I didn't understand the difference between 2D Art and Drawing until my art teacher explained it to me either. But they're not testing the same skills. Drawing is what it's called, drawing. They're looking for sophisticated mark making, and realistic artwork would fit a Drawing portfolio more than a 2D one. For 2D, they're looking for more graphical things, and you can even do photography for a 2D Art portfolio. If you prefer stuff like graphic design over realistic portraits, then you would pick 2D Art over Drawing. So I feel getting rid of Drawing would put students who prefer the kind of portfolio it asks for at a disadvantage having to pick 2D Art or no AP Art course at all. Other than that, you made great points. Good video!
@@Shaia_TeamLCE Thanks for informing us! Yeah, I do not know too much about the AP Art classes, but from first impression, they looked pretty similar. Do you believe it is better for both of them to remain as separare classes, should one of them be removed, or should there be a new AP class that's a balanced share of skills from each?
@@Mr.AP5 Of course! Yes, I do think that it's better that they stay as separate classes. AP 2D art would be better for people going into fields like graphic design, photography, etc. AP Drawing cultivates the skills needed for someone to become something like a professional painter or a fine artist!
@@lightning77125 depends on the teacher... mine made us take chapter quizes twice a week that requested very specific info but the test itself, sure. I felt like I did worse than I could've, and yet I still got a 4
As someone who takes Ap African American History, i think it was made specifically because the APUSH curriculum didnt involve a large amount of black historians or black accomplishments. most classes narrow studies of black people down to slavery rather than mentioning african kingdoms and all that 😭 for example, the jim crow era could be 3 class periods long with the amount of events that happened within that timeframe, however most history classes just mention it briefly and move on
that course is 50% slavery and the other 50% is within the last half of the century but I don't even understand what is the point of the course since that cannot cover a whole year worth of material
@@kenioye8122 If youre adding a new AP history make AP AFRICAN history… as in the continent… there is already APUSH for american history! If youre going for “educating the wrongs of the past” just take more caution when teaching these subjects in US, which they have done. I took it 2 yrs ago and was very informative on these topics
I took AP Precalculus last year since I was already in Honors Precalculus. I basically self-studied the topics that I didn't learn in class and got a five. I took one look at the colleges that accept the credit and was like "I fked up." Yeah. Don't take it it's a waste of your time unless you want to show colleges you can take the AP version of an already-on-track math course.
@@thepenguinofficial Im taking it right now from home as a 7th class (without credit though :() so I can hopefully test out. Its a requirement for ap calc and Im not sitting through a year of wasted time before calc
AP Latin mirrors real college courses which all AP classes should do. A real college Latin class is heavily based in translation and that is what AP Latin studies. The Aeneid and Caesar's Gallic Wars both are interesting parts of Roman history and culture. I believe the main purpose of becoming proficient at translation is to be able to decide for yourself what ancient texts may have been truly saying. Texts can have meaning lost in translation but being able to have a good understanding of Latin allows for a more meaningful interpretation of ancient texts. This may not be a practical use but being a proficient student in AP Latin prepares you for the practical uses as well. To succeed in AP Latin you need a very good understanding of vocabulary and seeing that a lot of words in many languages come from Latin you would understand them.
Next video should be top 5 APs that college board needs to add. IMO that’s smth like: a new math AP like stats where it doesn’t use more advanced math algebra 2 but has different skills tested, AP accounting, AP instrumental music.
AP Physics 1 not mentioned is a surprise. Of course physics APs are important but there are already 2 other AP Physics courses, and ALL colleges won’t even accept the course.
people take AP physics 1 because it's physics despite not only its known low passing rate but also that it's an inferior version of Physics C like what even is the point of algebra based physics, you can't do anything with it
@@duckymomo7935 you’re not necessarily supposed to “do” anything with an AP class. it’s introductory to what a college class may feel like, and to see if you enjoy the material and want to explore it further. also, i found physics 1 really strengthened my skills in solving for variables and creating equations from words. i’m taking physics C mechanics right now and we’ve actually used the equations the same amount. not sure if that’s a teacher thing but so far it just feels like ap 1.
Strongly disagree. Physics 1 is generally for people with no prior Physics experience and/or no Calc experience. Physics C is also 2 AP’s because traditionally the 2 AP’s are equivalent to a year long introductory college course. However, it’s so difficult and fast-paced that many people just do the first one (Mechanics) in a year, so they divide it into 2 to allow that (which is common), and keep the 2nd one for those doing a full Physics course. Physics 2, however, is pointless. Also note that Physics 1 is one of the most popular AP’s and 140k people take it every year
When you say all colleges, are you referring to only MIT or any crazy prestigious school? Because that’s not what AP is entirely for. 1754 colleges accept credit for AP Physics 1. 1850 accept credit for AP Physics C: E & M. There’s not too much of a difference.
I love my AP Spanish lit class, it gives me a chance to further challenge my understanding of my language and learn about Spanish literary history. Yeah it may not be that useful career wise, but it definitely aids in language understanding and writing.
Facts, btw Lit is more fun than lang, Lang is so boring. It is harder tho because it prepares you for a (JUNIOR COLLEGE COURSE) or 3rd year, yet im taking it as a sophomore, I got a B but about to get an A hopefully, wish me luck!
Facts, btw Lit is more fun than lang, Lang is so boring. It is harder tho because it prepares you for a (JUNIOR COLLEGE COURSE) or 3rd year, yet im taking it as a sophomore, I got a B but about to get an A hopefully, wish me luck!
