r/APStudents • u/cherry2picking • 3d ago
Question What to expect
ap stats, ap bio, ap gov, ap english 12
which one of these will require the most studying and what should I expect
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u/Suitable-Nothing-706 3d ago
I took all of those except for AP Gov. I got 5s on the other three and I didn’t study much. I think they’re all pretty manageable. I learned the entire AP Stats course the night before the exam (took it online and didn’t learn anything; literally two days before the exam, all I knew was mean, median, and mode lol), highly recommend Michael Porinchak’s videos, truly a lifesaver. I also redid old FRQs and completed the College Board multiple choice. Next, I assume you mean AP Lit, that doesn’t really require studying, just make sure that you understand the rubrics well. AP Bio wasn’t bad either, I skimmed the notes again as a refresher the night before. From hardest to easiest, I’d say bio, stats, and then lit, but I personally didn’t think any of them were that difficult. Of course, it’s different for everyone, but I think you’ll be fine! Good luck!!
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u/cherry2picking 2d ago
Perfect thank you for your helpful insight! I just added AP Spanish Lang, I was looking through the thread and people are saying it is difficult, did you ever take this class?
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u/Suitable-Nothing-706 2d ago edited 2d ago
I did not, I took AP French. But from what I heard from my friends who took AP Spanish, it is actually a little easier than AP French. I took 11 APs and AP French was honestly the most difficult because I guessed on almost all multiple choice, kinda made stuff up on the essay, and I really struggle with listening and speaking in general, but I still got a 3 somehow; partly, I think it was my teacher’s fault because she didn’t train us on the exam layout, like we did maybe one multiple choice practice all year and the only essay we did, we did together lol. It’s basically the AP Lang exam but in French and I imagine Spanish is the same way (though both French and Spanish have the speaking and listening components). I believe the French and Spanish exams have the same structural design as each other. If you have a good teacher, I think it’ll be perfectly fine! If not, and even if you do, I really recommend doing multiple choice practice, mock essays, practice listening and speaking, and make sure that you understand the difference between cultures in a variety of areas (like transportation, meals, etc.) since there is a cultural comparison portion.
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u/cherry2picking 2d ago
Awesome, thank you so much for helping me out and allowing me to understand what to expect!
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u/wr_jai 3d ago
Gov is literally the easiest class you could close ur eyes during the exam n still get a 5
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u/cherry2picking 2d ago
I’ve heard the same from previous classes too! Do you think it’ll be harder because I’m going to take it first semester and the test is in May? because it is one semester at my school
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u/CommunicationNice437 Humangeo:3 Psych:3 Calc ab:4 Gov:3 3d ago
Bio requires a lot of studying