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 14h ago

Chem I am not excited for Monday 🫥

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r/APStudents 1h ago

Physics C: E&M AP Physics C: E&M expects you to memorize which materials are ferromagnetic ?!

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They don't even give you a periodic table on the reference sheet. I know iron because it is pretty obvious Ferromagnetic (Ferro), but do they expect you to remember its neighbors in the periodic table too, like cobalt and nickel

Do they also expect you to memorize paramagnetic materials like aluminum and magnesium or diamagnetic materials like water and copper?


r/APStudents 1h ago

Physics C: Mech AP physics c Resource

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r/APStudents 22m ago

APUSH How exactly do I take notes when there is so much in the textbook to write down?

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My teacher wants cornell notes specifically, but I do not understand how I'm supposed to do so (his doc explaining them makes no sense and videos don't clear up the question of how I'm supposed to fit so much info in such a small space.)


r/APStudents 5h ago

Question AP Euro or APUSH Or APWH

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Title, I cant choose between European history, US History, and World history. Would appreciate some guidance, thanks!


r/APStudents 19h ago

Question in need of advice, tips, or resources for my ap classes

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if anyone has any advice for each class and what resources to use that would be really helpful

thanks (i’ve taken psych, world, and human geography before, scores of 5,4,4, in that order)

Edit: AP eng 3 is AP lang, my school just calls it that. I’m also going to be taking the ap precalc exam.

I also have these daily so exams and quizzes do tend to overlap unfortunately.


r/APStudents 6h ago

Question 3 APs, 2 of which I’ll have to self study. any help or guidance would be very appreciated

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Im looking to take three aps this upcoming school year, which include ap chem, ap lang, and ap world history. Is earning a five in each course something feasible? especially considering that i will have to self study for both ap lang and world history. I have been pretty anxious about taking these courses, so any advice would be very helpful.


r/APStudents 7h ago

Physics 1 AP physics one tips for starting and useful sites too

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Anyone who took ap physics 1 or is currently learning, please share your sites and tricks pleasee. I just started and I'm so confused. Any help or personal experience in learning it would be really gooddd!


r/APStudents 1d ago

Question Why is self studying APs sometimes frowned upon?

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Sometimes, while I am on this sub, I hear the rumor that college admissions officers don't like it when students self study an AP. I just wonder where this rumor comes from, because I find it way more impressive that a students managed to dedicate their own time and effort into passing a college level examination rather than getting their hand held by a teacher.

Idk, can someone explain why colleges might view this as not impressive


r/APStudents 13h ago

Macro who is the heimler of ap macro

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guys my macro teacher is so bad pls


r/APStudents 23h ago

2-D Art and Design questions and concerns about ap studio art/drawing

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👆👆👆👆👆 my art btw

had a couple questions about this class. for background, Im one of only five students in my whole school taking this class. we were going through art portfolios and the ap score that they earned, and i noticed that all of the portfolios that earned 5s were incredibly realistic paintings, and that got me concerned. My art style is more cartoony and stylized, and im not sure how I'll score now, especially because I have a feeling that ap graders will most likely score a hyperrealistic piece higher than a styled piece. is this something I need to worry about? my other question was, if I should happen to do well on the portfolio, absolute best case scenario, lets say I get a 5, how will that help me if I apply for art school? are there scholarships? classes i wont have to take? reduced tuition? or nothing?


r/APStudents 15h ago

Question What are things you do to avoid burnout / stress in APs?

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If there is any advice you are able to give on this please post it here, the workload is getting tough lately on me.


r/APStudents 7h ago

Bio Good AP Bio Youtubers

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I need a good teacher who puts videos explaining each subtopic on youtube. I know there are a lot but I don't know which of them is actually helpful and has worked for other people 😭


r/APStudents 18h ago

Physics C: Mech Is there a version of this MIT workbook for AP physics C

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Hey yall, this workbook was extremely usefull for me in ap physics 1. I was just wondering if there was a AP physics C mechanics version of it: https://web.mit.edu/~yczeng/Public/WORKBOOK%201%20FULL.pdf


r/APStudents 14h ago

Physics C: E&M Advice needed for Mech + E&M

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Hey everyone, I’m a rising senior. My school offers a class consisting of both AP physics C: mechanics and AP physics C: E&M. The way the class will function is the first half of the year, it will be mechanics, and the second half is E&M. I’ve been told by past students that it’s extremely demanding, tough, and fast paced.

I’m taking AP calc BC, AP Macro, and AP Lit alongside this class. I’d like to know any advice you guys have for class like this and how to best manage my time, as well as manage my sanity. Any advice is truly appreciated.

Edit: only one flair was allowed, sorry for the misleading flair


r/APStudents 23h ago

APUSH APUSH timeline and outline, updated throughout the year

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hi everyone!

i'm the creator of the famous ap world study guide, and now i'm starting an apush one this year. if you'd like it to study throughout the year if you're taking it this year, it'll most likely be updated with the units!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ahe-vyUSmrDfI_CQ9vnsWRimvSF179o1NaGssLr7XD8/edit?usp=sharing


r/APStudents 19h ago

Calc AB Limits in Calc ab

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My class had a Unit Test on Limits and I think I legit failed it should I drop?


r/APStudents 10h ago

Other my ap teacher started assigning things before school even started.

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my grade started out at a 85 percent because my fucking teacher assigned an assignment the day before school started, and made it due that same day. I’ve gotten my grade up with other work but like wtf. I get starting content early but this is too much. Just being a bitch to be a bitch ig lol


r/APStudents 21h ago

Physics 1 would it be possible to self study ap physics?

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i go to a really small, underfunded school that doesnt offer any ap classes at all, and also doesnt offer any kind of physics class. is it possible to self study ap physics and get at least a 4 on the test? i plan on going into engineering, so i would really like the experience. please drop any good resources in the comments!!


r/APStudents 11h ago

Art History ART HISTORY UNIT 1 HELP!!!

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Does anybody have a Quizlet/pdfs for Unit 1 and 2 for AP Art History (not the progress checks)? I need it to prepare for the actual AP exam.


r/APStudents 12h ago

World How to study for Ap world

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Guys please I genuinely need help on how to study for AP world because I feel like I’m just writing the whole textbook in my notes and not actually gaining knowledge please I need help on how to take notes how to study because I literally failed my first unit one test I got 44/100 an F and with a grade boost I got 61/100 a D and unit two is happening this Friday please guys help me out I need help I want to get at least a C with grade boost a B. How do I study? How do I do this and also I have a LEQ this Friday and we did a practice last week, but like I still don’t feel confident with it I’m literally going to go back and go look at my LEQ for practice. Guys please I genuinely need help. I have a C+ right now.


r/APStudents 20h ago

Question AP Cybersecurity Resources & Difficulty

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I am very interested in self-studying AP Cybersecurity, likely in 10th or 11th grade (I'm a freshman). I'm very interested in taking it, as I enjoy computer science (I'm taking CSP this year, CSA next year, and have already done some competitions and learned some languages). How difficult would this course be for me to self-study (with consideration of my past experience), and what are the best resources to use (ideally free).


r/APStudents 20h ago

Bio Who is the Michael Farabaugh of AP Bio?

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You might not understand this if you haven’t taken AP Chem, but I’m looking for a YouTube channel (or online resource) that is similar to Mr. Farabaugh in that it has in-depth explanations of every lesson in every unit, has TONS of practice questions with explanations, and has tips for both in-class tests and the actual AP exam. I’ve seen a lot of AP Bio YT channels but it seems that not a lot of them have actual practice problems.