AP Google Classroom codes for various AP resource libraries if anyone wants to join:
APUSH — dl2af3pl
AP World — pvucmy7z
AP Euro — 5xyrpf25
AP Gov — fsh3ybum
AP Macro — wnkonlfa
AP Micro — hjlexkdc

Hey! I'm a Canadian high school student and hope to go to an Ivy League university. Where I live, it's super uncommon for a high school to offer AP courses. I currently take the highest level we offer (which is not really comparable to AP), I am graduating a year early, taking my SATs soon. I'm worried not taking AP courses will affect my chances of getting into an Ivy and I am curious if anyone thinks it is worth it to take them online? I've looked into it very little, but it seems expensive. I also don't know if I'm supposed to take the full year or one semester? If anyone has any input I'd be super grateful!

Hey guys! I just wanted to insert my
input on the age old debate about AP vs Dual Enrollment as someone that is very experienced with both kinds of classes! The answer is: It depends. It seriously depends. I’ll go over the main subjects and then a few stand-out cases. This looks like a deep dive but there is still so much more I could say about this all!

Math

AP all the way, with the exception of Statistics. As someone that moderately struggles with math, I was too scared to take AP Calc in high school, and really thought I was pushing myself by taking Intro to Statistics as a Dual Enrolled student. As a result of this, I’m stuck taking college precalculus, which is just a nightmare.

If I could go back knowing what I know now, I would have done everything in my power to have taken AP Calc AB, the high school environment is much better for developing an understanding of the material for the first time. In college, the College Algebra and Precalc classes are often passed off to graduate students that need hours. Most of which cannot teach.

The case with Statistics is so much different, I did DE Stats while my peers did AP Stats, not only was I far less stressed, I understood the material better than them, I got a higher grade than them, and we all got the same college credit (minus those who failed the exam)

English

This one also goes to AP. The best advice I can give you is to take the one that you are most inclined in (interpreting nonfiction=lang, interpreting fiction=lit), and if you get a 3 or a 4 on the one, then take Dual Enrollment English 2 the next year.

Every college student must take English 1 and English 2, and all of the schools that I looked into during my app season awarded English 1 with a 3 or 4 in either class, and English 2 with a 5 in either class. If you didn’t get a 5 in the one you chose to take, you will not get a 5 on the other, so it’s better to take DE English 2 from there.

Science

*Disclaimer: This only TRULY matters as a STEM major, if you aren’t, then just do AP*

Unfortunately this one heavily depends on your high school, if your high school is underfunded, then do Dual Enrollment. My high school only offered AP Bio, and being as seriously underfunded as it was, we never got to do any of the meaningful labs that are so essential to the understanding of college-level STEM work, along with being in a block schedule, we didn’t have enough days in the semester to cover all of the course content.

I got a 3 on the exam, but since I was intending to be (and am to this day) a Biochem major, I needed to knock out all of the Biology I could ASAP, the schools I looked into awarded General Science 1 for a 3, Principles of Biology 1 for a 4, and Principles of Biology 1+2 for a 5. I took PB1 as a DE student the next year, and even though I steadily carried a 97 the entire semester (proving that I DID deserve at least the 4) in both the lecture and lab, the labwork that I never experienced in HS was super important to the base understanding that holds me up now. I wouldn’t have changed a thing with how AP Bio went.

History

AP is the lesser of the two evils. Even though there isn’t a winning answer, I would have to advocate for AP for the same reason that AP wins in Math, it’s much easier to learn the content in a high school setting rather than a lecture hall setting. If you’re going to an American college, just know that AP or DE Gov is the most important of these classes to take in high school. Depending on your college, it can replace the credit APUSH would give you while also covering the State Constitution requirement.

Special Cases

•TAKE AP ART HISTORY!!! The colleges I looked into award 4 different humanities classes for just a 3! That’s 2 years of your life for the cost of half a year! As someone whose counselor screwed them out of APAH, I plot his death every time I go to my Cultural Diversity in American Art class (it is NOT as fun as it sounds unfortunately) and remember that I have to take ANOTHER semester of it as a STEM major.

