AP Scores

Colleges & Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>According to the CollegeBoard the breakdown is:</p>

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5 Extremely well qualified
4 Well qualified
3 Qualified
2 Possibly qualified
1 No recommendation

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<p>Usually the statistical breakdown is that the top 10%-15% get a 5, the next 20%-25% receive a 4. The breakdown for the 2005 version of the US History test is here:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_us/dist.html?ushist%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_us/dist.html?ushist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Considering that those taking the test are often in the upper portion of their class finishing in the top 30%-45% on one of these test is really pretty good.</p>