If you got a 2 on the AP® English Language exam, you’re in good company. Though the number of students opting to take AP® exams is on the rise, the number of students that actually “pass” seems to be diminishing. To get college credit for an AP® course, you must earn at least a 3 on the exam, and some colleges will only accept 4’s and 5’s.
The GRE’s Quantitative Reasoning section has a strong emphasis on Math Reasoning and Mathematical problems. The section comprises questions related to Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry, and Data Analysis. Even though GRE Math does not ask questions about higher order Calculus, it still requires a lot of practice to earn a good score.
AP® US Government can be one of the hardest classes a high school student takes. Since the exam is notoriously difficult, why do students make it even harder by neglecting multiple choice questions? Students who perform well on multiple choice also perform well on the test, so use this handy guide to understand what you’re getting into and to max out your score on the exam!
Taking AP® tests is a great way to get a jump start on your college education. They can help with your application for admission and give you an extra advantage on scholarship applications. High test scores can even be substituted for college credit, which can mean great savings on tuition.
If you were out on a hike and someone coming down stopped to tell you that the path to the right was flooded, would you make sure to avoid that path? If you walked on and another hiker said a mountain lion was spotted up ahead, would you find another way?
So, you’ve taken the AP® Comparative Government and Politics exam, and it didn’t go exactly as planned. Fear not, AP® exams are challenging tests, and require a lot of preparation and practice. Many people have scored a 2 on the AP® Comparative Government Exam before, and retaken it to score highly.
The AP® Microeconomics exam is different from most in that most students don’t take the class for it before taking the exam. Your AP® Macroeconomics teacher probably offered you supplementary extracurricular lessons about the basics of microeconomics to give you an edge on the exam itself. This unconventional way of teaching microeconomics makes it a very difficult test to prepare for. As a result, it isn’t taken as often as the macroeconomics exam.
College essays are hard to write, especially when they’re for competitive Ivy League colleges like the University of Pennsylvania.
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By the end of this post, you’ll have a better understanding of how to approach the question, “Why Penn?” in your application. We’ll walk you through exactly what makes this admissions essay effective and what could have been better.
AP® Comparative Government is one of the most challenging AP® courses. One of the things that students find most difficult about the AP® Comparative Government test are the free response questions. These questions can cover a wide variety of material and require nuanced, detailed answers. This handy guide will help you make sure you know what you’re doing when dealing with AP® Comparative Government free response questions.
This comprehensive AP® Spanish Language and Culture review will help guide test-takers through one of the AP® Spanish themes of the CollegeBoard’s Spanish Language & Culture curriculum. To be specific, it will focus on the theme of Beauty and Aesthetics. This review will discuss why the CollegeBoard uses themes for the AP® Spanish Language and Culture course, what the theme of Beauty and Aesthetics actually entails, and will specific context examples of how this theme may be applied in a class or study session.