AP Scores Options

[xbanana]

did anybody get them get?
if so what region are you from?
i am quite anxious, yet scared!
yeahh. waiting for them. living in socal.

[mizzkewl06]

my sister hasn't gotten hers, she says they're supposed to arrive mid-july.

[Gigi]

They get mailed to you mid-July.

You can call and get your results earlier if you wish, but (I think) you have to pay $15.

[xbanana]

no its about 8-10 bucks.
which is so NOT worth it.

there are people on soompi
who are from california and got theirs.
but they did not specify which part -.-

[Eryi]

I was really tempted to pay the fee and get them early early this month, but there's only approximately a week left to wait. So.. I'll wait it out.

[Joanne]

According to the website, you pay $8 every time you call to get your results.

Anyone know how much it would be to get your AP marks sent to your college/university again? The university I'm going to never got my AP Psych exam mark... an exam I took in grade 11. = ='' Stupid bastards.

[Gigi]

Probably $15 CND though.

[Joanne]

And I just found the answer to my question.

You may also send your AP grades by phone for a fee of $15 per college, beginning July 4.

Freaking $15 for their mistake? UGHHH!!

[xbanana]

^ uh..when you took the test did you mark down which colleges you wanted your score(s) to be sent to?

[Joanne]

Yes, I did. I'm totally sure of it too, because I wrote down a reminder for myself on which school I sent it to somewhere else.

[xbanana]

ohh. then that is weird o.O you should call collegeboard....if they dont charge you simply to call that is -.-

i swear collegeboard charges for every little thing.
and they're ridiculously overpriced.

[Joanne]

Yeah, I just sent an email to them asking them to send it to my university without charging me anything (since it's their fault). I should get an answer in two days...

[venti-anemoi]

What if you're a junior and have no idea where you're going? I hate how they let you send scores to schools for free when you take the test, then when you actually know where you're going you have to pay.

[xbanana]

YES! i agree -___- well i have an idea of some of the schools i want to go to, so i'll be sending my SAT scores from now on.

so seems like seattle area and norcal have gotten their scores. anybody in socal got their scores yet?

[Relentless]

I GOT MINES YESTERDAY.

I was not satisfied. Oh well. I did not get a 3 on either of my 2 AP testings.

[venti-anemoi]

I GOT MINE!!!

I was really happy with my calc and bio scores, and ehh with my japanese score. During the free response typing part of the japanese test, everyone's computer started typing in english instead of converting it to japanese, and everyone was like O_O WTF?! haha so yeah, they said they'd project our final scores off of our multiple choice section alone, but they didn't :( which really lowered everyone's score. But I still got a 3, so I'm pretty relieved. I thought I'd get like a 2 or something. XD

[xbanana]

FINALLY! me, from socal, finally got my scores.
ap us history - 4
ap language - 3
i was hoping for a 5 and 4 since my GPA sucks, but i'm still satisfied. i didn't get a 2 on lang and i qualify for ap scholar award :]

[Eryi]

Where do you guys live? I still haven't gotten mine yet. D;

[Joanne]

I haven't gotten mine yet either! I know my university got this year's batch a couple days ago, and it'll take them a week or so to put them all in the computers. Hope they don't mess and screw a bunch of people over again. = =''


I'm really nervous.

[Gigi]

^ OMG yesterday I had a dream that I got my results back and that I got a TWO in AP Calculus. I woke up in sweats.

[Tung]

^ Didn't you two graduated already? Why are you two still worry about AP scores? Shouldn't you get your University Colleges acceptance letters already since Spring?

[Gigi]

I suppose I don't really need to worry since acceptance isn't a problem., but if I get my 96% (equivalent to a 5), I can have a little wiggle room for my English mark, and I would have a higher chance of getting $4000 versus $2000. Scholarships FTW!

Also, I'm deathly afraid of failure. It's my pride that will hurt too.

[Eryi]

^ OMG yesterday I had a dream that I got my results back and that I got a TWO in AP Calculus. I woke up in sweats.

You're not the only one.
My worst nightmares are all about getting C's. After waking up, I can never get back to sleep.

[dustbunny]

5 on chinese, actually not what I expected. I totally f**ked myself up in the oral part (I wrote a whole spiel about it in another AP test thread) but I guess it turned out alright! The test asked to talk about a city in China and its significance etc etc--what comes to mind? BEIJING RIGHT? Except I was a complete idiot and tried to talk about Shanghai. And by try I mean completely failed; I assumed I'd get a 4 or 3 depending on how well the fobs did. IM SO HAPPY :D :D :D

[Joanne]

^ Didn't you two graduated already? Why are you two still worry about AP scores? Shouldn't you get your University Colleges acceptance letters already since Spring?

I really want a 4 or 5 on my AP Calculus exam so I won't have to take calculus again.

But I'll be happy with a 3.

