What happens if I fail my AP exam? // The TRUTH about scoring a 1 or 2 on AP tests!

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  • What happens if you score a 1 on an AP test? Will my GPA be affected by my AP scores? Do colleges care if I fail AP exams? What will happen to my college chances if I don't pass my AP exams?
    Whether you're worried about an upcoming AP exam, anxiously awaiting an AP score, or super stressed because you just failed an AP exam, this video is for you! I'll go over what REALLY happens when you fail an AP test, and what you can do when you find yourself with a low AP score.
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Komentáře • 128

  • @LassetersLab
    @LassetersLab  Před 2 měsíci +2

    Still feeling stressed? Check out this brand new video about failing to reach your goals and what to do when it happens: czcams.com/video/0UHgxpOuxxI/video.html

  • @snowfairy8350
    @snowfairy8350 Před 2 lety +328

    AP exams are actually way harder than college finals. I failed my APUSH and AP Chemistry exam in high school, but haven’t made less than a 92 on any finals. (I don’t think I filled in the withdraw form either, but I got accepted so… 🤷🏻‍♀️😅)

    • @LassetersLab
      @LassetersLab  Před 2 lety +37

      🎉🎉🎉 I completely agree. College finals only cover one semester’s worth of knowledge, and they’re usually way shorter than AP exams too!

    • @momay2670
      @momay2670 Před 2 lety +1

      Uh what’s ur major?

  • @dragonflame3710
    @dragonflame3710 Před 2 lety +185

    guys i failed my first ap exam and i graduated yesterday with NO IMPACT from the exam ✌️i promise ap exam scores don’t matter as much as you think they do

    • @jamorant7132
      @jamorant7132 Před 2 lety +2

      Which one?

    • @samuelgunter
      @samuelgunter Před 2 lety +1

      I'm assuming you mean graduated college ?

    • @dragonflame3710
      @dragonflame3710 Před 2 lety +1

      sorry- graduated high school. however the college i’m going to doesn’t accept ap scores as credits anyway since there aren’t gen ed’s

  • @disneyfun8208
    @disneyfun8208 Před rokem +35

    I’m here cause I got a 2 on my APUSH exam. I literally couldn’t believe it, my jaw dropped and I cried. I’m a straight A student (i’ve always had an A in APUSH class), I’m ranked #2 out of all the kids in my grade, so why did I fail? I worked so hard, always did my work, came to after school review sessions, and I even studied (I reread all my APUSH notes which literally, like literally took about 7 hrs). It almost seemed unbelievable, like I legit thought it was a mistake cause the score felt so unreal… but it happens. I’m just trying to think now that scores means absolutely nothing, it’s the effort you put along the way. I worked so hard; omg, i don’t even want to talk about the constant chapter outlines we had (doing homework at 3am 😅). This class made me so stressed, but I still worked hard, and now it feels that ALL that work, ALL that stress was for nothing. I’m just trying to forget about it. I wanted to write all this to let people know that even someone like me didn’t pass the exam, so really don’t feel bad. You know what? F ap, it’s just a really hard class with a lot of work, we’ll get it next time.

    • @bidhyarijal6227
      @bidhyarijal6227 Před rokem +5

      this is everything i was feeling & now im crying thank u for voicing this im sure other ppl in similar situations feel comfort in the fact that they’re not alone, bc i know i do

    • @Xoxo.Zamara
      @Xoxo.Zamara Před 5 měsíci

      Does your gpa drop when you don’t pass an AP exam?

    • @Auso29
      @Auso29 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@Xoxo.Zamara nope it doesn't affect you in a negative way well it does if you count the stress

  • @diredonkey9994
    @diredonkey9994 Před 2 lety +201

    This lowers a ginormous part of my anxiety, thank you so much I feel so much more comfortable.

    • @1saamor897
      @1saamor897 Před 2 lety +9

      ahaha. I'm watching this before I take my ap chem exam tmrw. didn't study at all and had a horrible teacher. Ik scores dont matter, but one day i'm gonna breakdown cause thas how i am..

    • @mikksandangel
      @mikksandangel Před 2 lety +2

      @@1saamor897 i hope you did well! i have ap psych tomorrow

    • @1saamor897
      @1saamor897 Před 2 lety +2

      @@mikksandangel i got a 1. guessed on 90% of the test. i tried, but senoritis kicked in

    • @aiyasukix
      @aiyasukix Před 2 lety +2

      @@1saamor897 feel this. taking ap human geography test tomorrow,teacher never taught us shot and sat on her ass all day. i didn’t pay attention because i have MDD so.. sucks.

