<p>^ intersting. I’ve been reading cliffs for 6 hours so far today and still have 4 chapters left. Hopefully I’m all set after today.</p>
<p>lol i’ve taken the 1999 test like 3 times now: </p>
<p>questions: 119</p>
<p>Correct: 105 </p>
<p>Skipped 2</p>
<p>incorrect: 12</p>
<p>…fail much?</p>
<p>How did you do the first time? If you did anywhere NEAR that good, you’re well on your way to a five… no-doubt.</p>
<p>first time it was on some website i forget what site but basically, i think out of 100 i got 13 incorrect and 8 skipped… is that already a 5?</p>
<p>^ If you could get about 20 points (out of 40) on the FRQs, you’d have a 5. :)</p>
<p>Review your weak points and just do your best to improve your MC score.</p>
<p>yeah… im mainly workin on MC right now… you think thats the best idea? i feel that i could get at least 15 on the FRQ. </p>
<p>should i focus on FRQ or MC?</p>
<p>Honestly, you can’t really know what to expect on the FRQ. I think they have one question from each of three sections: Molecules and Cells; Genetics and Evolution; Organisms and Populations… and then a lab/experiment question. The only thing you can do to prepare for them is to know everything.</p>
<p>To improve your MC score, you need to be strategic in your answering. If you have NO clue what the answer to a question may be, don’t guess. However, if you can eliminate one or more choices, you have a better chance of guessing right and bypassing the penalty. I don’t know about others, but I have been finishing the released exams in a matter of 35-40 minutes leaving me at least 40 minutes of extra time. If you are in the same situation, go back and review every single answer. You may find that 1) you have discovered the answer to a question you skipped or 2) you realize that you accidentally marked the wrong choice or answered it incorrectly for some questions. Keep checking over, and keep TRYING to come up with an answer for the skipped questions; the knowledge is in your brain somewhere… it may just take time to find it. 
Don’t stop until time is called.</p>
<p>Personally, I myself am interested in improving my MC score. I’ve taken three released exams, and my raw score is fairly static - it has only varied from a range of 2-4 points. This means that I am most likely going to get the same score on the actual exam (unless I’m nervous, tired, or otherwise inhibited from performing well). Getting a solid MC score makes it less important to do extremely well on the FRQs. You know what to expect with the MC and you can easily prepare. But If you put your faith in doing well on the FRQs, you’ll be screwed over if you get a question that you have absolutely no idea how to answer.</p>
<p>I’m really tired so I don’t know if what I wrote makes any sense, but I tried. :p</p>
<p>lol general sense :</p>
<p>be prepared on everything… and wise words you have spoken</p>