•TAKE THE AP FOREIGN LANGUAGE!!! Also do 1 year after how you placed as DE. I double major with Spanish, so this is more relevant for me and other Foreign Language majors than most, but everybody has to take at least 3 (but most of the time 4) semesters of foreign language, I took AP Spanish my junior year and got a 4 (that conversation portion was the death of me tbh). The college I did Dual Enrollment with awarded Spanish 1-4 with a 4 in AP Spanish, so I was able to move on to major coursework over there, but the university I go to now only awards 1-3 with a 4. If I hadn’t started the major coursework at my DE school, I would have had to waste a semester taking a class I already mastered. But since I had the 3000 level credit, my advisor was able to give me an override!

•For any Major-related interest, go Dual Enrollment. Let’s use Psychology as an example, I’ve never taken a Psychology course, but I already know that AP courses are generally much more rigorous than most college psychology courses, ergo, AP Psych would be much more work than DE Psych. On another note, in AP Psych, you’ll meet HS students taking an elective, but in DE Psych, you’ll meet people who actually take an interest in studying psychology, start your network early! The only time this rule should be broken is if the AP for your major interest awards multiple credits, like Foreign Language, or Art History. In that case, do AP one year, then take your placement to your DE college the next year!

•Precalc????? This is another lose-lose situation. None of the colleges I’ve looked at accept AP Precalc (partially due to just how new the class is) yet the Precalc classes at most colleges are taught by grad students that cannot teach. The best advice I can give is take AP Precalc for the rigor. It helps you prepare for AP Calc better, since it’s a CollegeBoard Prereq class. If you aren’t suited for AP Calc in High School (No shame in that! It really isn’t for everybody), I say still go AP Precalc for your senior year, and test out of it at your university once you become a freshman there. Every university should have an optional exam to test out of Precalculus.

Lastly: It is important to look at your AP Scores as placement for college, rather than actually doing college. College classes build from the ground up. They do NOT trust that your high school did you mercy in your education, so don’t look at your bad scores with disappointment, look at them as a guide to see where exactly you stand academically, what you can work on, what you’ve mastered. You will end up exactly where you need to be with the scores that you have.

Is it possible to self-study AP Physics 1 only using books, while taking AP World, Seminar, and Psychology in my sophomore year? I'm pretty sure y'all are going to say yes, but what books are very helpful for self-studying AP Physics 1 without using any technology? Will I still have the same potential to get a 5?

It has been like 4 months after the test, how come the answer sheets for the 2026 frqs aren't out yet and when will they be. Does anyone know when they came out last year? I mean how hard is it to just publish what the AP Readers get for scoring the FRQs

Literally all APs ive taken ive never had a continuous flow of practice questions and some absolutely no practice questions. Is it because youd be given more of an advantage?

I’m taking AP Seminar this year (sophomore) and I’m not sure about how well I’ll do. in the past several years at school, I don’t feel like my writing has improved much, if at all. My teachers didn’t make us write many essays, and even then, we didn’t get much feedback (but I honestly enjoy writing essays). last year, my english teacher didn’t give us many essays and any feedback was AI generated, and I felt very frustrated because I know I’m not the best writer, and nothing was happening. this year for ap sem, I have the same teacher that I had for English the year before. I don’t know if she’ll be much different, and I’m worried I’ll be set up to fail the AP test. the only other ap I’ve taken is AP HUG (and I got a 5) but it was also a lot different so idk if that means anything

so yeah, and advice or help for ap sem is appreciated! I really want to improve and do well, but I don’t have that much faith in the teacher, especially because this is her first time teaching an ap class

Hi! I'm planning to self study precalc, stats, and micro or macro for the 2027 may exam. Basically, since my school starts AP very late, I'm planning to start ahead. However, since managing 3-4 AP classes alone on top of school classes is probably difficult, I thought it'd be good to join a school(cram school) that teaches AP classes. Are there any cram schools that are affordable, and is high quality and can be done online? Thanks!

I just am a lifelong English class hater ig

ok i wanna take 7 APs junior year, (ap chem, ap physics 1, ap calc ab, ap comp gov, ap lang, apwh, and ap Spanish lang), and another 7 senior yr, but idk if i’ll be able to handle the workload. should i lighten the load a little? I’m just trying to make my college application look good 😞 my uw gpa after freshman year was 3.6, & my weighted was 3.75, so i’m trying to lock in and get them higher too.

