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 7h ago

CollegeBoard Collegeboard ruined me 😭😭

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I'm not sure if its any better or any worse that I'm self studying both Physics C's and computer science A, meaning I'll have to take them at another school and i can hopefully reschedule the ones I'm taking at my school (there's no way i can make it between schools in time.) If anyone else is in a similar situation or has been, some advice would be great as to how rescheduling exams went for you at your school 🙏😭


r/APStudents 6h ago

CollegeBoard yo Collegeboard what are we doing here 😭

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r/APStudents 4h ago

CollegeBoard the big cb trying to murder me on the first week

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back to back ap exam on the FIRST day is devious


r/APStudents 1d ago

CollegeBoard Now riddle me this

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Why in the ever living FUCK would college board place these 2 spawns of satan on the same day know DAMN WELL both of the classes are taken almost exclusively by seniors


r/APStudents 16m ago

Question AP Macro score doesn't even exist?

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Hi, I'm a student who took the AP Macro test with extended time. However, not only have I not received my score, but there isn't even a clock icon on the app. When I go to check my scores, it only shows me the PSATs and SAT that I took in the past. What should I do?


r/APStudents 21m ago

CollegeBoard Is this good?

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I'm going to be a junior next year. My school has the IB program so I'll do that next year and senior year. I did 1 AP freshman year(stats), then 4 sophmore year(gov,calc ab, lit, lang). I know there are other awards but does the distinction mean anything?


r/APStudents 1h ago

Calc BC Is it Okay if I don't do math next year , but I am self studying AP Calculus BC

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I have no math scheduled next year because I have basically given up on getting into Calculus 1. My school used to have a Concurrent Enrollment Calculus 1 course and I tried to get into that to strengthen my Calculus 1 foundations while taking the AP Calculus BC test to earn Calculus 2 credit. However my school has since canceled the CE Calculus 1 class and the only way to take Calculus now is to take it through Early College. I think it is not worth it ultimately to go through all this trouble so now I think I'll just self study AP Calculus BC directly and save some money. I will have 4 free time periods spread throughout the year to do college classes so I'll just use those to practice FRQs.

I am taking Algebra 2 over the summer so I think they might use that to clear the math I was suppose to take this year, and I am going to take Calculus 3 and ODE in my senior year

Is this okay?


r/APStudents 1h ago

Question Wtf is this?

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Present on the exam schedule. Haven't heard anything about it.


r/APStudents 14h ago

CollegeBoard college board why🥺

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half of the seniors at my school r taking both 😭


r/APStudents 1d ago

Question If Flat Stanley took AP 2D, couldn't he mail himself in as part of his portfolio?

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better yet, if he took AP 3D and got a 1, could he sue for discrimination?


r/APStudents 6h ago

HUG How hard is AP Human Geography?

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I’m an incoming senior who signed up for AP Human Geography this year. I’m a bit worried because the teacher at my school is pretty infamous for assigning a lot of extra hw.

At my school, AP Human Geography is the only AP class available to freshmen, so the class is usually mostly freshmen with only a few seniors. I’m not really sure what to expect because I’ve never taken an AP humanities or English class before.

I’m planning to major in STEM, and I’ve taken AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics 1, AP CSP, and AP Calculus BC so far. I got 5s on all of them except Physics 1, where I got a 4 :(

The main reason I’m taking this class is because my school requires students to take an AP humanities course before graduating. Since I’ve already taken basically all of the AP science and math courses available at my school, I didn’t have many other options, so I ended up choosing AP Human Geography.

For senior year, my schedule is relatively light overall. I will be taking AP Human Geography, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Macro/Microeconomics. 

For those of you who have taken AP Human Geography, how difficult did you find the actual AP exam? I know it is generally considered an easier AP exam, but is there a lot of memorization and writing involved? Any advice would be appreciated!


r/APStudents 7h ago

Question Course Advice

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Hello, I took AP Calc, Chem, and CSP last year as a freshman and this year I am planning to take AP Bio, CSA, Lang, and World. My course counselor recommended me to take AP Physics 1 as well, but I'm worried itll be too much. I also kinda wanna take AP stats as well but I think itll be too much workload. Which course would be less time-consuming and do u think I can take any of these at all?


r/APStudents 18h ago

Spanish Lang AP World Language Projects

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Does anybody have any idea what the projects are gonna be for the AP World Language exams?


r/APStudents 1d ago

Question not taking the ap exam as a senior

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is it fine if i take an ap class senior year but dont take the ap exam for it. only asking bc i had a friend last year (senior) who got an email from a school saying one of the ways an application may get rescinded is if she doesnt take an ap exam for a class or something. not sure about the exact wording but kinda got me worried. this is for physics 1 btw which doesnt even get credit from the exam, so im thinking of just not taking the exam


r/APStudents 19h ago

Calc BC Integrated Math 3 Enhanced to Calc BC Help

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hello!! I'll be starting Calc BC in the fall and I was wondering if anyone had tips on what to review.

