Just got a 5 on my AP US History test

[TripleA]

:lol Have no idea how got that score, any one else take the test/

[9erempiree]

They lied to you because I am just as confused as you are in how you received that score.

[wang4three]

I remember taking this. It was over 10 years ago, but it was a fun test. I got a 4. Congratulations!

[TripleA]

They lied to you because I am just as confused as you are in how you received that score.

:lol get out of my thread 9er.

[navy]

US is honestly a useless course to pass. Colleges might accept the credit they might not. Lots of colleges dont offer history degrees and will just throw it in a general category of passed credits.

the only good ones are the math ones because you can skip those classed.

the science ones are good as well, but you might want to take those for your mcat so you learn the material again (harder setting).

[TripleA]

US is honestly a useless course to pass. Colleges might accept the credit they might not. Lots of colleges dont offer history degrees and will just throw it in a general category of passed credits.

the only good ones are the math ones because you can skip those classed.

the science ones are good as well, but you might want to take those for your mcat so you learn the material again (harder setting).

Ya I'm taking sciences tests next year. The history test was easier than the class.:lol

[Hawker]

US is honestly a useless course to pass. Colleges might accept the credit they might not. Lots of colleges dont offer history degrees and will just throw it in a general category of passed credits.

the only good ones are the math ones because you can skip those classed.

the science ones are good as well, but you might want to take those for your mcat so you learn the material again (harder setting).

But you have to take history classes as part of the general education. I'd rather get those classes out of the way in high school than have to focus on them in college.

What sucks is the foreign students that have to take those classes when they come to university in America...that shit is actually hard for them.

[Droid101]

Got a 4.

[DonDadda59]

Damn I feel like a proud dad who watched his only son who made it :applause: :cry:

[TripleA]

Damn I feel like a proud dad who watched his only son who made it :applause: :cry:
:cheers:

[YouGotServed]

Is that Terrence Jones in your avi?

[TripleA]

Is that Terrence Jones in your avi?

Yeah he was one my brothers good friends in Portland.
He was such a savage, on the basketball court and off.

[BasedTom]

It was a very fun class for me. I got a 5 too. :cheers:

[Bandito]

I got a 4 in my math one.

[DeuceWallaces]

Who gives a shit about AP. Never saves you money, just gives you flexibility, and if you really care about the subject you'd get a better version of it at a university.

[BasedTom]

Who gives a shit about AP. Never saves you money, just gives you flexibility, and if you really care about the subject you'd get a better version of it at a university.
You actually get an in depth and challenging version of the subject while you're stuck in school anyway and for free (minus the cost of the exam itself). Plus professors and classmates that actually give a shit?

I took as many AP courses as I could fit into my HS schedule, and I don't regret it. It helped me understand what subjects came naturally and the ones I would probably need more work on/not be interested in for a career path later down the line.

[KingBeasley08]

You actually get an in depth and challenging version of the subject while you're stuck in school anyway and for free (minus the cost of the exam itself). Plus professors and classmates that actually give a shit?

I took as many AP courses as I could fit into my HS schedule, and I don't regret it. It helped me understand what subjects came naturally and the ones I would probably need more work on/not be interested in for a career path later down the line.
Also, for a class like history, the credits transfer to college and that's less gen ed requirements to fulfill

[DeuceWallaces]

You actually get an in depth and challenging version of the subject while you're stuck in school anyway and for free (minus the cost of the exam itself). Plus professors and classmates that actually give a shit?

I took as many AP courses as I could fit into my HS schedule, and I don't regret it. It helped me understand what subjects came naturally and the ones I would probably need more work on/not be interested in for a career path later down the line.

The depth and challenge of a course, at any level, is only limited by the effort you're willing to put in. If you really want to learn and think you're smart then you shouldn't need some fake construct to force you into higher learning. Also, your high school history teacher is not a professor.

AP is a joke. Just a way for people to think they're smart and stroke their dick first year in college.

[DeuceWallaces]

Also, for a class like history, the credits transfer to college and that's less gen ed requirements to fulfill

It gives you flexibility but you still have to serve the credits. In the end they don't make much of a difference.

[BasedTom]

The depth and challenge of a course, at any level, is only limited by the effort you're willing to put in. If you really want to learn and think you're smart then you shouldn't need some fake construct to force you into higher learning. Also, your high school history teacher is not a professor.

AP is a joke. Just a way for people to think they're smart and stroke their dick first year in college.
There's an element of truth to that to be sure. But in HS I was taking classes at the different levels, and there was definitely a unique environment. There was definitely no dicking around doing pointless projects with arts and crafts like kindergarteners. Or learning the metric system from scratch...which everyone should know by 3rd grade at the very latest. It makes a huge difference. I've been on both sides of the aisle, and another country for that matter (the UK), so I think I can safely speak on how great the disparity is.

