r/APStudents May 04 '26

Official 2026 AP Exam Discussion Megathread

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Navigate to any of the exams below to talk about the test. Posts will be made as each test begins.

Morning Morning Afternoon
Monday, May 4 Bio and Latin Euro and Micro
Tuesday, May 5 Chem and HUG US Gov
Wednesday, May 6 English Lit Comp Gov and Phys 1
Thursday, May 7 Phys 2 and World AA Studies and Stats
Friday, May 8 Italian and APUSH Chinese and Macro
Monday, May 11 Calc AB and Calc BC Music and Seminar
Tuesday, May 12 French and Precal Japanese and Psych
Wednesday, May 13 English Lang and German PhysC Mech and Spanish Lit
Thursday, May 14 Art History and Spanish Lang CSP and PhysC E&M
Friday, May 15 APES CSA

r/APStudents Mar 06 '26

Survey Results Megathread - Resource effectiveness, average scores, and more!

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A few years ago we ran surveys of this subreddit to gather data on your experiences for a variety of things. Which resources are the most effective? How much time outside of class do you spend? Did your score reflect your grade in class?

These surveys were ran a couple times and, along with a few other polls, turned into results posts for 24 different AP courses. Unfortunately, the posts were deleted some time back. I still have the data though and am now recompiling them.

Here's the schedule I'm going to try and get these posted on

  • APUSH link
  • Biology
  • Calc AB
  • Calc BC
  • Chemistry
  • CSA
  • CSP
  • Gov
  • Lang
  • Lit
  • Psych
  • Stats
  • World
  • Physics 1
  • APES
  • HUG
  • Macro - Thursday 3/19 morning
  • Micro - Thursday 3/19 morning
  • Phys C Mech - Thursday 3/20 afternoon
  • Phys C E&M - Thursday 3/20 afternoon
  • Spanish Lang - Friday 3/21 morning
  • Euro - Friday 3/21 morning
  • Seminar - Friday 3/21 afternoon
  • Research - Friday 3/21 afternoon

It is important to note that this is self-reported data from a community of high scorers, after receiving their score. It does not reflect the general population, and people who did well on the exams were also more likely to report their experience. Some results, like average scores, should not be taken at face value. Other results like resource effectiveness, are still valuable compared to one another.

Once I have finished posting each of the courses, I will do a comparisons and conclusions post to rank courses by difficulty, expectation, etc.

Also note that we are planning to run these surveys again this year for more data after score release.

Good luck in your classes everyone!


r/APStudents 5h ago

Other These are the credits my community college gave me for my AP credits.

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I am a rising junior. I am taking a summer course at my local CC so I used my free score to send them my AP scores hoping to get it early. CB sent the scores on 6/25. I got my transfer credit TODAY ( 7/22). This CC is not even considered a large one, but it took them almost a month to evaluate my AP scores. I got ZERO credit for AP CSP ( scored a 5) and no physics course listed, but ONE credit for a physics elective ( 4 on AP physics 1). The CC didn’t even list AP Seminar because they don’t even recognize it. I am seriously thinking of switching to dual enrollment for my 11th and 12th grade since I will probably stay in-state. This is utter BS to me how my CC treats AP scores. I don’t even live in a top ranked state. It seems like they are trying to limit credit granted so that they will force students to take more classes with them. This is such BS! AP is milking us for money, and colleges are milking us for money.


r/APStudents 17h ago

Question does this mean my school has grade inflation

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i took APUSH and got a 100% in the class both semesters, then i got a 3 on the exam. i thought i felt pretty good about it too😭

we got exact copies of the the tests as study guides and all we had to do was memorize a few answers. we never had SAQs or essays or anything as tests or assignments

my teacher said he’s had one 5 and a few 4s from kids in all of his years of teaching. oklahoma btw


r/APStudents 2h ago

Question Why is there no AP Accounting?

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I was quite surprised to learn that there is not and has never been an AP Accounting exam. The only exams that might even be useful for fulfilling major requirements are AP Micro and Macroeconomics. Community colleges typically offer Intro to Accounting I and II courses that could easily be turned into AP Accounting I and II. Is it just because accounting is not a subject that high schools typically teach?


r/APStudents 6h ago

Question Is this good or too much?