4:11 no that's a good ass class, im taking it rn as a sophomore in high school, and ngl that course helped me write a lot better in Spanish and also speak and comprehend the text. AP spanish Lang is just a snippet, while Lit being much harder even for Spanish speaking ppl it even helps my English compression and literary skills. Also the class is a lot more fun than Lang, AP Spanish Lang is very boring talking about the most broad topics ever, and im majoring in architecture im not biased It really helps a lot, trust. More ppl at my school are finally taking that class, rn we are reading poems and understanding the history and context plus the literary devices, AP themes very complex which helps even for AP English Lang and Lit to become a better writer. Yes it is a lot harder than AP spanish lang but definitely more interesting and by far the Spanish class that has made me better at not just speaking it, bc that's Lang, but understanding it and interpreting it. Give it a shot
In terms of my school, AP precalc acts as a sort of safety net, since most people in my high school get to calc AB. Therefore, if you fail the AB exam, precalc (may) save you
AP precalc is really not that hard, it introduces you to the ideas needed for calc AB/BC, which is the hard part since you don’t get them, but the actual work itself is pretty trivial. No reason to avoid it if you plan on taking harder math classes anyways.
African American is an ethnicity not a race. African American History is a survey of the culture, not the solely race and the fact that that difference is not understood underscores why it is needed. Also, you said nothing about AP European History being fruitless.
@@Intergalactic80 Outside the US or Europe specifically? The first four chapters of APUSH is Europe. Even AP African American Studies is saturated with Europe. There is nowhere on earth that you can study and get away from Europe.
@@Intergalactic80 You only think it's "niche" because you are a proponent of cultural imperialism and you unaware of the contributions of African Americans. AP Latin, AP Russian, AP Chinese are all "niche." So is the AP curriculum as a whole. It's only taken by a select few.
Latin is still incredibly useful! Many legal and medical terms are derived from Latin and an entire branch of languages - the Romance languages - are derived from it too! AP Spanish literature is similar to AP literature, so it shouldn’t be banned as the two clases complement each other rather well as a teacher commented to us last year.
AP latin is actually useful for linguistics, anthropology and archaeology majors as well it's also helpful for other general languages + a bridge into egyptology, etc
THANK YOU I am so tired of these "elitist" haters talking about some "Precalc is so easy" "Precalc is not a college-level course" DOES THE COURSE NOT FILL IN 6 CREDIT HOURS? It, theoretically, gives more credits than 3/4ths of all APs!!!! It's WAY more useful than 1/2 of all these other Advanced Placement offerings!!!! Unit 1 is quite literally the entire curriculum of College Algebra. Units 2 and 3 make up the entire curriculum of College Precalc. Which, by the way, are 100-level College Courses, just like your amazing AP Chem or AP CompSci. It has been around for 2 years, but this course isn't some liberal arts course where if the topics align, there wouldn't be issue giving credits. Also there's the fact that Community and State Us (and even top universities like GT) are afraid of giving Precalc credits because there is so much data that shows that if you have taken Calc in highschool, but you don't have a good Precalc foundation, you are more likely to fail Calculus than if you had a very strong precalc foundation. They would rather students test to ensure their knowledge, especially when different schools have different standards of what is Precalc. AP Precalc fixes this, it standardizes the Precalc system and offers its own test to ensure that students aren't walking in universities with partial knowledge of the basics. Many TOP schools, like my own, don't offer Precalc, but you can't just ignore the fact that the course wasn't made for elitist cocky students who aim for T25s. It was made for low-income students who aren't sure what they want to major in, or that unsure student who likes math, who wants to take a AP course for fun. For those elite students, it's made as a structured stepping stone, with a consistent system that AP Calc AB/BC teachers can take into account when organizing their Calculus course. This is why many schools are requiring it. Many highschools also don't offer Calc, like mine had. Many don't even finish highschool taking Precalculus. I took AP Precalc my senior year because it was the most rigorous math course made avaliable for me. I finished with a 4. 0 regrets.
Okay for my opinion: 1. AP Pre-Calculus was the first AP class I took and I feel as if they could just make the AP exam harder. And since normally people take Pre-Calculus in their senior year and we would only need 3 years worth of Math in high school (at least for us), high school seniors could have a chance at taking an AP math class since subjects can be bias since Math is kind of the only class where you would have to take different levels of in high school (an a little bit of English) but in science there is Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and you can take each class at any point in high school same thing with history (World, Euro, US) unlike Math where there is Algebra 1, then Geometry, then Algebra II, then Pre-Calc, then Calc+. I guess what I am trying to say is that the order in which you take the classes matter for a math class and not any other class. And for me the class itself wasn’t as easy as the exam was. 2. AP African American History they can change it to AP African History in general(Then again I would be surprised how much the curriculum knows or is willing to teach about African History). I mean they are willing to do AP Euro (I mean the US was created by Europeans). I think it would be really nice for African Americans to learn about themselves and where they came from since America has kept them from this for a while now, the same thing can happen with a class called AP Asian, or something like that. It would be a great way to learn more in-depth material on other ethnic groups (besides AP World) 3. AP Latin was the formal universal language and I think Latin overall is a hard language to learn but it has great potential to show off skills since learning Latin is worth a lot. I am a Latin III student and it’s really hard to actually learn Latin vs getting a good grade in my class since the bar is set very low, it’s kind of like the opposite of AP Pre-Calc, getting a good grade is a lot harder than the exam was in my class. 4. AP Spanish Literature and AP Spanish Language I think should be combined into one class since it’s not quite the universal language, but I feel like Spanish isn’t as hard to learn as some of other languages from native English speakers. 5. AP Drawings. I think they can merge it with a different art class, I don’t see why they would have it into 2 art classes. These are just some of my opinions! :))
As others have pointed out, Spanish Lit is extremely difficult compared to Spanish Language. You can go into the Spanish Language exam as a native speaker and realistically get a 4 or 5. I've known many native level speakers fail the Spanish Lit exam. You have to understand literary and rhetorical devices, read old Spanish novels, plays, essays, and poems, and memorize each and every author and the historical context around each one. It was one of my favorite tests I ever took, but most just interested in the language wouldn't pass.
