AP CHEM... questions about the new format!

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Hey guys,
I recently purchased the AP CHEM 2015 EDITION PR
Took the diagnostic got 55% (33/60 correct. 27 WRONG…mostly acid-base…forgot all about it) and asked my teacher to grade my FRQ… scored 38/46… didn’t do so well on one of the long one.

I have load of questions right now
tried to contact my teacher but it seems like he is busy… its weekend- he needs a break
Anyways,

I have 98% in AP CHEM first semester overall, 97% right now.
but apparently I forgot most of the first semester stuff… I’m confident with chemistry… just need some review… have been occupied with working, sat, other APs.

Q1. 55% on MC, 38/46 on FRQ… what is the score?
Q2. What is the cut off for a 5 (I HAVE TO GET A FIVE ON CHEM…*I hate ap english… and other craps. gotta have a 5 to confirm myself that pursuing CHEM major is a right choice)
Q3. My review book says 90 mins for section II, college board says 105 mins… and other source says something less… how long do we have???

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  1. probably a 5, but I would question if your teacher were following the FRQ grading rubric or being generous, because there is a big disparity between your MC and FRQ scores.
  2. Only the College Board knows for sure since they have not released a new exam, but probably somewhere around 65-67%.
  3. When in doubt, go with the college board. It's 105 minutes for the FRQ; they just recently announced this change. There were many complaints last year that 90 minutes was insufficient time for the FRQ, so I guess their response was to extend the time instead of eliminate a question.
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Noooooo. Last year’s 5 cutoff score was around 75%, and my ap chem advisor hypothesized that this year it’ll be closer to 80%. I’m freaking out-- it’s DEFINITELY not lower than 70%. Also, your grade in ap chem can hardly be representative of the ap test; i know kids who got A’s in ap chem and still got 4’s. It depends on your teacher, really.

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Last year for the FRQ, 31 out of 46 was needed for a 5, which is 67%. The MC cutoff has not been made publicly available, so any estimates, including mine, are conjecture.

http://www.totalregistration.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=494&Itemid=118

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Skieurope, do you predict that the curve will be more rough this year because that 2014 FRQ score (31/46 for a 5) was with 90 minutes rather than 105?

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@rhubarbb Probably not. It seems for most tests, a 5 hovers somewhere around 65%.