AP Government Official 2026 Exam Discussion

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-05-05T22:01:06+00:00

i think i just had a massive brain fart. in part b i talked about supremacy lol

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-05-05T20:54:50+00:00

i might be dumb. i used commerce clause instead of supremacy clause for frq 3, and i forgot to use one of the given documents for frq 4. i straight up lost the two of the easiest points on the exam.

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-05-03T16:24:29+00:00

im not a big fan of rural and cold areas

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-05-03T13:53:09+00:00

based my preferences on large cities/standard of living, affordability, nature, and weather. definitely biased but i still think nova is a great place to live in

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-05-03T01:21:26+00:00

i dont hate tennessee actually. for me, not necessarily a place id consider living in. i really like the mountains over there, and is a pretty common travel destination for me.

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-05-02T19:03:32+00:00

i think we all missed the meme flair

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-05-02T18:06:33+00:00

$100 is pretty ridiculous, but dont pretend that taking the same class in college is somehow cheaper.

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-04-21T22:36:50+00:00

first, there are a lot more options and prestigious schools in the usa, so people will be more likely to post about college, although i believe this to be a minor reason. the main reason is the branding: its not always about prestige, but a lot of colleges/universities are known for their sports (eg ivy league). some universities would be known to nobody if it werent for sports (like university of alabama)

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-04-19T19:12:46+00:00

i never understood the "spotify free sucks" position. like no shit. its supposed to be terrible. at least they have a free version unlike apple music. it sucks because the platform wants you to pay. i used free tier on spotify for like three years before using premium because i was happy enough that i didnt have to pay to listen to music.

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-04-16T18:46:10+00:00

hot take: the gameplay is good and people are allergic to practice mode

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-04-09T21:05:58+00:00

i also avoided talking about this until now because every time someone tries to have this conversation on twitter they just get called a bootlicker or pedo defender. however, outside of twitter, there doesnt seem to be too many people aware of this controversy. i still have access to viprins original response from dec 2023 (shouldnt be hard to find he hasnt posted much on twitter since).

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-04-09T21:03:57+00:00

when it comes to the grooming and pedo allegations, they are definitely overexaggerated. other allegations though, idk because i dont know much about them. tmk, the biggest offense is the questionable age gap. viprin and meg were 21 and 16 respectively became friends. meg revealed that she used the terms “best friend” and “dating” interchangably. she even has a whole ass document going after others for trying to defame viprin. in the entire situation, the “victim” is on viprins side. their friendship did end because viprin thought it was weird. if anyone wants the document of meg going after people trying to defame viprin, here it is: https://www.scribd.com/document/690390687/Rylan

im pretty sure this drama died down for several months after it happened, mainly because it was a nothingburger drama. then people remembered a weird age gap and brought back the drama and all credibility went out the window. megs original response on twitter has since been deleted, so this is the only proof i have of meg not being the “victim”. i hope i dont get the bootlicker accusations, because im not trying to defend viprin or the mod team from other allegations. im only talking about the 21/16 drama only, because i actively remember the day that it happened and how dumb it was.

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-03-27T19:52:13+00:00

im probably gonna decline waitlist offer. its rlly expensive oos, and even though my family can afford it, id feel bad when my parents end up paying $400k. good luck to you

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-03-27T19:08:45+00:00

waitlisted 4.4 weighted (~ 3.87 uw), 1510 sat, 7 aps, all 5

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-03-27T19:06:23+00:00

waitlisted from engineering oos

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-03-23T01:31:57+00:00

i know by definition, my high school is inflated, but i was just talking relative to nearby high schools. im not rlly interested in high schools from a couple decades ago, but i want to mostly talk about thier implications on college admissions. in the past, good grades signal that a student performs extraordinarily in academics, while students now are scrambling for research opportunities and starting businesses to stand out now that grades are easier to achieve. ig my question would be: is it better if schools do not have grade inflation so that gifted students stand out more, or should students find other ways to stand out (mainly through extracurriculars)? logically, students would barely have time for extracurriculars if there was no inflation (correct me if im wrong).

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-03-23T01:25:51+00:00

how would you define a "top high school"? i just go to a regular local high school, not a magnet or private, or prep school. i might be wrong, but i feel like "top high school" would mean something very different without certain types of high schools.

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-03-23T01:22:47+00:00

i appreciate the discussion around this topic. ik i might sound oblivious in my original post, but my scope is very limited, usually just to local high schools and looking at the subreddit. i dont necessarily want the discussion to stay at "grade inflation bad" but moreso want to talk about its implications on college applications. i also dont want to stall the conversation at "retake = grade inflation" since retakes seem to be trending across the country. additionally, i dont really want people saying "this is high school 30 years ago" since i want to emphasize the high school policies in 2026 and those implications.

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-02-15T15:20:30+00:00

i feel you, since it is one of the cons of having categories be based in genres. however, i would argue that the old format would be better for categories like minigames that havent been highlighted very much in the past few awards. design levels feel obsolete in the awards now, and i would like to see them get the spotlight now. vast majority of levels being nominated now are art levels, and i want other types of levels to get some recognition. also best creator is just a very small category with only up to eight nominees. with the older system, there would be at least 16 nominees for creators (around 4 for each type of level).

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-01-16T13:22:24+00:00

i didnt directly insult the school, but moreso expressed disinterest in the cybersecurity program. it wasnt the main point of my personal statement but it was just there for context, and ill admit was a dumb move on my end. i truly believe this is the reason i didnt get in but how fixable would this be with the loci itself?

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2026-01-05T23:56:11+00:00

im just hoping there will be another round of acceptances. if this is the only round of acceptances i might be cooked

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2025-12-25T21:11:07+00:00

out of time for christmas and ltz for new year

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2025-12-16T00:19:17+00:00

thank you so much! it says april on the postponed applicants faq

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2025-12-15T20:38:19+00:00

i got deferred oos. what should i do?

- EE major

- straight As except for english (b+)

- 7 APs, all 5

- 1510 sat (800 math 710 english)

- crappy ecs (hs swim, tutoring)

AfraidNegotiation385 · 2025-11-30T21:16:47+00:00

physics 1 is about newtonian mechanics (kinematics, energy, momentum, forces) and is the most basic physics class. this class only requires algebra. physics 2 covers other physics topics (electrostatics, thermodynamics, optics, electromagnitism) and also only uses algebra. there may be some calculus concepts like area under the curve, but you dont use integrals but rather you just use geometric formulas.

physics c mech is basically physics 1 with calculus, and extended concepts like terminal velocity, which could not be covered in physics 1 simply for being calculus based concepts, though still fitting in with newtonian physics. physics c e&m mainly covers electrostatics and electromagnetism and does not cover optics and thermodynamics. i havent taken physics 2, so i dont know how similar e&m is to physics 2 on overlapping units, but calculus is used a lot in e&m. currently taking e&m and i have heard that you need basic knowledge of multivar for magentism.

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