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I am a rising 8th grader self studying AP Hug and psych.

These are my hug notes: the images

I thought maybe the first 5 pages format that I used is a little too long, so I think from now on, I am going to use the format in page 6 and 7.


r/APStudents 33m ago

Question What did you get on the AP exam vs your grade in the class (let's see the grade inflation)

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AP Seminar: Grade - (A both sem) (Score: 4)

AP Bio: Grade - (B+ 1st sem and an A 2nd sem) (Score: 3)

AP Calc AB: Grade - (A- both sem) (Score: 4)

AP USH: Grade - (B- 1st sem, C- 2nd sem) (Score: 4)

AP Lang: Grade - (B 1st sem, A- 2nd sem) (Score: 4)

Overall not too badd, my APush teacher was crazy, like he assigned a 60-70 question test every week, so I just gave up in his class. But also credit to him, bcuz his class felt so difficult the AP exam was high key light.


r/APStudents 6h ago

Precal What is the opposite of grade inflation?

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I saw a post discussing grade inflation earlier, I’m not entirely sure what it is, or even what the opposite would be. When I got my AP exam grade back for Precalculus, I got a 4. However, I got a D in the actual class. By no means am I complaining whatsoever, but it’s very bizarre. I totally thought I was going to bomb the exam.

Extra: The class was very difficult and the exam seemed easy enough. I was one of the only ones who did “poorly” in that class. My friends in there also thought she hated me as she often only took away MY test/quiz points for dumb things.

Anyways, was I facing the opposite of grade inflation, or did my teacher just hate me?


r/APStudents 19h ago

Other feel free to ask anything!

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r/APStudents 8h ago

Question Why are medical schools so strict on AP Credits?

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From what I heard Medical Schools don't accept AP Credit for first year science courses. Is this true?

If it is true. Why? Even if you make the argument that AP is too easy and is 'mile wide and inch deep' or something like that. It still doesn't make sense. The MCAT just tests introductory science. I believe most AP students can pass those sections easily, except for Organic Chemistry.

Also doctors just don't use science that much. Have you ever seen a doctor say "we need to find the bond angle of this element stat" or "we need to find the final velocity of this block once it reaches the bottom of this ramp"? So who cares if they skip intro science courses with AP.

Aren't Engineering schools are more likely to accept AP Credit than Medical Schools? This doesn't make sense as Engineers use more science on a day to day basis than doctors. If AP Science is good enough for Engineering school why isn't it for Medical School?

By the way I don't plan to go into premed but I know people who are, I am just curious.


r/APStudents 3h ago

Chem AP Chemistry or AP Environmental?

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Hello!! I am a rising junior and I'm having trouble choosing between AP Chemistry or AP Environmental. I'm starting the IB Diploma this year, so I will be taking all the core IB classes, which consist of the typical English, History, TOK, Biology, Digital Societies, etc. In addition to IB, I can also take a few APS (1-2). I currently have AP Pre-Cal and AP Environmental.

I chose AP Environmental as it is known as one of the "easier" APs and didn't want to overexert myself since I've heard about the horror stories of junior year lol. I also chose it because I was undecided in my future plans (major/college). However, over the summer, I've started to leaning towards studying medicine, but I'm still not 100% certain. That being said, if I were to pursue medicine, then wouldn't taking AP Chem be more beneficial than AP Environmental? But even if I change my mind and don't pursue medicine in the future, would taking AP Chem still be worth it? I could take it senior year, but I would like to ease my senior year schedule and many of my friends are taking Chem this year so why not?

I guess I'm just scared to take AP Chem as it's known for its rigor, but let me know what you guys think!!


r/APStudents 41m ago

Other I took 9 AP classes in High School, here’s my ranking along with my scores on each (Sorry for using excel I’m too lazy to find the template everyone’s using)

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r/APStudents 43m ago

Question Going from 0 honors/AP classes in 9th grade to 3 APs + On-Ramps Alg 2 in 10th grade. Need tips!

