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AP classes ranked by Difficulty?

Author: Sameet T x Aniq S

Editor: Raafay H


Intro to AP

AP Classes are Advanced Placement classes typically taken in high school to prepare students for college-level classes, unlike Dual credit or Honors. It's run by CollegeBoard ( the organization that gives the SAT and PSAT) and has a vast variety of courses for students. Some AP courses consist of:

  • AP Physics 1
  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Art History
  • AP Music Theory

Pick which AP classes helped you

Now a big question is which AP classes that can help you in your future or develop feelings and interest in your future career. Picking AP classes depend on a few factors:

  • Your strengths and weakness - If you have strength and writing essays or doing speeches then try AP Eng/Lit or AP Seminar
  • Your Workload and Time management - If you add more and more ap classes to your schedule, you will notice that you won't get a lot of time free to yourself as you will spend hours upon hours working which could lower your grades due to stress, being tired, and burn out of working for hours upon hours
  • Your Perspective on Your Major - On CollegeBoard's website (https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/choosing-courses/by-major-career), you can see which AP classes are suggested for any major.
  • Which Colleges grant scores for credit- The benefit of AP classes is that you don't need to take these classes in colleges as you can get credit by scoring high on the AP exams. Each college has its requirements on what you should get to get credit for that class.

The list and Pass Rates

Here is the List of AP classes and their Exam Pass rates of 2021

AP Classes
5
4
3
2
1
AP Seminar
11.1%
19.5%
54.5%
10.7%
4.3%
AP Research
13.7%
25.4%
42.2%
14.2%
4.3%
AP Latin
10%
16.9%
29.9%
25.3%
17.9%
AP Chinese Lang
57.2%
15.5%
15.5%
4.6%
7.1%
AP French Lang
12.6%
23.6%
35.4%
18.6%
6.5%
AP German Lang
18%
19.5%
27.6%
23.5%
11.4%
AP Spanish Lang
17.3%
29.7%
33%
16.5%
3.5%
AP Spanish Lit
7.8%
20.8%
36.3%
25.5%
9.6%
AP Japan Lang
47.5%
9.2%
17.6%
7.9%
17.7%
AP Biology
7.4%
19.4%
32.4%
30%
10.8%
AP Chemistry
11.2%
16.4%
23.7%
24.7%
23.9%
AP Environmental Science
7%
24.9%
188.5%
27.6%
22.1%
AP Physics 1 - Algebra Based
6.9%
16.3%
18.9%
26.4%
31.4%
AP Physics 2 - Algebra Based
15.4%
17.9%
32%
27%
7.6%
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
32.6%
28.6%
21.3%
18%
12.5%
AP Physics C: Mechanics
23.5%
28.6%
21.3%
14.9%
11.6%
AP Calc AB
17.6%
14.1%
19.3%
25.3%
23.7%
AP Calc BC
38.3%
16.5%
20.4%
18.2%
6.6%
AP Computer Science A
23.9%
21.9%
19.3%
12.1%
22.8%
AP Computer Science Principles
12.4%
21.7%
32.5%
19.9%
13.6%
AP Statistics
16.2%
19.9%
21.8%
17.2%
24.9%
AP US Government and Politics
12%
11.6%
26.9%
25.8%
23.8%
AP US History
10.1%
15.9%
21.2%
21.6%
31.2%
AP World History
9.7%
18.5%
24%
28.9%
19%
AP Human Geography
14.4%
19.7%
18.3%
15.1%
32.4%
AP European History
10.6%
19.4%
24.7%
32.5%
12.9%
AP Macroeconomics
18%
19.6%
13.7%
15.7%
32.9%
AP Microeconomics
18.5%
24%
16.6%
17%
23.9%
AP Psychology
14.2%
21.2%
18%
15.2%
31.5%
AP English Lang
9.1%
22.9%
25.8%
29.3%
12.9%
AP English Lit
4.9%
12%
26.9%
37.7%
18.8%
AP Studio Art 2D
10.2%
34.7%
42.3%
12.5%
0.4%
AP Studio Art 3D
6.5%
28.6%
36.3%
24.9%
3.7%
AP Studio Art Drawing
14.2%
37.7%
34.3%
12.4%
1.4%
AP Art History
12%
19.6%
23.8%
30.1%
14.6%
AP Music Theory
19.9%
18.1%
23.2%
23.2%
15.6%


Sameet T is a current student majoring in architecture. He created Schooller Education alongside with Aniq S bringing his years of experience in high school to help students achieve success in high school when he didn't get a chance to know a lot about it.


Aniq S is a student who is planning on majoring in computer science. He developed this website to hopefully help future high school students succeed in their endeavours.

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