Mercedes Benzene Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 I thought I would post this here instead of the Chemistry forum. The AP Chemistry Exam is only two days away now. Would anyone like any last minute help? Things you want to discuss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nootropic Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 It was easy! I was completely surprised by the ease of the free response questions. The multiple choice was difficult and I left about a 10-15 blank, but apparently more than one person left a reported 40 or more blank, and two free response questions blank. This hopefully means I'm done with general chemistry (well done with chemistry for that matter since I don't need anymore for my major and don't particularly enjoy it to the greatest extent)! Huzzah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nootropic Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 So how did everyone do? I got a 4! Score! I'm done with chemistry! Not too mention it's a wonderful eight credits.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 So how did everyone do? I got a 4! Score! I'm done with chemistry! Not too mention it's a wonderful eight credits.! What?!! I haven't gotten my scores yet. Why is College Board being so slow? Hopefully I'll get them later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nootropic Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Oh, I got mine by phone! AP: Grade Reporting Services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Got my AP scores today. 5 on the chemistry!:o ...just thought I'd brag a little. :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nootropic Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Haha, I'm not surprised, but the chemistry exam is tough, so kudos to you. I'm just glad I got a 4 so I never have to think about chemistry again! But I got a 5 on the calculus BC exam, whohooo! That puts me in multivariable calc, which is always fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Haha, I'm not surprised, but the chemistry exam is tough, so kudos to you. I'm just glad I got a 4 so I never have to think about chemistry again! But I got a 5 on the calculus BC exam, whohooo! That puts me in multivariable calc, which is always fun. Awww. Do you mean to say that you won't be pursuing future college level chemistry?:shrug: :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nootropic Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Why, yes, it does! Chemistry's not the worst subject to study, it just takes time away from math and I'm not required to take anything beyond general chemistry so I don't want to waste time and money on an organic chemistry when I could be taking set theoretic real analysis. Money especially...Michigan State just raised their tuition by almost two grand this year! Yay for more debt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthepon Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 What's a AP exam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 What's a AP exam? AP exams are tests adminstered by the College Board that are meant to assess a student's knowledge of a the material taught in an AP (Advanced Placement) class. AP classes are more rigorous, college-level courses that can be taken in high school. US colleges will accept high AP test scores as college credits, so you can get a lot of the basic college courses out of the way and focus on higher-level classes. See wikipedia's article:Advanced Placement Program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthepon Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 So these exams happen during your schooling. Right? And I thought that we were the ones ripped apart between School and college courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Yes. You can choose to take AP classes, for the most part, your junior year in high school. I took AP Chemistry, AP English Language and Composition, and AP Statistics last year. This year, my AP classes will consist of Biology, English Literature, and Calculus BC. The AP exams are administered in May of each year. Also, you don't need to have taken the AP class to take the exam, but it's very unlikely that you would do well on a test that you have not taken a class for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthepon Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Cool. But you can still get a college (which selects on the basis of AP perf.) even if you don't take em, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Cool. But you can still get a college (which selects on the basis of AP perf.) even if you don't take em, right? I'm not sure I completely understand what you are trying to ask. :eek2:You don't need to take AP classes to go to college. In fact, the majority of people in the US who go to college may not even take 1 AP class. It's just an option if you'd like to get a jump-start on receiving college credit. Now, once you get accepted, the college will look too see if you took any AP exams. Depending on your scores, they may offer to give you credit. For instance, say someone gets a 4 on the AP Calculus BC exam. The college will give you 1 or more credits for one of their basic calc classes (ie: Calculus 101). That way, you don't have to waste the money on a basic class, and you can go right on to a more advanced math course. No college will accept a score below a 3, but it's the discretion of each individual school to dictate what the minimum score they will accept for credit is. For instance, one school that I'm looking at, Boston University, will give you credits for Biology only if you got a 5 on the AP Bio test. However, they will accept a score of 3,4, or 5 on the AP Stat test to get credit. Hope that clears some things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctus Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Two question what is calculus BC (surely not before christ?????)?And what are the scoring levels 1 to 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Benzene Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Two question what is calculus BC (surely not before christ?????)?And what are the scoring levels 1 to 5?The College Board offers two calc courses: AB and BCAB is roughly equivalent to 1 semester of college calculus, while BC is roughly equivalent to 2. BC therefore, is a much more rigorous course since it addresses a lot more material in the same amount of time. AP calc is unique in that the exam has two parts. If you take the BC calc class, you take both parts of the exam. The good thing about this is that if you don't do so well on the exam as a whole, but you did really well on the AB material, you can still get the credit for that. I know: it's confusing. And yes, the scoring system is 1-5. I know it doesn't sound like a very big range, but there is a HUGE difference between each level. For instance, in 2006, only 11.3 % of test takers got 5's on the AP French Language exam. Everyone wants a 5, but not many get them. :)Luckily, depending on the course and the colleges you apply to, all you need is a 3 or a 4 for credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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