There are states (like Texas) that require public universities to accept all scores of 3 and above. There are also many non-STEM students that need a math credit. In this case, AP Precal may offer a realistic choice to fulfill a math credit without having to take calculus in high school. Your AP classes don't shorten your college career by much and often won't fulfill major specific courses. As an engineer, only 1 major specific class was fulfilled by my 4 in Physics C. The rest of my 14 AP tests I passed went toward elective credits and generals, so I was able to take less classes each semester and still graduate on time.
@@thelibyanplzcomeback Can't tell. I'm not a college. Tbh I would say AP looks slightly better because it is so widely recognized, but if you didn't take any, it would also just be that you can't skip some college classes once you cross that bridge
Coming from a Latin student: The thing about AP Latin is that it's another AP language course and it accurately resembles a real college Latin course. The idea that AP Latin should be discontinued or changed because it doesn't have widely applicable uses is no more valid than saying AP Music Theory (for example) should be discontinued-- yes, their content is not very useful for day-to-day applications or applicable to college in most senses, they're not meant to teach you the most common applications of their subject. They're meant to emulate a college course in the subject and provide an academic study of it. AP Latin also functions as a high-level language course just like AP Spanish or AP French, so most students taking AP Latin already know the practical uses of Latin from previous years' study. AP language courses are not introductions to the language-- every one of them assumes you have studied the language for no less than two years, so nobody is able to just choose, on a whim, to take AP Spanish instead of AP Latin as an elective one year or something. AP Latin is an introductory course in Latin literature and academics surrounding it. As for the point that time in AP Latin could be better spent on a more applicable course such as AP Spanish or AP Chinese, while that could be true, I can't imagine any high school student who is eligible for AP Latin choosing to switch to a Chinese course of study-- there would be no point in it. And while it may be "smarter," as you put it, to study a modern language, that's more of a comment on language education in general, not AP courses, and is immaterial. Sorry if this rant is completely unstructured and incoherent, it's past midnight and I'm not taking the effort to edit this 😭
AP PreCalc isn’t intended for STEM majors. I didn’t take the test, but my friends did and they don’t regret it. Non-stem majors still have to take math classes in their Gen Eds, and Precalc can cover that. More and more schools are offering credit for it, the only reason they didn’t was because of how new it is.
I liked taking AP precalc because i was able to take Calc bc the next year. AP precalc is the most important precalc concepts in the first semester and Calculus A the second semester, so you can take Calc BC afterwards
Honestly, i think AP Latin is fine, as Latin is still a major world language taken in high schools (more than other languages that have APs such as Japanese or Italian), so I think it makes sense for those who are taking Latin as a world language in HS to have an opportunity to take the AP level.
You may be right when it comes to AP but im not discontinuing the any college placement or HSP courses at my school i run. I want everybody to have what they need.
My district basically decides your math class path at the end of 5th grade, and it naturally crosses AP Calculus AB. If you pass the test you do pre-algebra in 6th which sets you up for Algebra 1 in 7th, Geometry in 8th, Honors Algebra II in 9th, Honors Precalculus in 10th, AP Calculus AB in 11th, and AP Calculus BC in 12th. In this case, I don’t know why you’d skip AB
@@Jake-cc7ie Many school require AB before BC, then others only have you take one or the other (unless you had regular Pre-Calc, then it’s basically impossible to get into BC) I went from Honors Pre-Calc to BC, like most kids here!
@@Jake-cc7ie I’m in 11th currently, so I’m going to take Multivariable Calculus next year. I did Algebra I Honors in 8th, Geometry in 9th (they didn’t have Honors in my 9th grade school), then regular Algebra II in 10th, Pre-Calc Honors this past summer, so now Calc BC in 11th.
@@Shaia_TeamLCEI commend you on summer classes and skipping AB. I took the accelerated path early so that I could take advanced classes from 7th to 12th without classes over the summer
@@Jake-cc7ie Thanks! Yeah, basically nobody intending on taking BC takes AB first in my school. But most do AP Pre-Calc in 11th and then BC in 12th. I feel as though the purpose of BC is lost when you take AB first, but each school has its own policy! Good luck!!
I have a few other courses to add to this list: AP Art History (Could be replaced with AP World/Euro) AP Physics 1 (Covers nearly the exact same content as C but without Calculus) AP CSP (A far more poorly organized and dumbed down version of AP CSA) AP HUGE (I don't have to explain this one)
No I like CSP 😭 ! About Art History though, maybe we could just have a unit on art (or a topic on art in each unit that connects to the other topics) in the other two histories you mentioned.
I disagree with ap human geo. Yes it’s not very complex, but it does two things 1. It provides an overview of important information that most people should have a background in (culture, population rates, industry, farming, political landscape etc.) 2. It’s fairly easy in AP standards, so it provides first time AP class takers with a smooth introduction into what AP classes are like
In my opinion AP drawing is actually much harder to pass than AP 2D art and a lot of people at my school take 2D and then Drawing, since AP 2D is broad about designs and graphics than the fundamental drawing skills explored in AP Drawing. Also a pretty important distinction to be made is that AP 2D art is a pretty broad term, photography, collage, painting, and drawing fall under that umbrella. Drawing would be a closer look at one aspect of this, same as having an AP 3D art, it's also art, just one area of it, since art is not just this one general thing, there's so many forms even if one may seem more profitable to study for versatility. It's like how AP World History contains aspects of AP European history yet AP European history goes further into the specifics since the class is about one area. AP Drawing focuses more on your mark making and techniques you used to get to your finished product, instead of how good it looks. I feel like they really should stay separate classes, it's not like the class is eating up any extra resources, many are taught during the same class period since the AP arts are self study (meaning we pick a central topic to make pieces about the entire year, and then submit them to college board so they can study how we have "grown" throughout the year and challenged ourselves). I am taking 2D and am planning on taking Drawing next year, they are not as similar as they appear on paper, a lot of my work is trying out different mediums and playing around with a theme, where when I look at AP drawing students their work seems to be more central on just one thing, like for example, using pen drawings to illustrate light, which seems counterintuitive, since AP 2D has so much variety, yet it is arguably pretty useful to hone a specific skill throughout a year. However, if you only have the chance to take one of these classes, it would depend on what career path you're going for, AP 2D would be better for people who want to go into photography or just want a casual art class for the credits and AP Drawing would be better for those who want to become painters or artists (Which actually does fall under mark making), or look at a specific drawing skill and hone it, I'd say even comic artists could benefit from Drawing, since techniques and details go a long way into developing your own style. If I had to choose I would pick drawing, I feel like that class is a more centralized look on drawing as it is.
