AP Comp Sci Free Response

[thegreatjaadoo]

<p>How strict are the free response graders of the AP comp sci A test? My teacher pretty much made that class a free period so I have only done a few labs this year. However, I'm studying with the Barron's book so I'm really confident about the MC and I know the material. I also took a regular Java class a few years ago in which I did a lot more programming. </p>

<p>Even so, I can't write compiler-perfect code and I know I'll do things on the test like make public variables private and leave stuff out of loops. Will all of this matter on the test? I usually understand what the free response questions are asking me to do, but, when I write out code, I always find errors that would cause it to not run or run incorrectly.</p>

[Dal]

<p>They are rather forgiving. If you go to ap central, you can get a list of all the things the graders will mark down your score for. They will mark you down if your code doesn't work. You have to remember to do things like use your counters in a while loop correctly. In short, try to fix those bad habits but don't think you'll fail miserably for them. You may get a few points marked off because you made a mistake, but normally it isn't severe.</p>