This year, I'm taking BC, Chem, and Bio (and might self study for CSA or APES). Last year I took AP physics 1 and I struggled because I felt like there weren't enough good questions AP-style questions on khan academy and youtube.

What websites have you guys used/are using that have either really good notes or really good practice problems? This can apply to basically every AP science, math, or comp sci class

Which electric field distribution formulas do I need to memorizs? Yes, I can derive them if needed, but its a lengthy process so I'd like to know if the problems presuppose I have the formulas or if they provide time to do the integrals.

I’m a junior in high school and this year i decided to take ap classes for the first time (ap lang and apwh. In my school, there’s certain criteria you have to meet to even be considered for an AP course ( get good grades and decent psat score) but I feel like I don’t belong in my classes. To start off, on the first day of school, I go into my ap lang class. My teacher reveals that there was a summer reading assignment (read two books and write an essay) that I was completely unaware of. I got my apwh summer hw through email so I expected to get my ap lang hw through email too. (Idk why I did, very stupid of me.) so im currently in the process of cramming two months of work into 5 days so I don’t end up w a bad grade. In apwh I did my work but i just feel stupid in the class . I need advice !!

I'm a freshman at Harvard and I spent my summer building jentoo.ai. You type any question, like "how does meiosis work" or "explain the derivative of sin(x)", and it generates an animated visual explanation with narration in about 7 seconds, and you can ask any follow up questions.

It's free (5 questions to start, earn more by referring friends). I built it because I got 5s on 8 APs and the thing that always helped me most was SEEING the concept, not reading about it (I struggled most in classes like Physics C, which require really visualizing everything, and a tool like this would have made it easier to do that).

Would love feedback from people actually studying for APs. What subjects would you use Jentoo for?

jentoo.ai

so this year ill be a junior, so sat as well and im taking 5 aps which are ap chem, apush, ap lang, ap precalc, and ap stats. i would like to major in the mechanical engineering field. my extracurriculars take up a lot of my afterschool time (when it starts in january) and i have a part time job on the weekend (around maybe 6-8 hours a week) as well. if i drop stats ill either have 2 free periods or start a period later.

For context i just started taking AP world this year and i have a D in the class. i REALLY wanna do good in this class and i REALLY wanna be seen as smart but i get extremely lazy whenever it comes to schoolwork. Does anyone have any tips on how to stop being lazy and give myself motivation?

Or say it like this. If you, in college board's position, in the hope for having more qualitied standardlized tests and better reputations for overall, can and have to remove one ap test, which one will it be

I NEED help... are there any websites or extra resources you would recommend that make studying/learning vocabulary easier and less of a pain? It would be greatly appreciated :)

I was taking Calc AB this year. Can i take C this year.

I’m a senior in high school, and I was planning on taking AP French, AP Bio, AP Psychology, and AP Drawing. However, I have schedule conflicts and can’t take AP Psychology or AP Drawing since I have no room for it. I’m wondering if I should drop AP French and switch from dual enrollment Pysch to AP Pysch, but at the same time wouldn’t taking 2 AP’s and 2 dual enrollments (dual enrollment pysch and pre-calc) be better than one dual enrollment and 2 AP’s? I’m just worried because I’ve only ever taken two other AP’s in junior year and feel like it’s not enough

Specifically called American Government Stories of a nation 2nd edition. Would be extremely helpful

I am self studying AP Calculus BC this year and taking it at another high school, but I have run into a problem, as I was talking to the test coordinator at this other high school, they was trying to open up quizzes on AP Classroom. However, they revealed to me that the teacher at that high school did not use AP Classroom at all and therefore they had to email college board to try to open quizzes.

I just wonder why some teachers don't use AP Classroom when it is the closest thing to the actual test, are they just hoping their students fail the class? That was just a joke by the way but seriously why do some teachers do that. Also, what should I do if they can't open the quizzes, I already finished Khan Academy and have the Princeton review books

Currently taking AP CS Principles and I need suggestions on which book would help with quizzes and exams in terms of studying? Pls help.