How I Got 5s on All My AP Exams (And How You Can Too!)

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I got all 5s on all my AP exams in high school. I took 10 AP courses: AP World History (APWH), AP Physics 1, AP U.S. Government and Politics (AP Gov), AP Calc AB, AP Macroeconomics (AP Macro), AP Lang, AP U.S. History (APUSH), AP Microeconomics (AP Micro), AP Calc BC, and AP Statistics (AP Stats). I ended up getting an AP score of 5 on all these exams. In this video, I share my tips on how I got 5s on all my AP exams. How to get a 5 on your AP exam. How to get all 5s on your AP exams. 10 tests, 10 5s. Perfect AP scores, AP score reaction. How I Got 5s On All My AP Exams (And How You Can Too!). Advanced Placement exams by CollegeBoard.
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[@thomasnguyen5639]

Timestamps for people with ADHD 0:49-Scrap Textbooks 2:07-exam descriptions 3:26-take many practice exams 5:08-Practice with real FRQ's 5:37-Know grading rubric 6:42-Don't mess up

[@abbyroemmich6568]

this is highly appreciated thank you 🙏😀

[@isabellagrion6719]

much appreciated haha :)

[@nabi5864]

LOL SUPER ADHD here

[@erinkim2325]

The 4 dislikes are people who watched this video after they finished all their ap's

[@tricemachiningandmanufactu6258]

now its 5

[@srimannlive3110]

@@tricemachiningandmanufactu6258 now it 10

[@tedonthestrings8602]

@@srimannlive3110 23 :(

[@terminatorprogaming8163]

I liked this video but its prob bc this mans just fleixng on everyone that's beneath him.

[@NEbeliever]

Now there isn't any lol

[@thiagogregory1]

This is the best video EVER about How to get a 5 on the AP exams

[@kristabp]

I’ve never taken an ap test before and this year im taking 3 pls pray for me

[@sushi_1233]

Good luck!

[@fornax5798]

Good luck!

[@kristabp]

Thank you!!

[@colleasf]

you’ll do great girlie!!

[@trinityd406]

praying for ya honey🥺

[@leond3337]

I just want to say, thanks so much for doing this, you definitely deserve a lot more subscribers and popularity. Please continue making these videos!

[@lili-tz9rh]

Very helpful man, I hav 2ap this year (, lil stressed out cuz my parents wants 5s. THX A LOT

[@ebonymaw_2448]

What courses are you taking? Good luck!

[@bassboyj468]

Thanks so much for this video!

[@chrisbalram5240]

Thank you so much for these videos! You deserve a billion subscribers!

[@Elichen1234]

Nice video, good job on pointing out that this is the AP exam your taking, you don't need to know everything

[@c3l457]

thanks man, really appreciate this video!

[@andrew2492]

Thank you this was one of the first actually helpful videos ive seen!

[@jessicasong6478]

this was the most unhelpful video ive ever seen

[@VerdeValencia]

So clear!

[@zanmar6764]

Very useful tips.More people should watch this.

[@d.sintic7731]

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Succinct! Easy to apply! Great resources and the note that some of those may be older -to keep that in mind-n was eye opening since we sometimes just look at the first thing that comes up on a generic search which may not be applicable to 2024. Aesthetically, the simple plain background and clear tone of your voice makes one focus on the content you're presenting rather than all the decorative minutia on other sites.

[@leopoldo442]

As a senior I wanna make up for the shitty scores I got last year that I still don't understand how I got but now I know what to study

[@lucaslaborie2853]

SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH thanks bro good shit nice tips

[@raahimhadi4905]

Coming from an IBDP student, this is quite interesing.

[@pianobypriya]

Hey, loved the video. If you don't mind me asking, which uni did you end up attending?

[@gabbiealberto8893]

where do I find the pdf guide for APUSH and APLANG? I'm so scared, Im a junior in high school and my first ap exam is this Friday and one is next week!