[Joanne]

Okay, so uh... I just had a dream last night that I got my AP score back......... I got a 1 on my AP Calculus exam.



f**k.

[xbanana]

ouch.

[Joanne]

I'm getting really really really antsy about my mark now. I keep finding myself checking the mailbox. ><

[xbanana]

you could potentially scare away your mailman.

[Joanne]

I just opened my mail... and I am very happy about it, even though I won't be getting credit for calculus now.



I got a 3.


AT LEAST I DIDN'T GET A 1!!!!

[venti-anemoi]

Wait, you don't get credit if you get a 3?

Congrats, by the way! :]

[Joanne]

4 is the minimum for me to 'skip' the 100-level math courses in university.

And thanks! At least I'll have background knowledge for the calculus class I'll be taking...

[venti-anemoi]

4 is the minimum for me to 'skip' the 100-level math courses in university.

And thanks! At least I'll have background knowledge for the calculus class I'll be taking...

Always a plus. :]

Oh damn. BUT if it's for some random class that I'm not planning to take in college (like japanese) then does it really matter if I get a 3?

[Joanne]

Oh no, I don't think it should matter then.


... but where I live, we have to take provincial exams to get into the universities in BC. If we don't do well in our provincials, they accept our AP marks in replacement... so it'd be a MAJOR plus if I did well. Oh well.

[venti-anemoi]

Provincial exams?.........oh, you live in Canada. haha I didn't get what BC meant for a minute there.

Does it go the other way too? Like, if you did well in provincials, then would they ignore your AP scores and let you not have to take the class?

[Joanne]

No, because the provincial exams can be for ANY course. It's just for admission. AP exams are used for both admission and credits for specific classes.

[venti-anemoi]

No, because the provincial exams can be for ANY course. It's just for admission. AP exams are used for both admission and credits for specific classes.

Ahh, that sucks. :(

I don't think we usually have exams for admissions. I might like that better than doing all the SATs and stuff, though. Do you guys have to do that too?

[Joanne]

Nope, no SATs!! =D

From what I've heard, it's pretty freaking hard. My friend took it twice because he applied for universities in the states, and he had a lot of trouble with the vocabulary section. Apparently they just give you words out of context, and you have to figure out what it means? Harsh!

[venti-anemoi]

I'm not sure I remember any of those kinds of questions, but there might've been some like "A synonym of ______ is a) b) c) d) e)" But most of the time they're not like that; they usually give you a sentence or passage instead and say "the underlined word has the same/opposite meaning as a) b) c) d) e)"

I think. (._.) Or my memory might be going prematurely. I like to forget about unpleasant things.

But back on topic :D

APs actually made the end of my junior year easier, 'cause we didn't actually do anything in those classes after AP classes. XD

[Joanne]

I know, right! After the AP calculus exam, everyone just talked or played games in class. I'm pretty sure everyone would've skipped if it wasn't for my (awesome) teacher threatening to teach another lesson if 3+ people were absent.

[venti-anemoi]

My teacher taught new stuff anyway. <_< It wasn't really hard, though, and actually kind of fun. :D

[kimmytree]

Art History - 2. Language - 2.

[Gigi]

I GOT A 5 IN AP CALCULUS!

WOOOOOOOT!!!!

[transcendentalis...]

straight 4s (us history, music theory, english 4. i don't remember if that's lit or lang)
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5 in aural music theory, but the section of death brought it down to a 4. UGHwhatever

:z

[venti-anemoi]

Is AP music theory hard? I'm taking it next year. And what's the section of death?

[xoxo_proud]

I think Southwestern Ohio is cursed. People in Pennsylvania and Maryland are getting their scores before me

[Eryi]

I guess my decision to self-study calc bc 2 months before the exam was a bad idea.
I got 3's on all exams.

calc ab, bc, and us history.

well, im fine with my 3 in apush.. it was my worst subject..

[venti-anemoi]

I guess my decision to self-study calc bc 2 months before the exam was a bad idea.
I got 3's on all exams.

calc ab, bc, and us history.

well, im fine with my 3 in apush.. it was my worst subject..

Wait what how'd you take AB and BC?

[Joanne]

I think that BC combines both the AB course and a higher level, so BC has two marks...?

[Eryi]

Wait what how'd you take AB and BC?

They give you a grade based on the AB portion of your BC exam.

At first I was a little angry at myself, but I feel a little better.
A 3's good enough to place me into multivariable.

[Simba]

Heh, I think they came in, but I'm too scared to look. I'd rather look after vacation.

