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O.K. i am confused. when you take AP classes in highschool, and do ok until it comes to the exams. the whole class doesn’t count at all? so you hav to like redo the year or your GPA will just slip?
i am wondering if i should take AP or not. i am not the best student but i heard colleges like that on our transcript or whatever you send them. i mean, i can always try working my butt off. but i am not sure….hmmmm…. so if for instance (repeating) you start taking AP in 11th grade. during the year you get OK grades. and then you do the Exam and what if you do reallly, i mean REALLY BADLY!!! OH MY! does that leave you no where? i heard that it won’t be credited as a college thing then, but what about credited at your school. i mean, it will be then a waste of the year. so you practically fail your grade? or just tell me, how does it affect my GPA or grade or whatever?
plz people, no jokes or mean phrases here!
i’m not stupid
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Colleges will be able to see that you at least tried AP classes once you send them your transcript, and that will mean something and be taken into account! I mean, they would rather see you try and not get the credit than not try it at all!
However, if you do not get the minimum required grade on the final exam you will NOT get the college credits for that class.
One thing you should know though, is that just because you do not do well on the final, it does not mean that the class was a total waste as far as your school graduation requirements go. You will still get the credit for taking the class (unless you fail the actual class), so the final exam is mostly for the actual college credit.
Most high schools treat AP classes and finals differently, so talk to your AP teachers about how much the final exam counts towards your grade in the class and talk to your counselor about the procedure with your GPA 🙂
I hope this helped, best of luck! 🙂
But to answer your question in a more straightforward manner, if you at least PASS the class, you should get credit from your HIGH SCHOOL. Passing is usually at least a D average. Again, that doesn’t mean you’ll get college credit. So no, it’s not a waste of a year. It may seem like it though, if you do poorly in the class.
*Your high school doesn’t really care if you pass an AP exam or not. They just want to make sure you pass the class!*
As far as the grading goes, it works like this. You take the class like a normal class and have the grades like its a normal class. The GPA is calculated like a regular class would be. At the end of the course, your grades are in for the school and thats all. Then you take the AP Exam to try to get college credit. Usually a 3 or better is credit, but depends on college. The AP Exam is made out by the same people that make the SAT and is just a way to see if you get college credit. Your high school doesnt use the AP exam grade at all! It comes in mid July to your house in the mail. On a college application, it looks really really good that you challenged yourself to take AP classes even if you make lower than you normally would in a regular class. They like to see you challenge yourself. Just passing the class itself will do a great deal to help you get into a good college, and if you make good enough on the exam, thats a bonus because then you get to skip those classes in college.
Hope this helps and GO FOR IT!
AP grading scale:A=6 B=5 C=4 D=3 F=N/G
Honors: A=5 B=4 C=3 D=2 F=N/G
College Prep: A=4 B=3 C=2 D=1 F=N/G
I hope this helps and allows you to sign up for AP classes next year. Strive for all you can be.
I took AP European this year and the Global Regents (for NY state) exam was our “final” exam. So even if you bomb the exam, it doesn’t affect your grade, you just won’t get that class as part of college credit.
AP classes are relatively hard and do require A LOT of work and studying (i repeat, a lot of studying). But if you are smart and motivated, and study, you will do alright.
believe me if you don’t want to have to work, don’t take AP, take honors or regular.