Congratulations . You have won two free iPod Nanos . <| sep |> TLDR at the bottom . Like AP Government compared to Government 1 in College ? I ' ll give a few examples from my experience . I took AP Calculus in high school and got a 5 on the AP test . Then I took Honors Cal 1 my first semester in college because it set me on a better track for graduating with honors . We went into more theoretical proof behind the concept stuff in the college course , but the tests and homework weren ' t any harder objectively than they were in high school . There was also less pressure on the part of the teacher than there was in high school , which helped . That being said , I had a wonderful instructor , and the instructor can make a huge difference in the difficulty of the class . I also took AP Government in high school . I got a B in the class and a 2 on the AP test . I practically slept through Government 1 and 2 in college . My AP government tests took the full 1 . 5 hour block . My Gov 1 tests took 20 minutes including the new information I had to learn because government classes here in Texas incorporate the state ' s government into the course . I got a 1 on my AP Chemistry test . Chem 1 tests in college took me 20 minutes to complete and I made high 90 s . The dualcredit kids generally had it easier than the AP kids at my high school , but experiences varied based on what professor was doing the dual credit that year . My senior year , economics was challenging for both classes , government was a joke for the dual credit while AP government was the hardest class at the school , and the Composition class was harder for the dual credit students . My high school was a college prep school so the difficulty of the AP classes may vary compared to your school . Most kids from my school that go to a normal university find the university to be easier for at least the first few year or two . Also , the university really makes a difference . One of my best friends in high school always got similar grades to me in school and for the first two and a half years of college we were in similar programs at different universities . He ' s had to work hard since day one whereas I didn ' t get really challenging courses until my junior year . So take everyone ' s comments with a grain of salt . TLDR An AP class should be representative of the difficulty level that course would be at if taken in college , but it could go either way depending on what high school you go to , what college you go to , and what teacherprofessor you have .