[@andrew2492]

Its 10pm. I take the physics 1 exam tomorrow during school at 12:00 pm. I havent paid attention all year bc of online school, so i am about to attempt to learn all of physics 1 in about 7 hours lol. wish me luck

[@imdunwithyu4027]

good luck !

[@AchievEDPrep]

Good luck!! :)

[@alejandroqutierrez5102]

how did it go bro?

[@sandywaffles2370]

hope you did ok!

[@andrealopez1294]

How did u do

[@DatNguyen-wo9zq]

Where can I find the practice tests ?

[@stellajoy9361]

where’s my apush gang at??

[@Super-mr4yn]

woot woot!! lowkey stressing for the test ngl

[@arunvenkit5373]

I'm taking it online on May 19th

[@atherofthevoid]

I am getting a 1

[@fullcol]

@@atherofthevoidsince its been 2 years what did you get?

[@matchluvrr]

how do i get to know the grading rubriks??

[@Foo_rina]

nice!

[@abdnour2567]

I am from Algeria and I can't find school in my country what can i do???

[@codykinderknecht]

I got a 4 on my AP test today do you think more selective colleges will still give me that credit?

[@vonpascasio8720]

That’s a weird intro. He didn’t tell us about how 80% of his subscribers are not subsribed

[@user-wr9sp8xn1n]

That probably doesn’t include cramming 12hours before your world history ap

[@Jkunfu]

I have a question how far back should I go for practice exams?

[@madhulikamishra]

How do I enroll to AP , what are the basic criteria

[@Parsley1026]

Any tips for AP seminar?

[@shreyasdas279]

Is one month enough time to study for the exam?

[@sophiaqin7033]

thank you very much uwu

[@rosarioandrade1772]

Has anyone ever taken AP gov & politics? If so, what're your thoughts on the class?

[@AchievEDPrep]

Loved it! :D

[@m.al7arbi465]

Are Ap college board videos good or not ?

[@zach2252]

pls answer can i give my ap exam after acceptance cuz i am giving it on may 2022 and still write it on my application that i am giving ap exams in future? thanks!!

[@AchievEDPrep]

Yes, just leave the score blank

[@zach2252]

@@AchievEDPrep oh thank you as an international student now i can say i am giving ap exams. thanks subed you!

[@tessrestori4563]

I struggle with interpreting passages and charts and things for ap world history, any suggestions?

[@AchievEDPrep]

I'd say practice makes better! It was hard for me too at the beginning but I kinda got used to it after doing a lot of practice exams.

[@manyadurga2039]

Hiiii okay so i'm from india and there are no teachers to teach us. Would self study be sufficient or should i find a tutor?

[@AchievEDPrep]

That's up to you. I personally don't think AP exams are important enough to warrant getting a tutor. If you can self-study, that would be great.

[@RK4CHRIST]

I like to do practice FRQ

[@ronlugbill1400]

For someone with a good, but not great background in the subject, is 8 practice exams, one a week, enough to probably get a 5? How many practice exams did you normally take?

[@AchievEDPrep]

8 practice exams is plenty! I typically took 3-4 practice exams because that's all I could find.

[@nathansalvatore7492]

I’m really scared for my ap world test

[@yalta5060]

Me too

[@angelacyrlin8322]

Same

[@yalta5060]

@Brianna Mosley yes true, that helped me a lot on the exam

[@sanjanaranasinghe423]

What are your thoughts on using Khan Academy? Would you recommend that we take notes and then reread the notes... or is that ineffective?

[@AchievEDPrep]

I personally did not use Khan Academy but I obviously know many students who have. If it works for you, then no problem! You just have to find a studying technique that works best for you to retain information.

[@sanjanaranasinghe423]

@@AchievEDPrep So, you do believe that rereading like per say the Princeton Textbook is a successful method?