I don't think AP Calculus AB shouldn't exist for the reason of BC existing, I do think it is due an entire change in curriculum and a slight change in the name, with it lining up with college where APCalc AB is AP Calc 1 with Calc 1 content and AP Calc 2 with Calc 2, that may be a challenge since most students who choose AP Precalculus their Junior Year will either end up with AP Calc AB, BC, or neither, as more probably options.
I took Spanish Literature. It was useless for my degree, but I took it because I am from Spain and moved to the US as a kid and didn't really get a chance to study much literature in Spanish. Since AP is mostly an American thing, it wouldn't make sense to have Chinese Literature but not Spanish because there are so many more Spanish speakers in the US than Chinese. At the school I went it was mainly that if you spoke Spanish already you'd take Literature, but if you didn't you'd take Language. Language would have been too easy for Spanish speakers. Also, I feel like most of the Mexican-Americans in my class needed it because in the US they are given false ideas about what it means to be Hispanic, and arguably I'd say I knew more of actual Mexican culture as a Spaniard than some of the Mexican Americans who would supposedly be more familiar with the culture than me.
my guess human geo ap latin (based on title) ap african american studies (ive never heard lf it even though I thought I knew every single one) ap research ap music theory Precalc caught me offgaurd. At our school. We are required to take it before ap calc. We also only offer ap precalc because our regular precalc course was much harder than ap so they just made it easier
music theory is actually very useful for musicians. It helps you gain a more in-depth understanding of the music that you are playing than just “am I doing this right?”
man i love your content and stuff but is it insulting if i say your writing sounds like chatgpt 😭 but like in a good way like it's that kinda really polished well written somewhat academic sounding writing keep up the good work tho
@@mak_448 Ohh you abbreviated it, mb. Yes, it's a new AP class that has been slowly rolling out over the past couple year and is soon to be nationally available (this year I believe). More info in the video tmrw :)
i was about to sign up to self study aplatin but this yt video changed my mind 😨😨😯😯 (its actually cuz its the same time as apbio and i aint doing allat
I didn't understand the difference between 2D Art and Drawing until my art teacher explained it to me either. But they're not testing the same skills. Drawing is what it's called, drawing. They're looking for sophisticated mark making, and realistic artwork would fit a Drawing portfolio more than a 2D one. For 2D, they're looking for more graphical things, and you can even do photography for a 2D Art portfolio. If you prefer stuff like graphic design over realistic portraits, then you would pick 2D Art over Drawing. So I feel getting rid of Drawing would put students who prefer the kind of portfolio it asks for at a disadvantage having to pick 2D Art or no AP Art course at all.
Other than that, you made great points. Good video!
@@Shaia_TeamLCE Thanks for informing us! Yeah, I do not know too much about the AP Art classes, but from first impression, they looked pretty similar. Do you believe it is better for both of them to remain as separare classes, should one of them be removed, or should there be a new AP class that's a balanced share of skills from each?
@@Mr.AP5 Of course! Yes, I do think that it's better that they stay as separate classes. AP 2D art would be better for people going into fields like graphic design, photography, etc. AP Drawing cultivates the skills needed for someone to become something like a professional painter or a fine artist!
My school’s AP Calculus AB/BC teacher took one look at the AP Precalculus curriculum and said, “We’re not doing this.”
W teacher
im taking it this year, so far it has been mostly review of algebra 2...
@@campbat5712I say that precalc is just the other 3 years + minor dlc
@@thegoldlightning My Algebra II / Trigonometry Honors Freshman class was less rigorous then AP Precalculus.
@@EvTheBadConlanger taking precalc calc freshman year rn and I can agree with that
Next video:
5 AP Classes that NEED more test takers (underrated ap classes)
APUSH its honestly a breeze
AP German
AP Chinese and AP Stats
Comparative government so underrated
@@lightning77125 depends on the teacher... mine made us take chapter quizes twice a week that requested very specific info
but the test itself, sure. I felt like I did worse than I could've, and yet I still got a 4
As someone who takes Ap African American History, i think it was made specifically because the APUSH curriculum didnt involve a large amount of black historians or black accomplishments. most classes narrow studies of black people down to slavery rather than mentioning african kingdoms and all that 😭 for example, the jim crow era could be 3 class periods long with the amount of events that happened within that timeframe, however most history classes just mention it briefly and move on
that course is 50% slavery and the other 50% is within the last half of the century but I don't even understand what is the point of the course since that cannot cover a whole year worth of material
Woke nonsense
@@mering5298is Ap euro also woke nonsense ??
@@kenioye8122 If youre adding a new AP history make AP AFRICAN history… as in the continent… there is already APUSH for american history! If youre going for “educating the wrongs of the past” just take more caution when teaching these subjects in US, which they have done. I took it 2 yrs ago and was very informative on these topics
@@mering5298 define woke
I took AP Precalculus last year since I was already in Honors Precalculus. I basically self-studied the topics that I didn't learn in class and got a five. I took one look at the colleges that accept the credit and was like "I fked up." Yeah. Don't take it it's a waste of your time unless you want to show colleges you can take the AP version of an already-on-track math course.