  • @quintusashley
    @quintusashley Před 2 lety +86

    the only reasons AP kids really want 5s are for our pride, and academic validation.

    • @shanegriffin6637
      @shanegriffin6637 Před 15 dny

      I large reason is that we want to get a good score to submit to colleges.

    • @Loirn-onajourney
      @Loirn-onajourney Před 14 dny

      Yeah definitely not my black parents hovering over me with a belt

  • @catsthatquack
    @catsthatquack Před 2 lety +114

    I was part of the 30% that got a 1 on AP psych in 2021. for me it was bc 2020 was highly traumatic for me especially around the school year (not just because of covid) and because of the trauma i had taken on i couldnt handle the information in the course. It overwhelmed me to know too much about myself and how i work so i did the bare minimum, ultimately failing the exam.

    • @milkjug8126
      @milkjug8126 Před 2 lety +7

      I failed it as well last year with a 2. And that was with lots of studying, and by lots I mean “more than I usually do” which I usually never study, ps hope all is well with the trauma from 2020. I got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes that year so that was a crappy year for everyone honestly.

  • @enriched_swiper
    @enriched_swiper Před 2 lety +114

    This helped lower some anxiety for my physics 1 exam on Thursday, but honestly, I don't care how well I do anymore, I'm so over it

    • @siobhanbartz6460
      @siobhanbartz6460 Před 2 lety

      I'm taking AP Physics next year. Did you have a good teacher?

    • @sugky5236
      @sugky5236 Před 2 lety +3

      haha, my fear for the phys 1 exam hasnt quite dissipated yet, but hopefully it will, come the 12th. good luck to you on thursday. i'll be testing right alongside you in spirit!

    • @enriched_swiper
      @enriched_swiper Před 2 lety +1

      @@sugky5236 hey good luck to you too my friend, we got this

    • @GriffenfacePlays
      @GriffenfacePlays Před 2 lety +1

      @@siobhanbartz6460 I have a phenominal teacher, but honestlly, it comes down to how much you focus and keep up because it is incrediblly easy to fall behind in the class.

    • @lindseynzoutchoua4901
      @lindseynzoutchoua4901 Před 2 lety +5

      Just did the exam and bruhh im ready to be part of that 30%😭

  • @feitanportor6842
    @feitanportor6842 Před 2 lety +42

    AP exams can't hurt you, they can only either have no effect at all or a good effect :)

  • @nosirrahonline1225
    @nosirrahonline1225 Před 2 lety +63

    Great video. This was very helpful it makes me feel more comfortable for the APs

  • @po_lyn_omial
    @po_lyn_omial Před rokem +15

    I checked my ap scores yesterday and cried… I took 3 tests and failed ALL OF THEM (I got 2s on all of them) I cried and I feel so incredibly defeated especially because my other friends got pretty decent scores and passed … I’m so sad and heartbroken bc I thought I would pass all of them… :( for anyone feeling the same just know you’re not alone

    • @marwamimi843
      @marwamimi843 Před rokem +6

      Hey I’m with you on that, don’t feel alone we can learn from our mistakes and move forward 💪. After all, an exam shouldn’t determine your own ability on a certain day. So don’t worry :>>

    • @CordisDie61925
      @CordisDie61925 Před rokem

      Hey man I checked mine tonight and I failed both my AP Human geo and AP american gov I got a 2 on American and 1 on human geo I feel so broken hearted and I passed those classes and I fucking couldn’t even get a 3. I even thought I knew half the stuff on it, I’m so angry and miserable idk even what to do.

  • @danielyang5898
    @danielyang5898 Před 2 lety +50

    Nothing happens. We will all make it

  • @Trut34hTeller
    @Trut34hTeller Před 2 lety +40

    I’m so nervous for ap comp SCI this Wednesday and this video helped lower my stress I’ll keep studying but keep in mind it ain’t that deep thank you

    • @LassetersLab
      @LassetersLab  Před 2 lety +3

      Best of luck!!

    • @saturnlight939
      @saturnlight939 Před 2 lety +4

      Same but I just can’t bring myself to study much even though it’s tommrow I got wiped out studying for ap gov and I’m sorta confident that I got ap CSP

    • @giantppwillyeet3910
      @giantppwillyeet3910 Před 2 lety +3

      I had a friend whose top 3% of his graduating class that took AP comp sci. He was the only one taking it at my school and finished in 10 minutes. He guessed through it bc he didn’t know anything on there lol

    • @Ash-my4gf
      @Ash-my4gf Před 2 lety

      Did you do well?