[Eryi]

5 on chinese, actually not what I expected. I totally f**ked myself up in the oral part (I wrote a whole spiel about it in another AP test thread) but I guess it turned out alright! The test asked to talk about a city in China and its significance etc etc--what comes to mind? BEIJING RIGHT? Except I was a complete idiot and tried to talk about Shanghai. And by try I mean completely failed; I assumed I'd get a 4 or 3 depending on how well the fobs did. IM SO HAPPY :D :D :D

I have a question.. I looked at the 2008 exam & I found it extremely difficult to answer the short responses in 20 seconds.
I require time to think about what to say because if I don't.. I'd most likely stutter.. and stuttering will probably take up the entire 20 seconds.
How'd you do it?

[Gypsy Eyes]

5 on AP studio 2d
4 on B/C calc
4 on Bio

[dustbunny]

I have a question.. I looked at the 2008 exam & I found it extremely difficult to answer the short responses in 20 seconds.
I require time to think about what to say because if I don't.. I'd most likely stutter.. and stuttering will probably take up the entire 20 seconds.
How'd you do it?

I think you do get time to think before you speak, depending on how much depth or content the response requires. I'm pretty sure the lengthier responses such as the 'speech' ones you are given 2 minutes to prepare.

I'm trying to remember what happens with the short ones...I think you just have to wing it. The point is to test your conversational speaking ability I think, so I would just suggest you talk at a slower pace than normal. That way, you'll be able to say things calmly and kill some time instead of finishing what you have to say and having to sit there and wait idly. I remember one of the questions was in an interview format about applying to become a waiter, and the question was something like "what are your available hours" and I said the first thing that came to mind: I'm available at all hours. and then I had nothing else to say lol so I just had to watch the clock countdown while I almost clawed out my eyes from nervousness.

Don't worry, I stuttered really badly too on my exam x_x My voice actually shook because when I was trying to bs my way through talking about Shanghai I was like..SHIT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IM SAYING THIS MAKES NO SENSE.

did you take the AP chinese class or are you just doing it from uh having a chinese background..?

[transcendentalis...]

Is AP music theory hard? I'm taking it next year. And what's the section of death?

at my school, APMT is an easy class. our professor hardly cares if we pay attention or be on time or not, and he rarely gives us homework. all our grades are participation (ex. concerts at the meyerson? uhhh awesome!) and tests (which we had two of... fall semester exam and spring semester exam).

for other schools, we hear horror stories. our professor is just like "uh yeah i'm on the board for writing the exam, you guys should know your stuff anyway!" then he goes on lecturing/telling stories

the actual course material is kind of killer if you don't have an extremely strong base.

section of death is different for everyone. there's an aural multiple-choice portion, where you listen to an excerpt and answer questions about it; then there's the straight-up multiple-choice, then there's the sightsinging portion and the written portion (melodic dictation, harmonic dictation, writing four-part harmony).

my weakness was multiple-choice, haha. i've always been the person who gets by theory assignments in orchestra and piano and etc with perfect pitch, but APMT has so much focus on... technicalities. and theory. lol... which is kind of what the entire class is about, but yeah. i've never really been pushed to really learn my theory until last year. there are a lot of terms and memorization involved in the class.

daaamn this is a long post. good luck!

[Eryi]

did you take the AP chinese class or are you just doing it from uh having a chinese background..?

I taking it through self-study and Chinese background.
I only started learning Mandarin last summer though. So I'm hoping I can get about 1.5k-2k characters down and memorize structure. It should be easy though because I speak another dialect at home which has almost the same structure.

:) Thanks for the tips, btw.

[hungrymungry]

i didnt get mine yet
hows ap art history?
oh, and what kind of books are the best to study for aps?

[Simba]

I passed my AP World History exam so I'm satisfied as heck.

[towntown2]

Got them the second week of July.
AP Chem: 4
AP World History: 4

[mushiebeans]

I got mine. I live in the LA area. I was happy because I got a 3 on ApengLang and a 5 on APjapanese. :D I didn't even TAKE the apjapanese class So I was happy :] I also didn't study for it :P (well I only got a 5 because I took hardcore Japanese school for 9 years before)

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I also found the oral part really hilarious. I was either laughing from humor or nervousness for most of them. :P Seriously... No one told me we had to talk into microphones and "interact" with a computer prerecorded script. Those 20 second recording stuff were filled with "uhhhh.... and uhhh yeah..." for the most part XDDD

[LAKenji]

meh, i got a 3 on AP Chem. This year im planning on taking 3 AP classes though

[Looow]

Wooo hooo

I got a 4.

[espressive]

ap psychology - 5
ap language - 3

if you're given the chance, take psychology because it's really easy. seriously! and i'm no genius. plus psychology was one of the most interesting courses i've ever taken.

[Joanne]

^ Agreed!! It's the most interesting and fun course I have ever taken... and an easy 5!

[*cakedout*]

I passed my AP World History exam so I'm satisfied as heck.

lmao juna got a 3

[missnh]

AP Drawing - 5
AP English - 4
AP 2D - 4
AP Calculus AB - 4

I wish I took more. sigh.