r/AP_Physics

How was Physics C Mech Form M for you guys?

I'm currently taking ap physics C mechanics and E&M and im stressed. For mechanics, I'm using IITIAN Academy, princeton review, flipping physics, and past FRQ and those are okay (not great not good) BUT THE SECOND I OPEN COLLEGE BOARD PRACTICE MCQS I GO CRAZY AND SUDDENLY NOTHING MAKES SENSE. Please I need a 5 I understand the concepts but practice is so hard and I can't find enough resources. ANY TIPS AT ALL from ANYONE especially people who got a 5 would be VERY GREATLY APPRECIATED. I'm an international student btw. Also I'm not practicing for E&M yet but tips for that would be great too. Sorry can you tell I'm stressed..

Cooked,greased,fried. Dreams of a 5 and maybe a 4 is all gone

I’ve taken an honors Physics class, but it was very light.

Now I’m trying to decide whether to take AP Physics 1 or AP Physics C senior year. I’m not an engineering major, but a math-related major.

What do you recommend?

I got the form M. MCQs were wayy too easy. FRQs were relatively harder.

These are my worst case predicted scores:

MCQs: 35/40

FRQ 1: 8

FRQ 2: 8

FRQ 3: 3

FRQ 4: 5

Composite score is about a 59/80, 73%

Would a 5 be possible? From people who have given the exam in 25, how do you think the curves are?

My school allows students to take calculus and physics C concurrently, but I know that physics C is already very difficult, even for people who have already take calc. I took physics 1 this year and struggled a bit at the beginning, but improved steadily throughout the year. I’m typically a pretty decent math student and can learn fairly quickly, but even though I’m doing well in math currently, I’m worried that I won’t catch onto calc fast enough for physics C. I really enjoyed physics 1, and I want to take physics C, but I’m just not sure if it’s realistic for me to do well in the class without prior experience with calculus. I’m going to be taking 4 APs next year (gov, art, stat, calc) but if I decide to take physics C then I will drop stat.

for context i took physics 1 and calc bc this year and i feel confident in both. but i feel like ap physics C is much harder to self study, idk. what resources should i use because im trying to start studying early?

MCQ were light. I think I got #1 on the FRQ, but then after that it was like a nuclear bomb exploded. I just wrote crap down and hope that I get pity points. Who else got version L? How did you do?

I was honestly not expecting that at all… The AP Chem exam yesterday completely FRIED me, so I showed up to the venue literally trembling. But then the MCQs were surprisingly easy, and the FRQs weren’t even that hard( unlike AP CHEM where collegboard got us smiling and giggling on the mcqs just to bomb us with 7 part frqs) . I might have gotten an easier version, but who knows

But yeah don’t stress too much. If you’ve put in the work with past papers and practiced properly, you’ll be fine. I do think the curve might end up being pretty high though.

with so much confidence are giving me panic attacks i genuinely don't think I could even get 70% in E&M. is the mech cutoff also around that rabge

Anybody get version K with four blocks on the cube for fluids. Plus the hoop and sphere rolling down

Hi all, I'm Esther - I've been tutoring AP Physics C for the past decade. I'll be answering questions in this thread over the next few days, so hit me with any problems you've been struggling with in either Mechanics or E&M.

I'm happy to answer any questions related to Physics C, but the best ones are concrete questions about content, so I'll be prioritizing those.

Please tell me I’m not the only one who felt like the some of the FRQs were the hardest questions I’ve ever seen for this exam. Like I swear none of the previous frqs were as hard as this one.On the other hand, the mcq were the lightest mcq I’ve done. Praying I’m not cooked

To give some context, I am taking 6 AP’s this year, with AP Physics 1 as a self study through an online school platform. I have read the units 1-6 throughout the year (not 7 or 8 yet) but haven’t done really any practice problems. I am about halfway through the 2026 Barrons Test Prep book but I can’t seem to understand the MCQ’s and how to solve them for the life of me.

Also, I have AP Bio Monday and AP world Thursday, both of which I will get a 4-5 on, but I’m still dedicating some time out of the next few days to review for those exams.

I typically learn fast and i’m confident (probably too confident) that I CAN learn AP Physics 1 and get a good score, yet I feel like I lack the resources and just enough practice in general.

Has anyone been in the same situation, and if you were, what did you do? Any suggestions for efficient ways to learn/practice?

NGL i’m FRIED for physics 1. Im heavily debating canceling my score rn just cause ik imma fail. Ik failing doesn’t hurt me or wtv but i really don’t care and don’t wanna see a big fat 2. I also don’t care about the money spent on the test as well AP physics 1 isn’t even a physics credit anyways. My teacher is a massive chud who gave up on us and i’ve been spending my time studying for my other aps like calculus which actually matters. I heard you could cancel your score and not receive a grade so im interested in that. Does anyone have any thoughts or tips on how it works? How does canceling work will it show I canceled?

What score would I get on the exam for Physics 1 if I got like 30ish on mcqs and bombed frqs? By bombed I mean not getting any answer right but I did show work for most and used the equations to derive

I have been worried about this for the past 2 days. For frq 4, I remember booklet part 4 is so thin, maybe only one or two pages? But frq 1-3 have many pages, I am sure I put frq 1-3 in the right place because they have corresponding graphs, axes that won't be wrong. But for frq 4, there are just like three blank sections. My form is L, but I don't remember what the letter on top is, and I am so worried that I will write it in the wrong spot.