    • @-miaumiau
      @-miaumiau Před rokem +1

      I’m only here after getting a 2 on the AP comp sci- I had an 84% in the class and thought i was going to at least get a 3 but I’m not too sad since it wasn’t a class I even wanted to take 😭

  • @Ape8658
    @Ape8658 Před 2 lety +15

    I really regret doing AP in the first place, but I have no choice but to do so after college-board cancelled the SAT 2’s, so thank you college board for making a lower than average student miserable.

  • @sihomoon5118
    @sihomoon5118 Před 2 lety +23

    as someone who took the ap test and is in my first choice uni, you're test score at the end of the day isn't a big matter if you passed great u don't pay thousands 🤣 and if u didn't pass admission will usually only see that u actually took the "hard" AP class and consider u a dedicated student regardless :)

  • @dannyblanco8544
    @dannyblanco8544 Před 2 lety +31

    I really think my school failed us this year and I’m not confident at all, so I’m going to try not to hate myself for a low score 💀

    • @alecsli
      @alecsli Před 2 lety

      just self study a bit

    • @dannyblanco8544
      @dannyblanco8544 Před 2 lety +5

      @@alecsli just did my ap calc test this Monday and it had so much stuff I wasn’t taught, I studied what I was taught but the subject matter was barely there😭

    • @giantppwillyeet3910
      @giantppwillyeet3910 Před 2 lety +1

      @@dannyblanco8544 same, I was never even in class for the subject due to covid and teacher shortages. I guessed through most of it

  • @tacobell2732
    @tacobell2732 Před 2 lety +5

    Thank you so much. I have the ap world test tomorrow and I feel a lot better now. Thank you.

  • @atrya8183
    @atrya8183 Před 2 lety +6

    Thank you so much for this, I took the ap seminar exam yesterday and am taking ap world next week and was really concerned about my scores

  • @dasilvasurfer3160
    @dasilvasurfer3160 Před 2 lety +21

    Just took my ap calc test today and my ap phys on Thursday😬
    Calc I was actually confident on the mcq but the frqs killed me

    • @sp691
      @sp691 Před 2 lety +4

      the frqs had me seeing stars

    • @amylyma
      @amylyma Před 2 lety +2

      Bruhh I guessed on most mcqs 💀 the frqs made me apologize

    • @zombieslayer2225
      @zombieslayer2225 Před 2 lety +1

      I took my AP Calc test too. The FRQs killed me.

  • @tyler_citrusss4164
    @tyler_citrusss4164 Před 2 lety +25

    Of course I take ap us history and ap psych the two courses with 30% fail rates. I’m probably the worst student because of my lack of effort, care, and work ethic. It’s hard for me to do well in courses I hate. I took these two courses because I was always interested in social studies and psychology up until this year when everything went downhill. The combination of having a fast paced teacher that spewed information at me faster than I could process it and sitting through numerous uninteresting topics that didn’t make sense to me, is why I now hate both psychology and us history. I am either going to join the fire department while also going to law school to become a lawyer or go the medical route to become a surgeon or anesthesiologist. Hopefully a college will see that I have a lot of potential and not base me off a couple of test scores that I received in high school. Especially when I’m doing 2 years of community college first just to set a foundation for what I’m really interested in. I hate not being at the top of my ap classes, although I’ve never been a straight A student.

    • @anyasvt
      @anyasvt Před 2 lety +3

      i'm sorry to hear your bad experiences with the teachers ruined your perception of those subjects! it's so unfortunate that teachers have such big influences on our lives and how we view certain subjects because i feel like most teachers don't even realize how much they affect a student's mind. i personally cannot stand chemistry because of how awful and stressful that class was, even when i try to be interested in anything chem-related. for your sake though, i hope you are able to regain some love for social studies/psych for your own sake. good luck in the future!!

    • @neos1ght615
      @neos1ght615 Před 2 lety

      That’s exactly how I felt while doing AP world history this year man. I hated the class, and it was pretty hard for me to even try caring or do well in it. I get how you feel, all ima say is that at least you took them for experience and know what they look like. Not everyone does AP courses, so it was good that you did. It’s worth a try! 😁 (P.S. even if you don’t take AP courses, that’s still alright)

  • @andresquesnel1350
    @andresquesnel1350 Před 2 lety +5

    Whether I passed my AP exams or not this year determines which continent I'm going to live in next school year.

  • @ayvahgrace1785
    @ayvahgrace1785 Před 2 lety +12

    I failed the actual Ap world history class as well as failing the exam as a freshman 😫

  • @blair131
    @blair131 Před 2 lety +9

    lol i got a 1 on the apush test so im glad to know its not too important. what a relief.

    • @kyliemay._
      @kyliemay._ Před rokem +1

      i got 1s on ap physics and psych…..🤗 kms.

