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How should I prepare for the AP Chemistry Exam?

What if I get a 3 on my AP Chemistry exam, but I want to major in Chemistry?

  • I have a strong feeling that I will get a 3 on my AP Chem exam. There was so much to learn and I did not get a goodnight's sleep and messed up a lot of things that I even knew. So I feel like I got a three. The problem is that I basically feel as though I ****** up my life. Not even being over-dramatic. All my dreams of being a chemist (that I have had since 5th grade) feel like they are over. I have an otherwise good to great classes and extracurriculars. But I feel like no good college will take me being a chemistry major seriously with a not so stellar average and AP score. I understand that the stuff you do in chemistry class and learning all that stuff is not what you do with a career in chemistry, but I really wanna be a chemist, are my dreams over?

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    High school is way different than college. High school teachers don't have the time, or the solid background in education to effectively teach college level courses. You also don't actually know what score you got on the AP exam. There is a generous curve - it's very possible you got a 4 or a 5 and still left the exam feeling like garbage. There's been a lot of times I've thought I did poorly on an exam, and it turns out I aced it. Even if you got a 3, it's no big deal. It's a freshman-level chemistry class, you'll just end up having to take it freshman year. Since you don't take as many classes in college at once, you'll have more time to study, and most colleges have excellent tutoring services, especially for freshman-level courses. So you'll have more time, and more resources available to do well. I have no idea who you are, or what your academic background is, so I have no idea whether you'll be able to get into an Ivy League school, but I know they don't make that decision based on what you got on the AP Chemistry exam. If you're like most people, you won't get into an Ivy League school, and it really doesn't matter. The advantages of going to an Ivy League school are few and far between. Lighten up, everything's going to be okay.

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Um, no? People become chem majors without even taking AP chem and getting B's in all their classes all the time. I mean, unless you just completely bombed, there's no reason why you can't become one. Besides, even if you DID bomb the test, you could just study more and be just as good as anyone else. It just takes more effort.

Ryu

I got a C in high school physics. I went on to get A's in college physics, a PhD in physics, and now I'm a physics professor. Your high school grades don't matter after you get to college.

eri

Well if you do get a 3 you'll either have to study harder or retake the class for a better grade.

Brian

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