I took the the AP Calc AB exam this year. I was very confident about my score especially when i found out that 5, was like 60%. I thought I would get nothing less than a 4. I checked my score and found out that i scored a 2 on the exam that I felt was fairly easy and I was well prepared for.
Did anyone else get a score 2-3 points lower than expected on this exam?
and
Do you think I should get the exam re-scored for a fee of $30?
I don’t think it’s worth it to rescore. Why were you so confident that you could score a 4 or 5? Did you score extremely high on practice exams?
Nothing less than a 4 on the practice exams I attempted
Spend the $30 so you won’t keep second guessing.
@bopper yea maybe i should do that, i don’t know the chances of my score changing but i need it for college
Fret not…colleges are much more concerned about your grades in those classes as opposed to the AP tests.
Why is that?
- Doing well in a class shows you can learn over the year and work hard over a period of time. That is what they want in college.
- Not all HS have many APs.
- Many people take AP tests senior year which is too late for admissions
For example, Stanford says:
Students currently enrolled in AP courses are not required to submit AP scores as part of our admission process. AP scores that are reported are acknowledged but rarely play a significant role in the evaluation of an application. Grades earned over the course of a term, or a year, and evaluations from instructors who can comment on classroom engagement provide us with the most detailed insight into a student’s readiness for the academic rigors of Stanford.
http://admission.stanford.edu/basics/selection/prepare.html
Where does this leave you?
- It tells you that you cannot place out of those classes in college…you will need to take them in college like many many other people do.
- Do not self report your scores
@booper Thanks a lot for explaining all that.