  • @FollowerofDuck
    @FollowerofDuck Před 2 lety +8

    currently just manifesting a passing grade on my ap physics exam

  • @Horrible11111
    @Horrible11111 Před 2 lety +15

    Thank you, I was shaking in my room

  • @zoya4656
    @zoya4656 Před 2 lety +3

    what if I don’t have as much college credit as anyone else because I failed my exams? wont I be less likely to get into that college?

  • @ineedsIeep
    @ineedsIeep Před 2 měsíci +1

    thanks from readnig the comments i know that the stress u get from worrying about failing your exam is going to affect you more than failing the actual exam. I'm going to try to calm down altho I'm still hella stressed bc I didn't study at all for my exam tmr and its at 6am and I'm contemplating whether I should stay up all night to study or just go and get a bunch wrong 😭😭

    • @LassetersLab
      @LassetersLab  Před 2 měsíci +1

      I hope you got some sleep! Best of luck, sending good vibes.

  • @DZC7
    @DZC7 Před 2 lety +8

    So that means if my ap score was a 1 or 2, it won't affect me as much if I don't consder biology as a major in college?

    • @LassetersLab
      @LassetersLab  Před 2 lety +10

      If you get a 1 or 2, you’ll be better prepared in college courses, even Biology! A low AP score shouldn’t affect what you choose to major in.

  • @averyofori-gyamfi2639
    @averyofori-gyamfi2639 Před rokem +1

    I felt like I got a 2 on my apcsp and I really don’t want to take the class again I’m college, do I have to take it, and is it the same degree as game design cus I want to major in game design. Sorry I’m so stressed out

  • @taylorleigh862
    @taylorleigh862 Před rokem +1

    I have a 4.6 GPA but got a 2 on my AP Lang exam and even though I was doing well and that class and managed to maintain a 93% and higher all year round. I was literally so shocked and in disbelief J thought N in would at least get a 4 and lowest 3 but J never thought I would fail it.

  • @2msballen
    @2msballen Před rokem +2

    The biggest reason to take an AP exam is to get college credit. If the school accepts the score then you won't have to take the class in college. Less classes to take in college, less time in college, therefore saving money.

  • @bleepblop
    @bleepblop Před 2 lety +2

    I don’t know why I’m watching this, I’m so anxious about my ap bio exam from today. I think got a 4 or 5 but I realllyyyy want that five ;-; I wish they told us what we miss at least. I guess I’ll suffer until July. The stress hasn’t even stopped, it feels like the exam isn’t over >.

  • @kihyunkim8542
    @kihyunkim8542 Před 2 lety +12

    It’s so sad that this video was recommended after I took my AP test

  • @janhvisairam8976
    @janhvisairam8976 Před rokem

    If I failed 2 ap exams, won’t I apear less competitive to colleges?

  • @jaasielnavarrete2036
    @jaasielnavarrete2036 Před 2 lety +11

    Here the day before I take my Ap lit exam

    • @aleckbo
      @aleckbo Před 2 lety +2

      How did you do? Or how do you feel like you did?

    • @jaasielnavarrete2036
      @jaasielnavarrete2036 Před 2 lety +2

      @@aleckbo Honestly, I don't think I did really well, especially the writing portion. Although I feel pretty confident with the multiple choice section.

  • @simpysompywomb5470
    @simpysompywomb5470 Před 2 lety +4

    I just checked my score and I got a 2 in ap bio 😭😭 I’m gonna retake it but idk if it’s just gonna be a waste of time or not

    • @duepm
      @duepm Před 2 lety +1

      Can you retake the test?

  • @ibrahimshahid3391
    @ibrahimshahid3391 Před rokem

    I am taking the AP Psychology exam this year and I am a senior, and I am dead scared because I don’t want a bad exam score to have my admission revoked to the school I worked soo hard to get into: Northeastern University

  • @usoppfangirl8153
    @usoppfangirl8153 Před 2 lety +8

    holy crap jolyne

  • @maddiekanlagna2720
    @maddiekanlagna2720 Před 15 dny

    What if your doing capstone...

