<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I took one BC practice test from Peterson's, and it was difficult.
The problems themselves weren't that hard, but I felt I needed much more time than just 55 minutes on MC. It took me an hour more (in addition to allowed 55 minutes) to complete the MC section.
How does difficulty of Peterson's exams compare with that of real exams?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>i use the petersons book (orange cover) for calc AB this year and the MC is definitely harder then the real thing. Probably same thing would apply to the BC questions.</p>
<p>I'm using the orange cover Peterson's book, too. The practice exam I just did was the first one I ever did, and it sapped all my energy away. Now I don't have much strength left inside me. But I still need to try all the rest of the practice exams on this book and PR, including all the FR questions on the CB site.</p>
<p>I asked a friend last year how hard the 2006 BC MC was compared to Arco's (which is now branded under Peterson's, but the same test) first BC test, and he told me that the 2006 BC was much easier. Here is a tip for you, study the 2003 released multiple choice questions, they are extremely helpful.</p>
<p>Yatta!: Thanks for your post. That's so relieving to know! I was really concerned about my result for Peterson's first BC test. But how can studying the 2003 released MC be helpful? Does it contain especially good questions?</p>
<p>Well, the 2003 released test is much more like the real AP exam (similar types of questions, etc...) Many of the prep books ask you to do all this tedious work in their practice exams (like Barrons, Petersons, etc...) In reality, the exam is much more conceptual requiring less calculations.</p>