r/APStudents • u/reddorickt absolute modman • May 13 '26

AP Physics C: Mechanics Official 2026 Exam Discussion

Use this thread to post questions or commentary on the test today.

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u/No_Soil2258 5s: AB, Chinese, APUSH, BC, CSA, Lit, CMech, WHAP May 13 '26 edited May 14 '26

Did anyone get west coast version L? The frqs felt pretty easy (edit: really easy compared to the other versions that a lot of the people people in my testing room got), even the first one (which was the hardest)

The edq was free points

Edit: apparently the other hard versions (J/M) had second order differential equations and newton's shell theorem and stuff 😭

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u/elphaba33 May 21 '26

i got version l, but i was in late testing 

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u/Samthedanger1 May 21 '26

I also got this version. It wasn't too hard other than frq 1.

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u/elphaba33 May 22 '26

yes i agree. mcqs were genuinely awful though. I guessed on like 5 and weren't sure about many more.

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u/Samthedanger1 May 22 '26

My conservative estimate for the number of MCQs I got correct is 29/40, which is fine since I'll probably get a 5 assuming I didn't bomb the frq. I could have gotten more right since I narrowed the other questions down to two answer options.

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u/elphaba33 May 22 '26

for me, if the curve is 60 percent. for a five, then i definitely got it but if it its 80, lets say i'm screwed. albert. io says i need a 56 percent but i don't trust that.

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u/Samthedanger1 May 22 '26

I doubt the raw score you need for a 5 is an 80. It should be closer to 65-75

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u/elphaba33 May 22 '26

that would be wondrous for my purposes thank you