[@shreyalsharma4074]

Not helpful for like history and stuff, so if you have a specific topic that you are really unsure about then khan will explain it to you but it is too specific and you don't really need all that info, for math: KHAN IS GOD

[@christineschueckler7299]

Hey, thanks so much for posting this video! Does you know the best places to find practice exams online? My school doesn't offer AP courses, so I don't have a teacher with access to practices. Thank you!

[@AchievEDPrep]

You can find practice exams in review books

[@snakecontrolservice1021]

I wonder if I can use old prep books (2021 ones) for my 2022 and 2023 exams. Is that ok?

[@giselle7963]

yes

[@snakecontrolservice1021]

@@giselle7963 Alright I’ll order on Amazon then. Thank you!

[@mavenjames6682]

Aren’t AP Exams standardized? And does the rubric always stay the same even for the actual AP Exam?

[@Super-mr4yn]

yes, but they obviously change the material on the exams. it wont be the same questions lol

[@bpxl53yewz29]

Interesting you didn’t take APs in other sciences, like Biology or Chemistry. Any particular reason?

[@khalidata8493]

He probably didn’t want to go into medical field so he didn’t bother, which colleges look for what classes could possibly help your background knowledge on your future major which his prob wasn’t biology or chem related

[@galaxydefender1033]

Easy you are really smart. Not everybody is this much intelligent

[@scarmackd1498]

Unfortunately that's true, but his advice works the same, some people might just have to put in more time than he does

[@haabs8268]

Any tips for AP world history? I feel like applying the knowledge and actually knowing the criteria is difficult for me any advice with MCQs?

[@cheapmirage3579]

Is it a bad idea to take 2-3 AP classes as a freshman? I only plan on taking the ones I always hear that are easy tho like environmental sciences.

[@bpxl53yewz29]

Environmental is not an easy test. Look at the score percentage breakdown. Very little 5’s.

[@cheapmirage3579]

@@bpxl53yewz29 i ended up taking ap psychology and ap human geography so good thing I didn’t end up taking that lol

[@mujtabaalam5907]

Does the "don't use textbooks" apply to students who are self-studying?

[@saggynards]

If you can pull out the bigger concepts from the book and not just focus on all the nitty-gritty details then go for it!

[@xhshgfsrodriguez4857]

@@saggynards imo ap classes require all the nitty gritty information... theyre extremely specific

[@jayyli7204]

My school dosent even offer ap exam

[@chanakya1971]

I am a student from India with no AP teachers. How do I get the exams from Collegeboard which are normally sent to AP teachers in US schools.

[@user-gn8mz5vm6x]

There are testing centers in India. Only in big cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad.

[@radiba9419]

Does the year of the AP Preparing books matter? And does the years of taking the exams matter for the applications too? :-)

[@AchievEDPrep]

No, it usually doesn't matter; the changes between each year's edition are typically very minor. It will only matter if the exam structure has significantly changed (for example, the AP World History exam recently got rid of all material before 1200 CE, so old books might not be relevant anymore)

[@AchievEDPrep]

Also, the year of taking the exams does not matter much for the college apps

[@radiba9419]

@@AchievEDPrep thank you very much for your response :-). So I am going to prepare now and do some exams for my applications although I am going to apply after 3 or 4 years, that is why I asked you about the years. Does it make sence to prepare now or would you recommend me sth else? :-)

[@AchievEDPrep]

@@radiba9419 Yes go for it!

[@namyukthaprakash1814]

What study plan do you recommend with a month left before your exam?

[@dr.max9yt459]

very useful, textbooks are trash. used all these tips this year and made it a lot easier

[@azeemindawala]

Do you think studying in one week in advance is enough to get a 4/5 on apes?

[@scarmackd1498]

Late, but... no. If you feel you mastered the material then sure, but generally you need at least 2-3 weeks

[@jessicadu6103]

4 days until my ap chemistry exam

[@idk-ji5og]

So why did my bio teacher not tell as half of this ;-;

[@jayrajsingh5283]

Is this AP exam necessary for masters degrees too ?