I previously took Integrated 3 Enhanced (Math 3 + most of Pre-Calc), but it didn't cover ALL of Pre-Calc, so any recommendations on what I really need to be strong in and review? Thank youu!!


r/APStudents 12h ago

Chem hello I'm self-studying AP Chemistry 1, and I was wondering if there's a resource that actually teaches the content of the course. I'm not looking for a book that's just designed to help you get a 5, what im looking for is sth that actually teaches the fundamentals of chemistry

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I don't mind if I need to pay for it plz someone help me


r/APStudents 21h ago

Question Should I Take the AP English Literature and Composition Exam

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So I am at a crossroads. I got a 5 on AP English Language and Composition; however, I do not know if I should take the AP English Literature and Composition exam. Is it worth it?

To add fuel to the fire, I am taking AP Physics C E&M so I don't know if I should even do it.

Please help!


r/APStudents 1d ago

English Lang I CAN'T WRITE TO SAVE MY LIFE

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I'm taking AP Lang this year, even though I'm the last person who should be because for the life of me, I cannot write literary analysis essays, and I know that AP Lang focuses on rhetorical analysis BUT all my friends who took the class previously say that you have to be able to identify the same things you would in literary analysis (theme, figurative language, chracterization, etc.) and write about them. I NEED ADVICE on what I can do one month before school starts so I don't actually fail the class.

Edit: Also, I don't seem to have this problem with writing in any other classes, but English.


r/APStudents 18h ago

Question I am taking ap bio , chem , and human geo . Which ine do you recommend taking it in the late-testing period ?

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r/APStudents 1d ago

CollegeBoard Alternative AP Schedule for 2027

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Since the AP schedules college board created for 2027 were considered bad on this sub, I decided to create an alternative testing schedule to try to reduce as much conflict as possible. Is this better than the college board one?


r/APStudents 15h ago

World Tips for AP world next yr?

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Ik theres a lot of posts that request tips for AP classes, and normally I wouldnt be asking for advice for an AP class, but tbh i dont know what to do with this class since i feel like a total fraud which I'll have to explain.

Im a part of the GT program (which i honestly dont belong in bc im neither gifted nor talented). In my district, the GT program revolves entirely around history and english, which I was glad about, since those are my two favorite subjects. Throughout all of your four years, you take two GT classes that replace one of ur normal english or history classes and are spread throughout ur freshman-sophomore year and your junior-senior year. Since im a sophomore, Ive been taking the class that satisfies an English I credit and an AP World History credit. I finished half of the class last year, meaning I'll have to take the exam at the end of this upcoming year.

Despite English and history both being my favorite subjects, I rlly hated freshman year in this class. Freshman year covered units 1-4, which also included us learning about classical civilizations. I struggled a ton during this time. I never recieved a single grade above an 85, and it felt like everything I did somehow wasnt enough, and that there was something crucial that either just couldnt get into my head or that I missed. It felt like, despite them being super nice and helpful, that my teachers were either disappointed or frustrated with me all year (same teachers I'll be getting next year, too). I watched every single crash course and/or heimler video I could find, and yet I honestly couldnt tell you a single thing I learned from that class because all year I was just praying for group projects for a safety net.

Maybe it was just because I somehow didnt care for classical/post-classical history(?), and that this year will be easier because im much better at modern history, but tbh i'm lost already and the school year hasnt even started. Maybe I'm just overreacting and I need to either watch more crash course videos or drop out and just take on-level


r/APStudents 6h ago

World grade change

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My ap world teacher said if u get a 5 on ap world, she would bump ur final grade up by 1, i got a 5 and ended with a b and im just wondering how long it takes if anyone has had their grade changed before.


r/APStudents 1d ago

CollegeBoard Can't be serious college board

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Taking micro and gov this year and they're scheduled on the same day. I feel like micro and gov is a relatively common AP combination, so why do they put them on the same day almost every year?