Can I brag for a minute?

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
07/05/2018 at 13:09 • Filed to: None

My son got a 5 on his AP Calculus test, and. 4 in AP US History!

So proud of him. Toby is excited.

DISCUSSION (26)

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 13:13

5 and 4 out of what?

Chariotoflove > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 13:14

Toby is all, “you woke me up for that ?”

Congrats to your son. You should brag.

CalzoneGolem > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/05/2018 at 13:15

100

haveacarortwoorthree2 > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 13:23

Dr. Z beat me to the punch. I can’t understand all the new scoring systems these days. Hell, I remember when the LSAT was scored on a 48 point scale!

His Stigness > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 13:32

Holy shit! I'm sure with those scores he can write a pass to basically any college he wants.

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 13:35

Good job, son!

Future next gen S2000 owner > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 13:36

5 out of 100 isn’t very good.....

Kinja'd!!!

E90M3 > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 13:39

Yeah well I got a 5 on AP US history and a 4 on AP Calculus, so take that.

Seriously thought, congrats!

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 13:43

Congrats! Just a word of warning though. If there is any chance he wants to do any schooling after undergrad, beware or using AP credits to get out of some freshman courses. A lot of professional schools don’t accept them. My wife had this problem applying to med school.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 13:45

As someone who received similar scores on those exams (a 3 on calc is passing), please extend my congratulations to him.

And tell Toby he’s a good boy too.

It’s been like 3 years since I took them, though.

Under_Score > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 14:04

That’s awesome! I’m gonna be graduating a semester early due to AP classes in high school.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 14:04

Congrats to him! Those are seriously impressive scores.

Your dedication and resolute parenting helped a good deal as well.

I actually enjoyed History in HS and have a BA in History, and I still only got a 3 on the AP History exam. Kudos, to your kiddo.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 14:08

Hmm I should go look up my students scores.

Discerning > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 14:15

AP calc test out of 5?

Im lost. When i went to HS, they offered calc and calc 2 for advanced math students.

C alc 2 could count towards college credit.

How is a test scored out of 5? Is 5 a 100%?

Discerning > E90M3
07/05/2018 at 14:17

Is this a state specific thing?

They didn’t score stateexams out of 5 in NYS. You got a percentage and that percentage reflected w hat you actually got correct.

E90M3 > Discerning
07/05/2018 at 14:24

Not a state thing at all. It’s a separate exam from school where you can earn college credit based on how you score on an exam.

Discerning > E90M3
07/05/2018 at 14:27

Weird. Was that around 10 years ago? I received college credit for Calculus and had calc 1 and calc 2 waived, but I didn’t have to take an exam. My situation might have just been a NYS thing.

A ctually, come to think of it, maybe I did take an exam? Never really thought much about it and nYS already has so many exams to begin with. Maybe my calc 2 final exam counted for that, but I can't remember. Oh well

E90M3 > Discerning
07/05/2018 at 14:29

It actually 10 for calc and 11 for APUSH, but the exams have been around for a lot longer.

It sounds like your situation might have just been a NY thing.

Discerning > E90M3
07/05/2018 at 14:45

It’s very possible I took the exam and I don’t recall taking it. I was pretty aloof during my sr. Year and my school was fond of bundling final exams. The final exam would count towards your school grade and would be the nys standardized exam, for example.

E90M3 > Discerning
07/05/2018 at 14:47

Yeah, it sounds like you just don’t recall taking it. It’s usually given in May, if that helps. Since it’s a national test, it’s given the same day and almost same time everywhere in the US.

Discerning > E90M3
07/05/2018 at 15:11

I do recall taking a few exams that had to be taken at specific times and that were proctored very specifically, so maybe.

Gl ad that’s all over now.

The exams weren’t all that stressful, but the whole thing always seemed kind of ridiculous to me.

Stupidru > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 15:28

Congrats! Now just make sure he goes to a college that actually accepts those credits. 12 years ago w hen I scored 4s on my AP tests, my Alma Mater currently did not accept any AP scores and I had to take those classes again

Svend > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 16:04

Very well done that lad.

daender > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 19:36

Nice job for him! As someone who got a 5 on their AP Calc exam, tell him to not listen to any teachers who suggest “You should still take college-level calc to make sure your skills are still sharp.” The HELL with that. I took 14 0-something calc 1 and 2 and I regret wasting three semesters on it. Yes, three semesters. I f ailed calc II and had to retake it over the summer after a painful spring semester. I was so mentally done that I had fallen into another bad semester come fall and at one point I was depressed enough to attempt suicide.

... All I’m saying is he should make the most of his high AP scor es and skip as many lower-level classes as possible. He’s a bright one.

AM3R, lost another burner > ImmoralMinority
07/05/2018 at 19:56

Good for him, and you should be very very happy. My AP scores pretty much allowed me to graduate college a year early which saved tons of money. Definitely worth the extra stress in HS! Hope he keeps it up.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > daender
07/05/2018 at 20:55

Yes. That exactly. That’s the POINT of taking an AP class- so you don’t have to take it in college! The only teacher who would say to retake it is one who is unsure of their teaching skills.