[@davidlopez-qs7rl]

Yeah

[@thiagogregory1]

No

[@thiagogregory1]

@@davidlopez-qs7rl Why are you lying?

[@fonk2379]

not at all, most kids in the u.s don't take ap exams. ap exams just help you skip some classes in some colleges

[@leila4433]

3:10

[@tawahgeorge4332]

I finally passed my AP exams thanks to the help of MR clark who helped me during this process.He has good tips and questions for everyone willing to join him for tutoring.He has the key to success in his hands.

[@chickenosaurus9308]

How did you study micro and macro ap?

[@travisjones8221]

Know inflation and GDP and you good

[@AchievEDPrep]

Practice tests, teacher gave out plenty

[@alanmakoso1115]

@@travisjones8221 yeah. I'm absolute garbage at International trade though.

[@filmingforfun706]

Taking 6 this year

[@milkjug8126]

I’m not devoting my life to AP, I’m fine with a 3

[@christinali1235]

I thought squeeze theorem is on the test

[@AchievEDPrep]

Maybe they changed it but in my year it wasn't on at all

[@loganalvira1817]

you sound like this guy on a channel called past amazing

[@AchievEDPrep]

OMG that's me how in the world did you tell

[@loganalvira1817]

@@AchievEDPrep holy crap really? i thought it was a coincidence lol. your voices just sounded so familiar. i hope ur doing well and upload more coc content soon

[@AchievEDPrep]

@@loganalvira1817 Yea hahaha you might notice a similar style intro and outro on both channels! That's so cool you noticed!

[@clu3.less.]

tbh just wing it. done that for all my ap exams and gotten 5s

[@travo6805]

I currently have a C+ in AP Environmental Science but my teacher said at the beginning of the year that he'll give an A to anyone that gets a 5, so a lot is on the line Although, I'm only applying to music conservatories so my grades don't matter too much

[@hectorp9218]

Good luck, don’t die!

[@ulfricmurder7574]

What happened

[@travo6805]

@@ulfricmurder7574 I got a 4 :(

[@phantom5101]

6:00

[@kaylahandley5625]

lmaoooo when ur taking an exam for a class you couldn't take 😃RIPPP AP Comp sci

[@jaliljimenez139]

Yooo I’m doing that this year 😫!! Got any tips??

[@sumis.3307]

good luck to all the people taking ap physics 1 and ap world history they are both on the same day :0

[@rue2599]

There are late testing dates for this exact situation.

[@scarmackd1498]

Yeah I had that and I took app1 late

[@noonecares1221]

No one: Me: *Watches this a week before my exam knowing damn well im going to get a 3*

[@jennydeng593]

Lmao jokes on u, the squeeze thm WAS on the exam

[@vic5073]

taking 6 APs in like 2 weeks........ how do i cram for 6 5’s plz

[@marshalltaylor6303]

Maybe start studying now. That’s probably your best bet

[@20891]

So you got like 30 college credits and a sophomore when you enter college

[@AchievEDPrep]

Unfortunately my college barely accepted any AP credits. I only got credit for like Math and Micro

[@20891]

@@AchievEDPrep why not they should abide by the policy. I would transfer to a college where it accepts all the credits so u get all your time and work counted that would be smart thing to do and u can apply to graduate school of your choice after

[@Super-mr4yn]

@@20891 Probably went to a highly selective school, such as the ones I am looking at just so it looks good in the future. Most top-tier schools (ex: Harvard) only accept specific AP exams, and it's generally the common AP's, such as AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Bio, AP Lang, AP Lit, etc.

