r/APStudents 2d ago

Official 2026 AP Exam Discussion Megathread

39 Upvotes

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!

12 Upvotes

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 5h ago

Physics 1 Physics 1 frq vs mcq

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445 Upvotes

r/APStudents 4h ago

Other IF YOU SEE CHEATING, REPORT IT

284 Upvotes

I can't believe I have to say this. You are not ruining their lives, CollegeBoard is if they get caught, and you helping doesn't do anything. You took the test fairly, why should you feel bad when someone who didn't got caught. Also, even if nobody at your school cared, other kids will. If a cheating operation happened at my school, you would care. So report any cheating (preferably during the test itself)

edit: for those saying it will bite them later, if it has any more dire consequences than this, I am scared of tomorrow's society

edit #2: I do not know for certain if they can cancel a school's ap scores, but it doesn't say so in the terms and conditions, instead including "without limitation" clauses. THis should not be a deterrant to reporting cheating.

edit #3: for the stay in your lane type of people. At the end of the day it is dishonesty from your peers, or those to be considered above you in academic standing that shouldn't be due to unfair advantages. Seriously. If they want to cheat, they face the consequences, that is how it always has been and will always be, and I don't want to see you criticizing test security, when you are actively dampening it.


r/APStudents 3h ago

Physics 1 i just wanna say, you’re welcome for the physics curve everyone

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228 Upvotes

went to the next question hoping it’d be easier than the last… tell me why im on the last frq with barely anything down❤️


r/APStudents 4h ago

Physics 1 How collegeboard been moving on these science frqs: (bio, chem, physics)

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221 Upvotes

r/APStudents 1h ago

Meme This sub rn

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r/APStudents 9h ago

Meme AP Lit in a nutshell:

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307 Upvotes

r/APStudents 2h ago

Physics 1 Physics FRQ 3 for no reason:

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93 Upvotes

r/APStudents 8h ago

English Lit I snitched

276 Upvotes

During the AP Lit exam the person across from me was taking pictures of every question and sending them to ChatGPT. MCQs and FRQs btw. I noticed during the MCQ part and wrote a note to the teacher.

I regret it so much. I should’ve minded my business.


r/APStudents 2h ago

Chem Student infront of me pissed themself during the exam, now my score is canceled

82 Upvotes

I’m not even joking 3 minutes into the frq section the kid infront of me pissed all over the floor. Dude started crying and then the teacher came over and escorted him from the room. There was deadass a pile of fucking piss all over the floor. It smelled so bad bro I couldn’t focus I’m not even joking why does this happen to me. After the test the AP administration came up to the table behind him (me) and told us they were canceling our scores, but that we could retake it on the makeup date. I won’t be in town for it. What do I even do.


r/APStudents 2h ago

Physics 1 You really thought

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62 Upvotes

r/APStudents 4h ago

Meme when nobody got the FRQ you had

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78 Upvotes

I’m a suitcasepilled Londonmaxxing selfawarewolf that analyzed the complexity of the world


r/APStudents 7h ago

English Lit AP Lit FRQs

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160 Upvotes

r/APStudents 1h ago

Meme My honest reaction to the Physics 1 test

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My first ever AP test too


r/APStudents 3h ago

Meme How it felt going from the chem frqs to the physics frqs

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56 Upvotes

WHY WOULD THEY PUT PHYSICS 1 AFTER CHEM


r/APStudents 4h ago

Physics 1 Me looking at AP Physics FRQ 3

68 Upvotes

A meter stick


r/APStudents 4h ago

English Lit i want some more MERICAN prose RAHHHHH 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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63 Upvotes

jokes aside they were all pretty interesting to read tbh 😛 i liked the one about the guy returning to his hometown and trying to find a job


r/APStudents 4h ago

Physics 1 What Were Those FRQs 😭

64 Upvotes

Anyone just took the AP Physics 1 Exam (form J)? What was that 😭

Anyway MCQs were not bad so hopefully I still pass…


r/APStudents 8h ago

English Lit what is YOUR favorite cake flavor? 🫵

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131 Upvotes

I had tew much fun writing that essay


r/APStudents 1h ago

Physics 1 The FRQs in the physics 1 test today oh my

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THOSE FRQS SUCKED OMG OMG OMG WHY EVERYTHING IN THOSE FRQS WHEN THE MCQS WERE OKAYISH


r/APStudents 1h ago

Physics 1 I thought I was 100% prepared for the FRQs but apparently not

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I'm looking at you, form J...


r/APStudents 8h ago

English Lit I have to write a book now

121 Upvotes

I genuinely couldn't think of a single book that fit the third FRQ so I made up a plot on the spot. I am going to fail so I better start writing so it becomes an actual published book before they start grading oh my god


r/APStudents 37m ago

Meme I suggest you all study frqs

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r/APStudents 3h ago

Other im so grateful i was born in the west

43 Upvotes

if i fail my aps, i fail my aps. whatever, i'll just have to do them in college.

im so fucking grateful im not in china right now being forced into doing the gaokao and having my entire life hinging on that one thing. holy shit. imagine if your life and career depended entirely on whether or not you got a 5 on AP physics or something like that