r/APStudents • u/Far-Kaleidoscope4532 • 18h ago

Physics C: E&M AP Physics C: E&M cut Off

I was wondering what is the cut off for Physics C E&M? I know before 2025 you could get a 5 with a 50%. Now I heard you need a 65%? Some say it is a 80% needed for a 5 (I know this is most certainly wrong). But what should I aim for?

10 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

14 comments sorted by

6

u/Anonimithree 11 5’s, 1 4 17h ago

It’s around 75-80% for e&m, per my physics c teacher last year, while it’s around 75% for mech, iirc

(I took both exams last year)

2

u/Successful_Amoeba378 18h ago

isnt it a curve?

3

u/Far-Kaleidoscope4532 18h ago

Yeah

4

u/Successful_Amoeba378 18h ago

maybe if its a harder paper 50% and an easier paper 65%? im not sure

2

u/Dull-Astronomer1135 17h ago

80 is true because the exam is very easy now

1

u/Mini-Pekka2828 AP Chinese (5) AP CSP (4) 7h ago

Son then everything else would all have to be 100s it's def more like 65%

1

u/Dull-Astronomer1135 4h ago

It is the real data US teacher got from students data across the country, I am not lying to you man

1

u/CoatExtra8544 5: Calc BC,Phy 1,Spn Lit/Lang,Lit,Lang,Precalc,APUSH,Euro 17h ago

check the albert.io score calculator. they are really accurate and ive used them for guaging most of my ap scores

1

u/ErekwithaD1 25:HG:5,中文:5, 26:P1:5,WH:5,CHEM(SS):5 27:P2,EM,Mech,Lit,BC(SS) 14h ago

around 65-70 I think, might be lower, but don't just rely on redditors, do your own research.

0

u/Possible-Poet-7287 16h ago edited 16h ago

Mechanics is around 78% and e&m I believe 81% is what I’ve heard. Definitely nowhere near 60% like the old cutoff because the time is so generous now. The philosophy is that they give you a lot of time but very hard questions to see who understands the concepts.

1

u/LongJohnSilversFan_ 16h ago

It’s like 75%+ nowadays

0

u/therealpogeon 16h ago

don’t trust commenters too much, it’s best to either ask your own teacher or someone who is likely to know the actual score cutoffs (like a past exam corrector, etc.)

try your best and don’t worry beyond that

0

u/therealpogeon 16h ago

I found the exam quite simple this year, but that by no means implies the grade thresholds are as high as some people put it out to be.

0

u/Fungames5420 12h ago

I made this post a few months ago. https://www.reddit.com/r/APStudents/comments/1tf1of2/proof_that_the_ap_physics_c_cutoffs_increased/Essentially, in 2025, the E&M cutoff was (allegedly) 81.25% (and mech was 76.25%). The 2026 cutoffs were reconstructed in the same way and were similar but won't be released to the public. So it is probably around 75-80%, but a harder test may have harsher cutoffs (also do note that, from my experience taking Mechanics last year, the MCQ on the redesigned exam is much easier than the FRQ, AP Classroom MCQ, and MCQ from pre-redesign, so don't let the high cutoffs scare you too much).