[@20891]

@@Super-mr4yn I don’t think one needs to take so many AP classes to get into top schools . One takes it so they could get college credits that should be the idea. Also, if one does well in one or two AP classes that should be an indication that they could excel in college. Even without AP classes if one does well throughout high school and in top 5 of their graduating class it should a good enough standard. If they only grant AP credits for selected courses then it’s good to take them otherwise why bother not a smart thing to do to keep proving yourself and not get the credit for it . Back in the 70, 80s people were still getting into Harvard or Stanford and top schools without AP classes so what is the problem there. It’s money driven crap like the SATS and other test which doesn’t prove anything.

[@Super-mr4yn]

@@20891 I don't know if you responded to the wrong person, but I never said that you needed to get into a top school with only lots of AP credits lol. I know how the process works. I was saying that he probably didn't receive lots of AP credits because top schools only have selected AP classes they except credit from. You probably got a little twisted and went off on a tangent about something that maybe someone else said.

[@lovescatsdogfan449]

Watching this the night before my exam lol

[@anisharaja2519]

same, good luck to you

[@abee8597]

I have 2 days to cram and study :,)

[@rzabadem8839]

update?

[@kevinthorns030]

I have my ap exam in 7 hours😃....I’m gonna die

[@laurainem8314]

update?

[@jsc14]

@@laurainem8314 he's dead

[@haojiang2102]

And it's also inportant to not take too many ap exmas in one year. I am currently taking 8 ap exams :( it's terrible

[@AchievEDPrep]

Oh my goodness! Good luck

[@rue2599]

I'm taking 10 this year. I've actually read about a student who did this on Quora and he self studied for 7 of them. He ended up getting 6 5s and 4 4s, very high scores considering his course load and self studying. He would have probably scored all 5s if he had top tier tutoring and learning resources. Knowing how much you have to study every day definitely improves your efficiency. For example, if you have 2 textbooks for each of your 8 courses, and each book is an average of 600 pages long, with the exam 10 months away, you would have to complete a minimum of 3 pages per textbook per subject while also revising all previous material every second day and taking several practice tests and exams (at least 5 per section per subject) a month before the exams. According to Prepscholar, students looking to earn a 5 on an AP exam starting at an F grade/zero knowledge of the material, they must ideally study at least 80 hours total for one AP exam over the span of 10 months. That is 8 hours a month, or 2 hours a week.

[@Jesuschrist-oy5xz]

my teacher told me that she didnt have a single practice exam for us….

[@grismelymorales3036]

Don’t use text books: *closes textbook” You can use “5 steps to a 5” *opens book again*

[@SpiritualSoul01]

Dude How?????? So many AP's

[@fonk2379]

@@kg.007 lol yeah, i plan on taking 14-15

[@hugomurray8596]

I plan on taking 50-100 in my freshman year

[@fonk2379]

@@hugomurray8596 thats nothing

[@MC-eq7pi]

@@hugomurray8596 ummmm??? yeah I don't think thats possible....

[@aruler1480]

Lol nerds ;)

[@user-xp5lh4vo1n]

接好运 我ap全部五分上岸

[@willisilikefood9492]

I could make an Asian joke, but I'm too dumb to make it.

[@i.rail.straggots2605]

Pleaswww

[@miahua9111]

This mans stunning bone structure is distracting me from the video…

[@vaishnavin9661]

PLEASE 😭

[@mu3076]

Invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum

[@atheoristspointofview7059]

What a noob lol I took 17

[@atheoristspointofview7059]

I'm taking 8 this year in 2 weeks so I can't claim 5s on all of them yet but I dont doubt I will. I can list em out if y want

[@vexed2.o]

@@atheoristspointofview7059 I’m curious 🌚

[@atheoristspointofview7059]

@@vexed2.o here we go... *large inhale*. Calc BC Psych Bio US gov Eng Lit APES Phys C:E&M Phys C: Mech

[@Vanessa-gf6os]

@@atheoristspointofview7059 what’s been the easiest for you? In my experience psych or lang

[@atheoristspointofview7059]

@@Vanessa-gf6os apes by far

[@marwanalwadi5016]

Ur religion is praying to books