Here’s the scale for a 3, 4 and 5 based on my AP 5 steps to a 5 book:
5 - 108 through 80
4 - 79 though 65
3 - 64 through 50
Do you guys think the grading scales might be a little more generous than that?
@NIHHIHH isn’t the cutoff for a5 around 63%? That is what my calc teacher told us.
@zach1198 yeah that’s true based on the 2008 curve but I mean looking in the 2014-2015 AP Calculus AB 5 Steps to a 5 those are the estimated cutoff ranges.
@NIHHIHH I googled it and still got the answer of 63% for 2013-2014. Doesn’t a jump of 11% seem a little weird for one year difference and the same test? But who cares, I’m still confident I only lost like 10 pts max on the exam.
68/108 is supposedly a five. The prep books set a higher limit so when the people who buy them take the actual test, they do better than they did on the practice. Same reason SAT practice questions are harder than the actual SAT questions.
nope. just took physics c mech. 
What was 4D?
Yes, 5 b) should have said (-2, -1), not (-2, 1). I’d edit my post but I can’t seem to see how one can do that.
Trying to allocate the 9 points per question is not something I would want to attempt. It varies by problem and test. Some times they may give you 3 points for an integral sometimes one. It all depends on how many parts there are per problem as well.
Scoring is typically like this (+/- a point or 2)
5: 68 - 108
4: 52 - 67
3: 39 - 51
@Math Toot , Appreciate posting the Answers 
Can’t wait to get my score
Fingers crossed, I really need a 4.
4 or 5 is a must.
First one to put up my score.
I got a 5!!!
I was not expecting this at all, since I set my expectations way up there even before I took the test and I freaked out when I found out I wasn’t able to finish all the questions in the multiple choice. LOL but I guess the curve was pretty decent (?)
got a 5 here!
Hey I’m a student taking this course next year.
Any tips on how to prepare to get a 5?
Although I took Calc BC, I would say that the best way to prepare for AP Calc in general is to practice with older questions. Luckily, if you’re taking this exam next year, then you will be the last group of students to take the current AP Calc exam before they redesign it in the 2016-2017 school year. The free-response questions on the day of the AP become extremely predictable if you look over the released free-response questions that CollegeBoard posted. For example, you can definitely expect a rate question, area/volume question, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus question, etc. on every year’s exam.
The same thing applies for multiple-choice. There are tons of released multiple-choice questions out there. In fact, your teacher should have access to the multiple-choice questions from the past few years. If you can do well on those questions, you’ll be in pretty good shape on the day of the AP. You only need about 65% of the exam correct to get a 5 so it’s definitely doable as long as you’re willing to put in the effort.
coming straight from precalculus with a 96% (highest in my class because my class was full of carefree juniors), and not knowing anything about derivatives, integrals, any of that crap, how hard do you think this class will be? For AP classes, I buy a review book that I read along with my textbook throughout the year and it’s really helpful. Can I do that in Calc too and if so what book should I use? Any other resources, such as websites or cheat sheets, that you guys used that were useful? Thank you and congratulations to all of you who took the exam!
@snapicola I didnt even take Pre-Calculus before taking AP Calculus. I got a 5, you will be fine. Just take lots of practice AP tests from previous years.