<p>DBQ was the STUPIDEST topic they could have picked. That stuff was in my review book, but I couldn’t remember any of it since it was covered in the beginning of the book. :(</p>
<p>Hey, how did everyone cite the documents? I just used the author’s name and the name of the doc (for example: “Many people like John Doe in his [Document] from [year] agreed that it was bad”). Would that be okay? or did I just screw up majorly…</p>
<p>To get a good score on the DBQ, how much outside information would have been needed?</p>
<p>Haha for the DBQ I just threw in things I didn’t even learn in class</p>
<p>I loved the DBQ, but only because I spent all of yesterday reviewing only USI material.</p>
<p>What is the penalty for including information outside the allocated time periods?</p>
<p>(My AP teacher suggested including as much relevant information as possible, but I ended up tying Essay 4 to Seneca Falls even though I know that was in 1848 and therefore not during the Progressive Era, and I also mentioned the Equal Rights Amendment, Geraldine Ferrara, and others.)</p>
<p>i had a lot of historical inaccuracies in my FRQs :(</p>
<p>Haha, my friend did the Seneca Falls thing too. I think that because it’s close to the time period and in the spirit of the Progressive Era, that it’s OK. The time period thing is mostly a guide to make sure that people aren’t a hundred years off on their topics and stuff, according to my AP US teacher. But he’s not an AP grader, so I’m not sure.</p>
<p>Our teacher told us we were just supposed to refer to the document, then put (A) or what ever we used.</p>
<p>A reminder we can’t talk about the questions with specifics, they really honestly have people looking out for these things.</p>
<p>travelbug, I did the same crap. I’m scared lol 
I don’t want it to hurt my score… idk</p>
<p>I’m estimating my score in Ap Pass, and im getting raws between 114-125.</p>
<p>Am I safe for a 5?</p>
<p>^ yes</p>
<p>I remember the curve for 2007 being 108-180 as a 5.</p>
<p>Probably. But the curve might be at around 120 because the MCs this year were so easy.</p>
<p>As for the DBQ and FRQs, my teacher told me not to include stuff outside of the time period given. You don’t get penalized for it but the graders would just ignore the information out of the time period.</p>
<p>@Alleviate, me too! I included out-of-era information on purpose because I am, unfortunately, not terribly well-versed on Progressive fem***** (Does that work, DMagnific?) I could only really think of movements 30 years too early and 30+ years too late…hopefully, the graders are merciful and see that we studied, just not the right things? Haha</p>
<p>Some of the multiple choice questions were soooo stupid.</p>
<p>GUYS HELP!!!
Am I going to get points off?!?!
I started using a pencil on the essay section, well just the DBQ but then I realized my mistake after the second paragraph of the DBQ and used a pen for the rest of the other essays, the two FRQ’s.</p>
<p>How did all of you guys use pencil? Did your proctors not tell you or do you just have the worst listening skills ever? ._______.</p>
<p>I don’t know anyone irl who actually has that problem.</p>
<p>3 pgs of for the dbq, about 2.5 pgs for number 2 of the frq, and 2 pgs for number 5 of the frq…Not toooooo bad. I’d say 6-8 on my dbq, used like 7 docs quite effectively. Maybe the same for my first frq (provided my info was accurate). The 2nd frq was horrendous…maybe a 4-6 if i’m lucky?</p>
<p>This was my first AP. Didn’t know about the pen, so I didn’t bring one. BUT I asked my proctor when I read you had to use a pen, and she said “it doesn’t matter. just use a pencil. we don’t have any pens anyways,” or something like that. </p>
<p>I freaked out when I looked it up after the test, but I called college board and they said “as long as it’s readable, it will be graded.” She said they’d MUCH prefer you use a pen, but you won’t be penalized for not using one.</p>
<p>Anyone else think it’s ridiculous my proctor told me it’s fine to use a pencil?</p>
<p>Multiple Choice was quite simple. expecting 4-5 wrong on the whole test. </p>
<p>for some reason, I found the DBQ a bit hard, but that was probably because my mindset was on Jacksonian Democracy and New Deal. But I know i did not do well on that. 5-7.</p>
<p>The first group of FRQ’s was a bit troublesome, but I think I did pretty well. 6-8.</p>
<p>Last FRQ was simple. easy 7-9.</p>
<p>Yes, definitely ridiculous. Anyway, you just have to hope that the pencil doesn’t wear off. Otherise I don’t think that they’ll take points off or disregard it. But if it’s not legible, then they’re not going to waste time trying to read it.</p>