@writerzt71 For #7, I’m anticipating that 1 of the 4 points will be sig figs. I think the two most likely ways to do this are:
Method 1: 1 pt each part for a “correct” answer, plus a point for correct sig figs in BOTH parts a & b.
Method 2: 1 pt for the correct answer w/ correct sig figs in a, 2 pts in b (1 for moles of base, one for conc of acid), and 1 pt for c.
In either way, you are probably losing one point of the 4 in this question if you don’t have correct sig figs. showing precision (+/-) would not cost you, they’ll just look at your answer ignoring the precision piece.
For Q3, if you talk about dissolving you’ve got to say something about conductivity as well. Sugar dissolves, but that doesn’t mean it’s ionic. Plus the problem at the beginning tells you it is a water-soluble compound, so just dissolving it doesn’t help. I would anticipate you unfortunately not earning that point.
So, I was wondering what my score would be. I think I got a 35-40 right out of 50 on the MC and a 37 on the FRQs. Is that enough for a 5 with less of a curve? Thank you!
@Rabbit9919 That should put you on the plus side of the curve. As mentioned earlier, I anticipate the cut to be in the low-mid 70s. Your range of 72-77 will put you right in line with the approximate cut line, with a likelihood of being above it.
NOTE: I mispoke earlier… All 60 questions count, but it is worth a total of 50 points. Your correct score out of 60 will be multiplied by .833 to get your score out of 50 possible for that section (much like they do with the 46 FRQ points to get it out of 50)
@APChemTeacher Really? I was told that they dropped 10 questions from the MC. So I just subtracted the amount I got wrong (approximated from 50). If that is true then I have about 45-50 on MC and 37 on FRQ. If so, I would be higher and safer on the curve, right? By the way, thank you so much for replying. I’ve been on edge about this test because I really wanted to score a 5.
I mean you probably know better than me, but the 2014 FRQ was an absolute joke in my opinion. I thought this year was much much harder. Never did 2015 but I’ve heard a lot of people say it was harder than this year’s.
@writerzt71 I’m almost sure it won’t be any higher than 72. I suppose there could be some people who think 2016 was easier, but the vast majority of people I talked to said it was harder.
@Rabbit9919 Take the # correct/60 then x50… All 60 “count”, but the score gets scaled back out of 50 based on the % right… I’d doubt you will get a 50 on the MC correct as for that you need to get all 60 correct actually.
Just FYI for everyone… Individual scores have not yet been published, but they have published the percentage of students who have scored in each “range”.
5- 9.7%
4- 15.1%
3- 27.5%
2- 25.3%
1- 22.4%
This is about normal, with just over 50% of students “passing” the exam, and a little less than 10% scoring a 5. Of particular interest is that on FRQ #6, 73% of students scored a 0/4 on that question.
Hey everyone, I’m an upcoming Junior who will be taking the AP Chemistry Exam in 2017. My goal is to score a 5 on the exam, and I am planning to begin studying throughout the summer. Are there any former students or five-scorers out there that could give me some advice on how to study for the exam? Any videos or review books out there that you found to be highly effective? Thanks in advance!
I took Ap Chem my junior year and I received a 5 on the Ap chem exam. I strongly would not recommend it to students who are not willing to study a lot for this class. Ap chem is one of the hardest science class and was a struggle because there are many hard concepts you need to understand fully. I recommend buying the Barrons book because it helped me. However, the book sometimes assume that you have prior knowledge so it will not be good to use to alone. It is a good source to develop a better understanding of a concept you learned in class and to apply those concepts to the practice problems given in the book. I devoted a lot of time and effort to this class.
It is a good idea to start reviewing two months prior to the exam. I did not do that and struggled a lot, craming and reviewing in Chemistry in two days. I wish luck to those who are willing to take this challenging
Got a 5 without studying for exam because I had to cram for psychology (3)…
Definitely agree with sasa to study chemistry much earlier. I hard studied 2 months prior and helped explain concepts to other students to further reinforce my understanding and knowledge.
I took 14 full tests prior and I think that helped…
Got a 4…not shocked at all, considering that after the exam I realized that I missed an entire part of the FRQ section (like those subsections on the second page where the lines start…did that with my practice tests too smh).
Also not shocked considering I had a C+ for most of the year haha
The AP NMSI Chem videos / worksheets were by far the most useful resources I have ever had access too. For 2017 AP Chem-takers, use them to your advantage. And I agree with others, only if you are willing to study the heck out of chemistry (practice every problem type) and actually like it to a degree will you do well. I had neither quality.
Oh well.