<p>Note about "Form B" Exams
''Prior to the May 2012 exam administration, for selected AP subjects, another version of the exam called "Form B" was administered outside of North, Central, and South America. ""</p>
<p>so that means no form b? no different sets?
what about the difference in time zones and cheating?
weird.</p>
<p>The way the “Form B” worked is they would give it to students who were testing in a timezone where they could have advanced knowledge of the free response/multiple choice questions from the students who took the exam in different time zones.</p>
<p>Starting last year, they changed it so that only one form of the exam is given on a certain day. So, on Monday, everyone will take the same form of the AP Chemistry exam.</p>
<p>You may get a different set of questions. IB questions from year to year in each subject vary. The test may focus on one area and not another. My son is in the middle of IB exams; they come in sealed packages. Before the IB exams began, he went to school everyday and took Practice IB tests. Each practice IB test is very different even give the same subject. You need to be totally great at each subject; or maybe get lucky and get a test that focuses on your strong points. Either way they are very challenging; timing is an issue, you may have several tests on the same day to ensure everyone is on the same schedule. No one gets to keep their IB exams so there are not study guides floating around the world.</p>
<p>Study, review, take a huge breath and go in and take your IB exams. When you get to college, you will be well prepared for finals week</p>
<p>This change went into effect last year so isn’t really new, but it is different than it was in years prior to 2012. Before 2012, form B was administered internationally and in hawaii/alaska where time zones are off a lot from the contiguous US. Starting last year, that does not occur but instead there are two and sometimes three forms of the same exam. For example, in my physics testing room, 45 kids received the version whose FRQs are on AP central, while 5 kids got a different version with entirely different multiple choice and free-response.</p>