I'm not really sure you fully appreciate just how god awful the [public] US education system is. Even if it the whole element of earning credits wasn't there, AP would still be worth it. It's free. Dismissing it and other things like dual enrollment with "Well the snobby kids are doing it to circlejerk over it, there's no difference really" is a dishonesty to yourself.

I've never seen anybody in uni or anywhere for that matter, brag about being in AP in HS. I honestly completely forgot that I earned AP scholar with Honors or whatever until I read this thread :lol. People stroke their dick about being STEM and other things, but def not being in AP back in high school.

[Timmy D for MVP]

There's an element of truth to that to be sure. But in HS I was taking classes at the different levels, and there was definitely a unique environment. There was definitely no dicking around doing pointless projects with arts and crafts like kindergarteners. Or learning the metric system from scratch...which everyone should know by 3rd grade at the very latest. It makes a huge difference. I've been on both sides of the aisle, and another country for that matter (the UK), so I think I can safely speak on how great the disparity is.

I'm not really sure you fully appreciate just how god awful the [public] US education system is. Even if it the whole element of earning credits wasn't there, AP would still be worth it. It's free. Dismissing it and other things like dual enrollment with "Well the snobby kids are doing it to circlejerk over it, there's no difference really" is a dishonesty to yourself.

I've never seen anybody in uni or anywhere for that matter, brag about being in AP in HS. I honestly completely forgot that I earned AP scholar with Honors or whatever until I read this thread :lol. People stroke their dick about being STEM and other things, but def not being in AP back in high school.

What HS did you go to where you were doing projects?

I was in both standard and IB classes and the only big difference I noticed was course load. The subjects may have differed but in my opinion the IB classes did not challenge me any more or less than standard classes critically, only in how much work I had.

Granted I took IB humanities classes and not science or math so maybe that's where the difference is.

[Hawker]

The depth and challenge of a course, at any level, is only limited by the effort you're willing to put in. If you really want to learn and think you're smart then you shouldn't need some fake construct to force you into higher learning. Also, your high school history teacher is not a professor.

AP is a joke. Just a way for people to think they're smart and stroke their dick first year in college.

More dipshits in the "regular" class...also better teachers.

These are general history classes and I'd rather take them in a smaller environment than a 100 person lecture hall.

[BasedTom]

What HS did you go to where you were doing projects?

I was in both standard and IB classes and the only big difference I noticed was course load. The subjects may have differed but in my opinion the IB classes did not challenge me any more or less than standard classes critically, only in how much work I had.

Granted I took IB humanities classes and not science or math so maybe that's where the difference is.
year 1 was half in a regular run of the mill big public school, then transferred to a smaller "magnet" school which was more specialised. But this was also around the time that a lot of the public schools in the area were transitioning into being more like the magnet schools, so I can't say for sure how it is today.

there was a lot of dumb pointless shit in regular classes.

[Hawker]

year 1 was half in a regular run of the mill big public school, then transferred to a smaller "magnet" school which was more specialised. But this was also around the time that a lot of the public schools in the area were transitioning into being more like the magnet schools, so I can't say for sure how it is today.

there was a lot of dumb pointless shit in regular classes.

Lot of dumb people as well...took a geography test over Europe once and aced it while everyone else was getting 30s to 60s. Takes like 30 minutes to study a map but it was some bizarre concept to these people.

[MJ(Mean John)]

Lol. Whoopdi doo.

Off topic BUT needs to be said.
History as a major sucks. The people that Major in History or Chicano/ African American studies, seriously what Fkn Job do you plan to get with your degree??? Better yet, what job can you get that you wouldn't have been able to get without your degree. I mean, major in History to be a History teacher. It's so lame. That's your skill. You're good at remembering. Lol. That's not intelligence. It's just spitting something back.

And idk about other places but in LA, it's so annoying how a lot of idiots graduating HS start going to Community College just to go. Lol. They're in a 2 year program, for 8 years. Haha.

And it's always for the same Majors. Criminal Justice. Hilarious. Or they go to school to be a medical assistant. It's pathetic how unprepared for the real world people are. And they're just using up funds and resources that could be spent on other things.

[DCL]

if you want to increase your chances of getting into a competitive school, take as many AP courses as you can. colleges do look at your transcript, and if it's filled with AP courses and high marks, it'll look better.

you can cry about it all you want, but that's just the game of the system.

[BasedTom]

Lol. Whoopdi doo.

Off topic BUT needs to be said.
History as a major sucks. The people that Major in History or Chicano/ African American studies, seriously what Fkn Job do you plan to get with your degree??? Better yet, what job can you get that you wouldn't have been able to get without your degree. I mean, major in History to be a History teacher. It's so lame. That's your skill. You're good at remembering. Lol. That's not intelligence. It's just spitting something back.