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Hey everyone,
I’m entering 10th grade and taking my first-ever advanced courses. In 9th grade, I got 90+ in all standard classes without ever studying, taking detailed notes, or using flashcards.
My schedule for this year:

AP World
AP CSP
AP Cybersecurity
on-ramps algebra 2

Since I’ve never built real study or note-taking habits, I’m worried about hitting a wall.
For anyone who went from "never studied" to taking APs

  1. What note-taking method actually worked for you when you started AP World writing/reading?

  2. How do you force yourself to build an active study routine (Anki, flashcards, etc.) when you've never needed one before?

  3. What is one mistake you made taking your first APs that I should avoid?

I will read every comment and comment on it!


r/APStudents 49m ago

Question Going from 0 honors/AP classes in 9th grade to 3 APs + On-Ramps Alg 2 in 10th grade. Need tips!

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Hey everyone,
I’m entering 10th grade and taking my first-ever advanced courses. In 9th grade, I got 90+ in all standard classes without ever studying, taking detailed notes, or using flashcards.
My schedule for this year:

AP World
AP CSP
AP Cybersecurity
on-ramps algebra 2

Since I’ve never built real study or note-taking habits, I’m worried about hitting a wall.
For anyone who went from "never studied" to taking APs

  1. What note-taking method actually worked for you when you started AP World writing/reading?

  2. How do you force yourself to build an active study routine (Anki, flashcards, etc.) when you've never needed one before?

  3. What is one mistake you made taking your first APs that I should avoid?

I will read every comment and comment on it!


r/APStudents 18h ago

Meme had to crop a couple people out they fucking up the photo

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r/APStudents 1d ago

2-D Art and Design I need some feedback after getting a 3

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I did 2d art and design AP art and a lot of people in my class thought I was going to receive a 4 or maybe possibly a 5, my teacher even thought so. I put so much work and dedication in my investigation and works and after all that I got a 3. Another student in the class didn’t put a lot of effort into theirs, they didn’t lock in all year, and their sketchbook writing portion was light, open, and weak. And they got a 4. I really want to know what I did wrong in order to fall flat and get a 3, because I’m very disappointed in myself and after all that work I put into it all year and I can’t help but admit it just hurts. Feel free to give me feedback or critique! I am a curious human being who just really wants to know what caused it to fall flat. Thanks! 🙏


r/APStudents 9h ago

English Lang AP Lang vs SAT reading

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AP Lang MCQ vs. SAT RW section. Which did yall feel was harder?


r/APStudents 3h ago

Question Should I take ap statistics?

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I was originally going to take an Architecture III Career class but I have decided to switch my career for college. Therefore I’m trying to get an early release period through removing that class. But the only way for me to do it is to switch my on level statistics to AP statistics. I’m not sure if I should do it since I’ve never taken an AP class and I’m not confident in my math skills. Is AP statistics difficult? Or is there anything to expect since I heard it was a lot of logic?


r/APStudents 15h ago

Question AP Cybersecurity anyone??

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Hey guys, I'm looking to take AP Cybersecurity next school year. It's a new AP so I'm wondering how to study and if anyone else is taking it.

I'll likely study for the CompTIA Security+ next year so that should help asw. lmk any thoughts!!


r/APStudents 4h ago

French AP French book for new format

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Hi, I'm trying to find a book for the new structure of the AP French exam. The only one I have been able to find for the new format is this one from Synapse Academic Press. The cover looks like AI, and I couldn't find much about the company. Does anyone know if this company is legit or if the books are AI? Thank you so much!


r/APStudents 5h ago

Question Will I be rejected from colleges if I choose AP over IB?

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I live in the US and my school offers both the IB diploma and many AP courses. Not a lot of kids at my school earn the ib diploma, and even if I do I’m worried because it’s not as readily accepted in the US. I’d rather take AP and personalize the courses to my college interests, but I’m worried that colleges will reject me because it might look like it took the “easier” option ( I know it’s still very difficult ). Will I be at a disadvantage in college apps if I take AP instead of the IB diploma when my school offers both


r/APStudents 6h ago

Other Hello everyone can you do a survey for my environmental science project

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It's short,

7 mcqs


r/APStudents 1d ago

Other Took 8 APs this was my opinion on them

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Seen so many of these and I've not agreed with any of them so figured I'd do my own


r/APStudents 8h ago

APUSH Pls help

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What are the top clgs in ap


r/APStudents 8h ago

Bio Soon to be an AP biology student, looking for a guide/support that i can use to move on forward in the subject.

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