  • @nicolegarcia730
    @nicolegarcia730 Před 2 lety +15

    hello there! my school makes students take the AP exam and if not they have to pay BUT im taking AP Bio exam in 2 hours and i did pretty bad in the class (75 first semester and 80 second semester) my first C in high school. I want to go into STEM but this class was so hard for me (it was also my first AP class ever taken). Do you think this will affect my chances on going for a STEM program? I am not planning on submitting this bio score because my teachers been gone for 3 months so basically no one has been teaching us and i dont expect much from this exam

    • @chamoy7u759
      @chamoy7u759 Před 2 lety +1

      I took it too😆

    • @nicolegarcia730
      @nicolegarcia730 Před 2 lety +1

      @@chamoy7u759 how do you think you did?!?!? i dont this it was horrible but if i had spent more time studying i think i would’ve done better on the mcq

    • @chamoy7u759
      @chamoy7u759 Před 2 lety +1

      @@nicolegarcia730 To be honest, I couldn't complete 2 FRQs, those were horribly hard 🤯🤯, but I kind of felt more confident doing the MCQs. Hopefully we both p get it with a good score. 🤓📚 I was hella nervous. How did you feel?

    • @nicolegarcia730
      @nicolegarcia730 Před 2 lety +1

      @@chamoy7u759 i kinda bs’d it because my teacher hasn’t been here for three months so it was hard learning on my own already buttt i had trouble in the beginning of the year i def feel like the mcq was broader then the tests which helped me. same with frq. i hope i get minimum a 2 lol

    • @chamoy7u759
      @chamoy7u759 Před 2 lety

      @@nicolegarcia730 no worries I understand you becauhad that experience of learning by my own because was stuck in Mexico because I got covid and my flight had to be canceled, so I missed 3 months of classes.
      Even though I don't know you, I have the feeling that you are smart ✨

  • @CordisDie61925
    @CordisDie61925 Před rokem

    I’m in 10th grade now but in 9th we took APHUG and AP American Gov and I fucking failed both dude. I literally wanna cry so bad I just found out and I feel so worthless and hopeless. I’m in IB so I should be smart and I passed my other exams but the two I needed to pass I failed I got a 1 on APHUG and a 2 on AP American Gov. Dude idk what else to do besides cry and just feel hopeless because now colleges are gonna see me and just disown me and I’ll never get into anything really good.

    • @jex_fooly
      @jex_fooly Před 3 měsíci

      you took those when you were a freshman buddy its going to be ok

    • @katanaguy2
      @katanaguy2 Před 3 měsíci

      ​​@@jex_fooly
      I am in the 11th grade right now. I am taking my AP biology in May. If I fail, what bearing will that have on the rest of my academic career (universities and all that)?

    • @jex_fooly
      @jex_fooly Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@katanaguy2 you don’t get college credit if you fail but the thing is you have to send the scores to the college you apply to and if you fail you can just.. not send it lol. The AP credit only really knocks out intro classes if the college have ones that qualify. Some don’t even get to use the credit because the credit simply wasn’t accepted.
      There are other ways to get college credit like dual enrollment if it’s available or go to community college and transfer your credits. Maybe some more idr.

  • @jessisamess4831
    @jessisamess4831 Před 2 lety +5

    I'm taking AP Spanish today my anxiety is killing me

  • @duepm
    @duepm Před 2 lety +4

    guys... i just checked out that i got 1 on ap psychology. i just want to die haha

  • @josea.castrop.7766
    @josea.castrop.7766 Před 2 lety +4

    Dude i did just came out........

  • @gamingstupid
    @gamingstupid Před rokem +1

    Thanks for the copium, just took my ap lit exam 😢

  • @psychopath4153
    @psychopath4153 Před 2 lety

    my school doesn't recommend AP courses for freshies.... I'm taking AP Psych... WISH ME LUCK NEXT YEAR LOL ( *cough* *cough*Watching this video ahead of time *cough* *cough*)

    • @edymartinezz
      @edymartinezz Před rokem

      psych is so much fun i’m sure you’re gonna love it

  • @kingbaldwin0
    @kingbaldwin0 Před rokem +1

    im in 9th grade and took ap physics 1 test self study and i felt like i got a 2 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @LassetersLab
      @LassetersLab  Před rokem

      2 is better than 1! In seriousness, no use worrying while you wait for scores to come out. And you have lots of room to grow during the rest of high school. Gl!

    • @kingbaldwin0
      @kingbaldwin0 Před rokem

      @@LassetersLab thzx i think i got like 60 or 70% of frq right but im not confident on mcq

  • @icy_bit7306
    @icy_bit7306 Před 2 lety +2

    I accidentally reported ;(

  • @mr_ideal7110
    @mr_ideal7110 Před rokem

    L NORTH KOREA FIND ME KIM JON UN

  • @a.h.i267
    @a.h.i267 Před 2 lety +10

    affirmations:
    i will pass
    i will pass
    i will pass
    i will pass
    i will pass
    it will be easy
    it will be easy
    it will be easy
    🥹

  • @unguey3266
    @unguey3266 Před 2 lety +2

    I got a 1 in AP human 🥲