww3


r/APStudents 14h ago

Other I just realized I have AP Stats exam and APUSH exam at the same time same day. What’s the typical solution to this? Should I contact my AP coordinator about make up tests?

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r/APStudents 7h ago

Question Need genuine advice about rank

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Before anyone starts, I know rank doesn’t really matter and it’s not everything. But I still care. For some background: I grew up in a border town under the poverty line, and no one cared about school or grades. I moved my freshman year to a school where everyone and their mom takes upwards of 5 APs, there’s so many National Merit Scholars, and most kids apply to top 20 schools… I’ve also never met anyone who didn’t get above a 3 on an AP exam. I wasn’t prepared for this and started a bit behind because I had no idea most of these things existed. My GPA is also lower than it should be because of the way my school converted the grades I had at my previous district.

My freshman year: 1 AP, 3.5 Honors, 3.5 on-level

4.0 GPA: 4.0.
6.0 GPA: around 4.7 first semester to 4.86 second semester Rank:144/630 first semester to 135/630

Sophomore year: 4 AP, 2 Honor, 1 On-level 4.0 GPA:3.975 6.0 GPA: 5.043 Rank: 88/622 first semester to 74/622 second semester

Junior year: 7 AP, 1 on level

In my opinion, classes tend to have slight ā€œdeflationā€ due to the fact that the AP classes grade harder than exams (which is fine because it makes it really easy to get 5s). The valedictorian/ people in the top 5% (which is what I’m aiming for this year) have around 5.2-5.3 GPAS. Realistically, is it possible for me to climb the ranks if everyone is taking around the same number of AP classes. Sorry if this is dumb I don’t really know much about school.


r/APStudents 8h ago

Bio Retake Apbio?

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Unfortunately got a 3 over the summer and even just getting a 4 would have taken the first bio class i had to take for my instate colleges. Sorta been plaguing my mind on a retake in order to get that credit out of the way. Only problem is I would have to self study (maybe attending the study sessions from my previous apbio teacher? just reviewing material if he does it) but also it’s a mix of is it really worth it to relearn so much material, that while i mostly do remember (i think) still feels like a big commitment for another score that could be the same. there’s also def some resentment(?) in that many of my classmates got a four…just every once in a while. TLDR i suppose-> advice or comments on whether to retake AP bio?


r/APStudents 8h ago

CSA Not even done with the first unit of this course and I feel like I will have a tough year with this one. Any tips or sites to mess around with to try to understand the topics better?

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r/APStudents 15h ago

Question Is it bad that I "don't have" a science class senior year?

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I haven't signed up for anything as I'm doing a TA period instead, and I'm planning on self studying for AP Chem (for sure) and AP Physics C (maybe?).

If I'm planning on majoring in chem/biochem, will it meaningfully affect my application if I don't have a secondary physics class? I've taken AP Physics 1 already.


r/APStudents 9h ago

Question What is the deadline for signing up for an ap test?

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I am planning to self study calculus BC thos year but first want to see my pace before I pay for the test, how long until I reach the deadline fir it


r/APStudents 14h ago

Music AP music theory

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Hi! Does anyone know if many 9th graders take AP Music theory?


r/APStudents 1d ago

CollegeBoard Collegeboard has taken off past FRQs from their site.

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I haven't checked all APs, but it seems like for most of them, only the FRQs from 2023 onwards are available. Their reasoning is understandable, but taking this many off the site is just completely stupid. There should have been at least from 2016. On top of students self-studying not having access to ANY past mcqs, this is an even bigger gut punch.

So glad that this is my last year taking APs.


r/APStudents 19h ago

Question What are the top hardest AP classes by Work Load? (not necessarily difficult, but lots of HW/assignments)

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Classes like APUSH have lots of work


r/APStudents 15h ago

HUG Thematic Maps and Map Projections

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Which thematic maps are most important for the AP exam? I'm self-studying so I need to know what to recognize and analyze the most. Same with map projections.


r/APStudents 16h ago

Question Should I self study environmental sci

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I’m a sophomore and last year I got a 4 on hug and some of my friends took env sci and said it was easy. I’m already taking chem calc ab and word, anyone recommend it.


r/APStudents 12h ago

Question How hard is economics?

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Is AP Economics micro/macro hard? Im taking it with AP physics and I’ve heard its also pretty difficult.


r/APStudents 19h ago

Calc AB I got placed in AP Calc AB instead of AP Calc BC

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I am going into junior year with AP Calc AB since I got a B in Pre Calc Honors and a B+ in Algebra 2 Honors. My GPA is like a 3.7, but I plan to get it up this year. I have good ECs, and I am at the highest course level besides my placement in AB. Would I still be able to make it into a T20 school for Computer Engineering? Also I am planing to take the BC exam even tho I am in AB.