And idk about other places but in LA, it's so annoying how a lot of idiots graduating HS start going to Community College just to go. Lol. They're in a 2 year program, for 8 years. Haha.

And it's always for the same Majors. Criminal Justice. Hilarious. Or they go to school to be a medical assistant. It's pathetic how unprepared for the real world people are. And they're just using up funds and resources that could be spent on other things.
That's a very simplistic way of viewing the issue. It's strange how Americans have such disrespect for teachers/work that doesn't earn as much as other career paths.

[DeuceWallaces]

Lol. Whoopdi doo.

Off topic BUT needs to be said.
History as a major sucks. The people that Major in History or Chicano/ African American studies, seriously what Fkn Job do you plan to get with your degree??? Better yet, what job can you get that you wouldn't have been able to get without your degree. I mean, major in History to be a History teacher. It's so lame. That's your skill. You're good at remembering. Lol. That's not intelligence. It's just spitting something back.

And idk about other places but in LA, it's so annoying how a lot of idiots graduating HS start going to Community College just to go. Lol. They're in a 2 year program, for 8 years. Haha.

And it's always for the same Majors. Criminal Justice. Hilarious. Or they go to school to be a medical assistant. It's pathetic how unprepared for the real world people are. And they're just using up funds and resources that could be spent on other things.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

[Dresta]

Lol. Whoopdi doo.

Off topic BUT needs to be said.
History as a major sucks. The people that Major in History or Chicano/ African American studies, seriously what Fkn Job do you plan to get with your degree??? Better yet, what job can you get that you wouldn't have been able to get without your degree. I mean, major in History to be a History teacher. It's so lame. That's your skill. You're good at remembering. Lol. That's not intelligence. It's just spitting something back.

And idk about other places but in LA, it's so annoying how a lot of idiots graduating HS start going to Community College just to go. Lol. They're in a 2 year program, for 8 years. Haha.

And it's always for the same Majors. Criminal Justice. Hilarious. Or they go to school to be a medical assistant. It's pathetic how unprepared for the real world people are. And they're just using up funds and resources that could be spent on other things.
You aren't prepared for the 'real world' if you don't know your history: a solid understanding of history is essential to making the best decisions for yourself in the present, as it is the only way to gauge historical trends - the history of monetary systems, for example, is particularly important if you want to understand how the 'real world' works. Otherwise you are living in ignorance and simply accepting what is handed to you uncritically, without thought (or, if you challenge it, like lots of young people do off their instincts alone, you have no knowledge or understanding of what you hope to get rid of - e.g. the vast majority of socialists). It is history alone that teaches that Utopia can only be reached across a river of blood, and that you end up never reaching it anyway.

[imdaman99]

Proud of you brother, did you fast all month? Did you continue to run track while fasting. When we put our minds to it, we can accomplish anything. Much respect :cheers:

[Akrazotile]

You aren't prepared for the 'real world' if you don't know your history: a solid understanding of history is essential to making the best decisions for yourself in the present, as it is the only way to gauge historical trends - the history of monetary systems, for example, is particularly important if you want to understand how the 'real world' works. Otherwise you are living in ignorance and simply accepting what is handed to you uncritically, without thought (or, if you challenge it, like lots of young people do off their instincts alone, you have no knowledge or understanding of what you hope to get rid of - e.g. the vast majority of socialists). It is history alone that teaches that Utopia can only be reached across a river of blood, and that you end up never reaching it anyway.


Well said.

Knowing history might not be a vocational necessity. You might even be able to make a good living without knowing history. And if youre fine with making a comfortable middle class income, but being a social rube with no frame of reference and relying on your john stewart, rachel maddow, al sharpton talking points in all conversations and not being respected by the intelligent people around you, well, power to you I guess.

[TripleA]

You aren't prepared for the 'real world' if you don't know your history: a solid understanding of history is essential to making the best decisions for yourself in the present, as it is the only way to gauge historical trends - the history of monetary systems, for example, is particularly important if you want to understand how the 'real world' works. Otherwise you are living in ignorance and simply accepting what is handed to you uncritically, without thought (or, if you challenge it, like lots of young people do off their instincts alone, you have no knowledge or understanding of what you hope to get rid of - e.g. the vast majority of socialists). It is history alone that teaches that Utopia can only be reached across a river of blood, and that you end up never reaching it anyway.

I seem to have a better understanding of U.S politics and the difference between the groups who want political power in america. I also understand how the North also had issues with minorities with anti immigration laws and Chinese exclusion act and race riots. Other cool stuff too.

[Cocaine80s]

Lmao 5%?

****ing tard

[TripleA]

Lmao 5%?

****ing tard

Its out of 5. :D