@@thepenguinofficial Im taking it right now from home as a 7th class (without credit though :() so I can hopefully test out. Its a requirement for ap calc and Im not sitting through a year of wasted time before calc
@ that’s true. Ig it’s school specific. Ik you’ll do fine tho it’s pretty light
yeah my school requires it for ap stats and ap calc so I am stuck with it lol
The only usefull thing about AP precalc is the extra GPA you get from taking the AP course
I took it last year because this year I can do Calc BC. I'm glad I did it
AP Latin mirrors real college courses which all AP classes should do. A real college Latin class is heavily based in translation and that is what AP Latin studies. The Aeneid and Caesar's Gallic Wars both are interesting parts of Roman history and culture. I believe the main purpose of becoming proficient at translation is to be able to decide for yourself what ancient texts may have been truly saying. Texts can have meaning lost in translation but being able to have a good understanding of Latin allows for a more meaningful interpretation of ancient texts. This may not be a practical use but being a proficient student in AP Latin prepares you for the practical uses as well. To succeed in AP Latin you need a very good understanding of vocabulary and seeing that a lot of words in many languages come from Latin you would understand them.
Next video should be top 5 APs that college board needs to add. IMO that’s smth like: a new math AP like stats where it doesn’t use more advanced math algebra 2 but has different skills tested, AP accounting, AP instrumental music.
@@theunknownminer6040 We made a video on that a while back.
we already have ap music theory
AP linear algebra would be super nice to have, or AP Engineering
Ap performing arts would be cool
AP Physics 1 not mentioned is a surprise. Of course physics APs are important but there are already 2 other AP Physics courses, and ALL colleges won’t even accept the course.
people take AP physics 1 because it's physics despite not only its known low passing rate but also that it's an inferior version of Physics C
like what even is the point of algebra based physics, you can't do anything with it
@@duckymomo7935kinda funny tho because physics 1 is decently harder
@@duckymomo7935 you’re not necessarily supposed to “do” anything with an AP class. it’s introductory to what a college class may feel like, and to see if you enjoy the material and want to explore it further. also, i found physics 1 really strengthened my skills in solving for variables and creating equations from words. i’m taking physics C mechanics right now and we’ve actually used the equations the same amount. not sure if that’s a teacher thing but so far it just feels like ap 1.
Strongly disagree. Physics 1 is generally for people with no prior Physics experience and/or no Calc experience. Physics C is also 2 AP’s because traditionally the 2 AP’s are equivalent to a year long introductory college course. However, it’s so difficult and fast-paced that many people just do the first one (Mechanics) in a year, so they divide it into 2 to allow that (which is common), and keep the 2nd one for those doing a full Physics course. Physics 2, however, is pointless. Also note that Physics 1 is one of the most popular AP’s and 140k people take it every year
When you say all colleges, are you referring to only MIT or any crazy prestigious school? Because that’s not what AP is entirely for. 1754 colleges accept credit for AP Physics 1. 1850 accept credit for AP Physics C: E & M. There’s not too much of a difference.
I love my AP Spanish lit class, it gives me a chance to further challenge my understanding of my language and learn about Spanish literary history. Yeah it may not be that useful career wise, but it definitely aids in language understanding and writing.
Facts, btw Lit is more fun than lang, Lang is so boring. It is harder tho because it prepares you for a (JUNIOR COLLEGE COURSE) or 3rd year, yet im taking it as a sophomore, I got a B but about to get an A hopefully, wish me luck!
Facts, btw Lit is more fun than lang, Lang is so boring. It is harder tho because it prepares you for a (JUNIOR COLLEGE COURSE) or 3rd year, yet im taking it as a sophomore, I got a B but about to get an A hopefully, wish me luck!
4:11 no that's a good ass class, im taking it rn as a sophomore in high school, and ngl that course helped me write a lot better in Spanish and also speak and comprehend the text. AP spanish Lang is just a snippet, while Lit being much harder even for Spanish speaking ppl it even helps my English compression and literary skills. Also the class is a lot more fun than Lang, AP Spanish Lang is very boring talking about the most broad topics ever, and im majoring in architecture im not biased
It really helps a lot, trust. More ppl at my school are finally taking that class, rn we are reading poems and understanding the history and context plus the literary devices, AP themes very complex which helps even for AP English Lang and Lit to become a better writer. Yes it is a lot harder than AP spanish lang but definitely more interesting and by far the Spanish class that has made me better at not just speaking it, bc that's Lang, but understanding it and interpreting it. Give it a shot
In terms of my school, AP precalc acts as a sort of safety net, since most people in my high school get to calc AB. Therefore, if you fail the AB exam, precalc (may) save you
I would take AP Latin if my school offered it :D
You are weird
the problem with AP latin is that you need to take regular latin before taking it, you cannot take the AP right away
@@duckymomo7935Exactly, and not many schools have Latin classes
AP precalc is really not that hard, it introduces you to the ideas needed for calc AB/BC, which is the hard part since you don’t get them, but the actual work itself is pretty trivial. No reason to avoid it if you plan on taking harder math classes anyways.
African American is an ethnicity not a race. African American History is a survey of the culture, not the solely race and the fact that that difference is not understood underscores why it is needed. Also, you said nothing about AP European History being fruitless.
That last sentence is so true. There’s clearly some discrimination going on
Ap euro is useful though because it studies things going on outside the USA
@@Intergalactic80 Outside the US or Europe specifically? The first four chapters of APUSH is Europe. Even AP African American Studies is saturated with Europe. There is nowhere on earth that you can study and get away from Europe.
