AP Calculus BC Curves

<p>Idk but that seriously was a lot easier than the past APs my teacher's given to us in class, im guessing the curve to go up. Do you think i can still get a 5 with 35 right 10 wrong on MC and averaging about 5/9 on each Free Response?</p>

<p>Reasons imo why more kids get 5's on BC than AB
1. A lot of kids who take BC have taken AB the previous year. A lot of the material tested on BC they have encountered in the AB exam.
2. Schools that offer the option to take AB or BC. Usually the stronger math students will just skip AB and go straight to BC.</p>

<p>^^ More likely a 4.</p>

<p>My school doesn't let you take AB then BC, you take H then BC. H basically is 1 semester PreCalc, 1st semester AB.</p>

<p>And I scored a 790 on the SAT II Math IIc and a 780 on the SAT Math but I decided to take AB because most schools don't consider BC to be the equivalent of Calculus 2 and only give a Calculus 1 waiver just like the Ab. "Work smarter not harder".</p>

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<p>That's a 69 raw, which is a 5.</p>

<p>Not really. If you look at the numbers around 200,000 students took the AB and 50,000 took the BC. The BC is harder material, so as seen by the numbers, is more self selective. When there is more self selection more people get 5's. (though it also becuase it is on a years worth of college material not just a semester)</p>

<p>AB is over a full year of Calc I, BC is over 1/2 of Calc II. One can also argue that some schools don't have BC classes. I know mine didn't have BC until 2 years ago and we are a 6 year old school.</p>