Since pass rates don’t actually tell us much, what about the 5 rate? Remember, a 5 is the highest possible AP score (read more about AP scores here). Shouldn’t we be able to find the hardest AP tests by looking at the exams with the lowest 5 rates?
Below is a table with all the AP exams, this time ranked by the percentage of test-takers who got a 5.
Exam Name
5 Rate
Chinese Language and Culture (Total)
68.8%
Calculus BC (AB Subscore)
48.4%
Japanese Language and Culture (Total)
45.1%
Calculus BC
42.6%
Physics C: Mechanics
36.4%
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism
31.9%
Computer Science A
24.2%
Microeconomics
23.5%
Gov. and Politics - Comparative
23.2%
German Language and Culture (Total)
23.0%
Studio Art: Drawing
21.9%
Chinese Language and Culture (Standard)
21.8%
Spanish Language and Culture (Total)
19.5%
Studio Art: 2-D Design
19.3%
Music Theory
19.2%
Music Theory (Nonaural Subscore)
19.1%
Psychology
19.1%
Calculus AB
18.7%
Music Theory (Aural Subscore)
18.7%
Italian Language and Culture (Total)
18.4%
Japanese Language and Culture (Standard)
17.9%
Macroeconomics
17.4%
French Language and Culture (Total)
17.0%
Research
16.8%
Spanish Language and Culture (Standard)
15.9%
Computer Science Principles
13.8%
Statistics
13.6%
Physics 2
12.9%
Latin
12.5%
Studio Art: 3-D Design
12.0%
Art History
11.1%
Gov. and Politics - United States
11.1%
French Language and Culture (Standard)
11.0%
United States History
10.8%
Human Geography
10.7%
Chemistry
10.1%
German Language and Culture (Standard)
9.7%
Spanish Literature and Culture
9.6%
Environmental Science
9.5%
European History
9.3%
English Language and Composition
9.1%
World History
8.5%
Italian Language and Culture (Standard)
7.6%
English Literature and Composition
6.8%
Seminar
6.7%
Biology
6.4%
Physics 1
5.4%
Source: College Board. For language rates, "Total" includes all students, while "Standard" includes only those students who didn't indicate they speak this language at home or spent more than four weeks studying it abroad.
几个星期下来，一多半的人嚷嚷要drop，但最后没人drop，有的小孩说家里给请了家教。其实家教基本没什么用，全年下来所有的成绩都来自一周一次七八十道题Multiple choice考试。既没有作业也没有作文。坑人的老师。可能有小孩了解这老师所以不选他的课。
A Possibly More Reliable Indicator: 5 Rate
Since pass rates don’t actually tell us much, what about the 5 rate? Remember, a 5 is the highest possible AP score (read more about AP scores here). Shouldn’t we be able to find the hardest AP tests by looking at the exams with the lowest 5 rates?
Below is a table with all the AP exams, this time ranked by the percentage of test-takers who got a 5.
Source: College Board. For language rates, "Total" includes all students, while "Standard" includes only those students who didn't indicate they speak this language at home or spent more than four weeks studying it abroad.
智商增加了，是不是数学总有一天也会进步的？
智商那更甭说了
这一年我们上物理，老师都是紧贴着AP的路子走。
要求非常严，小孩过了一个多月才适应，知道诀窍了
他的考卷基本就是用AP考题。
主要关键是娃不是那块料，历史这个东西， 第一是要记忆力好，第二是要有兴趣。
小孩把那几页纸记清楚了就万事大吉。AP老师什么都不给，只能靠小孩自己看书。
我真希望当时我们AP课有很多阅读和作文，可惜没有作文，阅读也只是读教科书。