@ all I’m saying is African American studies is useless because it just doesn’t cover enough and what it does cover are just really niche topics
@@Intergalactic80 You only think it's "niche" because you are a proponent of cultural imperialism and you unaware of the contributions of African Americans. AP Latin, AP Russian, AP Chinese are all "niche." So is the AP curriculum as a whole. It's only taken by a select few.
AP Pre-calc just seems like the version of Honors Pre-calc but AP level weighted GPA. That seems really nice, I wish my school offered it.
they should add ap skibidi toilet
@@egqos IB suits you better
ap gooning
@@tlachersI would get a 5 💯
Latin is still incredibly useful! Many legal and medical terms are derived from Latin and an entire branch of languages - the Romance languages - are derived from it too!
AP Spanish literature is similar to AP literature, so it shouldn’t be banned as the two clases complement each other rather well as a teacher commented to us last year.
AP latin is actually useful for linguistics, anthropology and archaeology majors as well
it's also helpful for other general languages + a bridge into egyptology, etc
Every university I've ever seen has a 100 level class that is a precalculus class.
Precalculus IS a college level course.
THANK YOU
I am so tired of these "elitist" haters talking about some "Precalc is so easy" "Precalc is not a college-level course" DOES THE COURSE NOT FILL IN 6 CREDIT HOURS? It, theoretically, gives more credits than 3/4ths of all APs!!!! It's WAY more useful than 1/2 of all these other Advanced Placement offerings!!!!
Unit 1 is quite literally the entire curriculum of College Algebra. Units 2 and 3 make up the entire curriculum of College Precalc. Which, by the way, are 100-level College Courses, just like your amazing AP Chem or AP CompSci. It has been around for 2 years, but this course isn't some liberal arts course where if the topics align, there wouldn't be issue giving credits.
Also there's the fact that Community and State Us (and even top universities like GT) are afraid of giving Precalc credits because there is so much data that shows that if you have taken Calc in highschool, but you don't have a good Precalc foundation, you are more likely to fail Calculus than if you had a very strong precalc foundation. They would rather students test to ensure their knowledge, especially when different schools have different standards of what is Precalc. AP Precalc fixes this, it standardizes the Precalc system and offers its own test to ensure that students aren't walking in universities with partial knowledge of the basics.
Many TOP schools, like my own, don't offer Precalc, but you can't just ignore the fact that the course wasn't made for elitist cocky students who aim for T25s. It was made for low-income students who aren't sure what they want to major in, or that unsure student who likes math, who wants to take a AP course for fun. For those elite students, it's made as a structured stepping stone, with a consistent system that AP Calc AB/BC teachers can take into account when organizing their Calculus course. This is why many schools are requiring it.
Many highschools also don't offer Calc, like mine had. Many don't even finish highschool taking Precalculus. I took AP Precalc my senior year because it was the most rigorous math course made avaliable for me. I finished with a 4. 0 regrets.
Okay for my opinion:
1. AP Pre-Calculus was the first AP class I took and I feel as if they could just make the AP exam harder. And since normally people take Pre-Calculus in their senior year and we would only need 3 years worth of Math in high school (at least for us), high school seniors could have a chance at taking an AP math class since subjects can be bias since Math is kind of the only class where you would have to take different levels of in high school (an a little bit of English) but in science there is Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and you can take each class at any point in high school same thing with history (World, Euro, US) unlike Math where there is Algebra 1, then Geometry, then Algebra II, then Pre-Calc, then Calc+. I guess what I am trying to say is that the order in which you take the classes matter for a math class and not any other class. And for me the class itself wasn’t as easy as the exam was.
2. AP African American History they can change it to AP African History in general(Then again I would be surprised how much the curriculum knows or is willing to teach about African History). I mean they are willing to do AP Euro (I mean the US was created by Europeans). I think it would be really nice for African Americans to learn about themselves and where they came from since America has kept them from this for a while now, the same thing can happen with a class called AP Asian, or something like that. It would be a great way to learn more in-depth material on other ethnic groups (besides AP World)
3. AP Latin was the formal universal language and I think Latin overall is a hard language to learn but it has great potential to show off skills since learning Latin is worth a lot. I am a Latin III student and it’s really hard to actually learn Latin vs getting a good grade in my class since the bar is set very low, it’s kind of like the opposite of AP Pre-Calc, getting a good grade is a lot harder than the exam was in my class.
4. AP Spanish Literature and AP Spanish Language I think should be combined into one class since it’s not quite the universal language, but I feel like Spanish isn’t as hard to learn as some of other languages from native English speakers.
5. AP Drawings. I think they can merge it with a different art class, I don’t see why they would have it into 2 art classes.
These are just some of my opinions! :))
@@acartoonfan Thanks for your input!
AP Spanish literature is more similar to AP lit than it is to AP Spanish language.
AP spanish lit is way too hard because it's just not easy to read even for native speakers
@@duckymomo7935, AP courses aren’t supposed to be easy.
The class is supposed to be hard.
As others have pointed out, Spanish Lit is extremely difficult compared to Spanish Language. You can go into the Spanish Language exam as a native speaker and realistically get a 4 or 5.
I've known many native level speakers fail the Spanish Lit exam. You have to understand literary and rhetorical devices, read old Spanish novels, plays, essays, and poems, and memorize each and every author and the historical context around each one. It was one of my favorite tests I ever took, but most just interested in the language wouldn't pass.
There are states (like Texas) that require public universities to accept all scores of 3 and above. There are also many non-STEM students that need a math credit. In this case, AP Precal may offer a realistic choice to fulfill a math credit without having to take calculus in high school.
Your AP classes don't shorten your college career by much and often won't fulfill major specific courses. As an engineer, only 1 major specific class was fulfilled by my 4 in Physics C. The rest of my 14 AP tests I passed went toward elective credits and generals, so I was able to take less classes each semester and still graduate on time.
