AP AKA Absolutely Putrid

Well, how about that? A little bit more about the horrors of testing. Today was the first day you were able to call to receive your AP scores if you are one of the many anxious high school students across the country who had the unfortunate experience of taking any of the several AP exams this past May. Originally, I was just going to wait until the third week of July to get my scores in the mail. However, I then spoke to my friends who had already called and gotten their scores. Naturally, I wanted to know even more than before. I sucked it up and paid the $8 fee to get my scores by phone. Unfortunately, now I kind of wish that I hadn't. I wish that I had just waited. I mean, my scores aren't the worst possible; I didn't get any ones, but they're certainly not what I was hoping for.

I took the AP Lit exam and received a three, which made me mad because that is one of the easiest tests and my best subject. Now I'll have to take the AP Lang exam so I can get a four or five on it for college credit. I took the AP Microeconomics exam and was pleased with the three I received on that test. I thought there was a chance I could get a four, but I wasn't holding my breath. I also took the AP Statistics exam and got a three! I am extremely proud of this three because of how awfully I actually thought I did. On the free response part it got so bad, at one point I was legitimately making up answers. Yet, my last exam was not what I expected. At all. I took the AP Environmental exam and I received a two. I was devastated to see this score especially after all of the hours I spent studying for the test and I still cannot believe that I did that horribly. ): It also ruined my chances of becoming an AP Scholar, something that I was hoping I could achieve because it would have looked great for college applications and it would have been a reminder that all of the hardwork I put into these tests paid off. Alas, my average for the four tests is a 2.75 and not a three so I don't get the award. I mean, there isn't anything I can do about it except learn from my mistakes. How did everyone else do? What exams did you take?