I never took a single AP class in high school, but I did take a lot of honors classes in high school. How do colleges view me?
@@thelibyanplzcomeback Can't tell. I'm not a college.
Tbh I would say AP looks slightly better because it is so widely recognized, but if you didn't take any, it would also just be that you can't skip some college classes once you cross that bridge
@Mr.AP5 I guess that's not so bad.
Coming from a Latin student: The thing about AP Latin is that it's another AP language course and it accurately resembles a real college Latin course. The idea that AP Latin should be discontinued or changed because it doesn't have widely applicable uses is no more valid than saying AP Music Theory (for example) should be discontinued-- yes, their content is not very useful for day-to-day applications or applicable to college in most senses, they're not meant to teach you the most common applications of their subject. They're meant to emulate a college course in the subject and provide an academic study of it. AP Latin also functions as a high-level language course just like AP Spanish or AP French, so most students taking AP Latin already know the practical uses of Latin from previous years' study. AP language courses are not introductions to the language-- every one of them assumes you have studied the language for no less than two years, so nobody is able to just choose, on a whim, to take AP Spanish instead of AP Latin as an elective one year or something. AP Latin is an introductory course in Latin literature and academics surrounding it. As for the point that time in AP Latin could be better spent on a more applicable course such as AP Spanish or AP Chinese, while that could be true, I can't imagine any high school student who is eligible for AP Latin choosing to switch to a Chinese course of study-- there would be no point in it. And while it may be "smarter," as you put it, to study a modern language, that's more of a comment on language education in general, not AP courses, and is immaterial.
Sorry if this rant is completely unstructured and incoherent, it's past midnight and I'm not taking the effort to edit this 😭
How surprising that AP Precalc was on the list, I thought Mr AP loved AP precalc
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AP PreCalc isn’t intended for STEM majors. I didn’t take the test, but my friends did and they don’t regret it. Non-stem majors still have to take math classes in their Gen Eds, and Precalc can cover that. More and more schools are offering credit for it, the only reason they didn’t was because of how new it is.
I liked taking AP precalc because i was able to take Calc bc the next year. AP precalc is the most important precalc concepts in the first semester and Calculus A the second semester, so you can take Calc BC afterwards
Honestly, i think AP Latin is fine, as Latin is still a major world language taken in high schools (more than other languages that have APs such as Japanese or Italian), so I think it makes sense for those who are taking Latin as a world language in HS to have an opportunity to take the AP level.
Tbh they should make AP Ethnic Studies to fulfill ethnic studies class requirements
Why did I read this as AP eugenics 💀
i’m in AP precalc rn, and at my school it is required for all juniors wanting to take calculus our senior year.
What's the background music here called?
@@VaughanXV Not For Nothing by Otis McDonald
Is AP European History not too specific lmao
You may be right when it comes to AP but im not discontinuing the any college placement or HSP courses at my school i run. I want everybody to have what they need.
My district basically decides your math class path at the end of 5th grade, and it naturally crosses AP Calculus AB. If you pass the test you do pre-algebra in 6th which sets you up for Algebra 1 in 7th, Geometry in 8th, Honors Algebra II in 9th, Honors Precalculus in 10th, AP Calculus AB in 11th, and AP Calculus BC in 12th. In this case, I don’t know why you’d skip AB
@@Jake-cc7ie Many school require AB before BC, then others only have you take one or the other (unless you had regular Pre-Calc, then it’s basically impossible to get into BC)
I went from Honors Pre-Calc to BC, like most kids here!
@@Shaia_TeamLCEBC in what grade?
@@Jake-cc7ie I’m in 11th currently, so I’m going to take Multivariable Calculus next year.
I did Algebra I Honors in 8th, Geometry in 9th (they didn’t have Honors in my 9th grade school), then regular Algebra II in 10th, Pre-Calc Honors this past summer, so now Calc BC in 11th.
@@Shaia_TeamLCEI commend you on summer classes and skipping AB. I took the accelerated path early so that I could take advanced classes from 7th to 12th without classes over the summer
@@Jake-cc7ie Thanks! Yeah, basically nobody intending on taking BC takes AB first in my school. But most do AP Pre-Calc in 11th and then BC in 12th. I feel as though the purpose of BC is lost when you take AB first, but each school has its own policy! Good luck!!
I have a few other courses to add to this list:
AP Art History (Could be replaced with AP World/Euro)
AP Physics 1 (Covers nearly the exact same content as C but without Calculus)
AP CSP (A far more poorly organized and dumbed down version of AP CSA)
AP HUGE (I don't have to explain this one)
@@InsomniacBroz I agree with AP Huge and AP Art History. Might have to make a part 2 of this video
No I like CSP 😭 !
About Art History though, maybe we could just have a unit on art (or a topic on art in each unit that connects to the other topics) in the other two histories you mentioned.
I disagree with ap human geo.
Yes it’s not very complex, but it does two things
1. It provides an overview of important information that most people should have a background in (culture, population rates, industry, farming, political landscape etc.)
2. It’s fairly easy in AP standards, so it provides first time AP class takers with a smooth introduction into what AP classes are like
I disagree with art history because it can offer credit for a humanity and multicultural credit but I havent taken it yet so
ap huge was such a fun class at least in my school and it really supplements with history courses you take later on such as world and apush
AP SPANISH LIT IS THE GOAT AND SLANDER WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
In my opinion AP drawing is actually much harder to pass than AP 2D art and a lot of people at my school take 2D and then Drawing, since AP 2D is broad about designs and graphics than the fundamental drawing skills explored in AP Drawing. Also a pretty important distinction to be made is that AP 2D art is a pretty broad term, photography, collage, painting, and drawing fall under that umbrella. Drawing would be a closer look at one aspect of this, same as having an AP 3D art, it's also art, just one area of it, since art is not just this one general thing, there's so many forms even if one may seem more profitable to study for versatility. It's like how AP World History contains aspects of AP European history yet AP European history goes further into the specifics since the class is about one area. AP Drawing focuses more on your mark making and techniques you used to get to your finished product, instead of how good it looks. I feel like they really should stay separate classes, it's not like the class is eating up any extra resources, many are taught during the same class period since the AP arts are self study (meaning we pick a central topic to make pieces about the entire year, and then submit them to college board so they can study how we have "grown" throughout the year and challenged ourselves). I am taking 2D and am planning on taking Drawing next year, they are not as similar as they appear on paper, a lot of my work is trying out different mediums and playing around with a theme, where when I look at AP drawing students their work seems to be more central on just one thing, like for example, using pen drawings to illustrate light, which seems counterintuitive, since AP 2D has so much variety, yet it is arguably pretty useful to hone a specific skill throughout a year. However, if you only have the chance to take one of these classes, it would depend on what career path you're going for, AP 2D would be better for people who want to go into photography or just want a casual art class for the credits and AP Drawing would be better for those who want to become painters or artists (Which actually does fall under mark making), or look at a specific drawing skill and hone it, I'd say even comic artists could benefit from Drawing, since techniques and details go a long way into developing your own style. If I had to choose I would pick drawing, I feel like that class is a more centralized look on drawing as it is.
I took Ap precaluc but couldn’t fit ap calc into my schedule so literally got a math credit with no benefits
I don't think AP Calculus AB shouldn't exist for the reason of BC existing, I do think it is due an entire change in curriculum and a slight change in the name, with it lining up with college where APCalc AB is AP Calc 1 with Calc 1 content and AP Calc 2 with Calc 2, that may be a challenge since most students who choose AP Precalculus their Junior Year will either end up with AP Calc AB, BC, or neither, as more probably options.
I took Spanish Literature. It was useless for my degree, but I took it because I am from Spain and moved to the US as a kid and didn't really get a chance to study much literature in Spanish. Since AP is mostly an American thing, it wouldn't make sense to have Chinese Literature but not Spanish because there are so many more Spanish speakers in the US than Chinese. At the school I went it was mainly that if you spoke Spanish already you'd take Literature, but if you didn't you'd take Language. Language would have been too easy for Spanish speakers. Also, I feel like most of the Mexican-Americans in my class needed it because in the US they are given false ideas about what it means to be Hispanic, and arguably I'd say I knew more of actual Mexican culture as a Spaniard than some of the Mexican Americans who would supposedly be more familiar with the culture than me.
None of these courses sound useless but simply courses u should avoid the AP exam for (rip $95l
For some reason my school removed normal Pre-calc and we only have AP Pre-calc, I don’t know what my school is thinking, man ☹️
my guess
human geo
ap latin (based on title)
ap african american studies (ive never heard lf it even though I thought I knew every single one)
ap research
ap music theory
Precalc caught me offgaurd. At our school. We are required to take it before ap calc. We also only offer ap precalc because our regular precalc course was much harder than ap so they just made it easier
@@MoyuGuy Good guesses
music theory is actually very useful for musicians. It helps you gain a more in-depth understanding of the music that you are playing than just “am I doing this right?”
@@Froggie124 Yeah I just couldnt think of anything else
Human Geo is a godly class, really good for gen eds in uni, but I can definitely see why it is overrated, considering the 1 rate recently lol
I feel like the point for AP African American Studies should also apply to AP Euro
So AP classes are classes for year 12s? Given year 12 is the year that matters?
They can be taken from 9th to 12th
it's 10-11 that mostly matters
saying ap african american studies isnt ok but not mentioning ap European History is strange dont you think
@sycfgbjkugcv Yeah honestly should have threw AP Euro History in there. We might make a part 2 tbh
AP precalc is a college level course without a doubt
@@Burrito_Boy1 shush
I feel like AP Precalc is only good if you are just starting with calculus
Bro where are you from?
Kazakhstan. Moved to US around 2016
"precalculus is not a college level course" Fundamentally and entirely false. I took Precalculus in community college as did many others
blud shaved the stash
@@zacdraws2437 oh right forgot that tbh
man i love your content and stuff but is it insulting if i say your writing sounds like chatgpt 😭
but like in a good way like it's that kinda really polished well written somewhat academic sounding writing
keep up the good work tho
What the hell is this woke African American studies crap there’s literally already APUSH
what even is aa studies
@@mak_448 AA studies? Never heard of it
@@Mr.AP5 whatever they call the african american one
@@mak_448 Ohh you abbreviated it, mb. Yes, it's a new AP class that has been slowly rolling out over the past couple year and is soon to be nationally available (this year I believe). More info in the video tmrw :)
@@Mr.AP5 they've had it at my school for 2 years now and half the class is white 😂
@@mak_448 That's crazy 😭
who is that handsome man speaking in this video
@@andret7711 Quit the glaze
Bro thinks he’s Krispy Kreme the way he’s glazing 😭
bro did you grab your script from AI lmaooo
@@yatishyanamala2294 AI was used to enhance my script, yes, but not entirely replace it.
AP Precalc on the thumbnail 😭
Who would have thought, right?
i was about to sign up to self study aplatin but this yt video changed my mind 😨😨😯😯 (its actually cuz its the same time as apbio and i aint doing allat
@@sarahtaylorsversion Video didn't even play yet, but that's the right mindset
@@Mr.AP5 thumbnail was convincing enough (i will be back in 25 hours with a hate comment
@@sarahtaylorsversion 😭
I think that Precalculus shouldn’t even be a course. Just jump straight into AP Calc ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I actually need this class because i need to revise the math basics
technically precalc is trigonometry
My school is mainly a Latin school and ap Latin is the most dumbest thing ever as Latin is already hard and stupid it’s self
Is AP European History not too specific lmao