<p>Hey guys!</p>
<p>Has anyone taken the calc placement exam yet? If so, how was it? Were the questions difficult/tricky? How many questions were there? Was there a timer for a certain amount of time?<br>
(Note that I'm not asking for specific questions/problems...)</p>
<p>I'm trying to gauge how much I should obsess over reviewing last year's calc :p .</p>
<p>Thanks! ;)</p>
<p>It probably will take about 2 - 3 hours to do. Each section is not individually timed, but there is some kind of a 24 hour limit or something. You should do them in one sitting.</p>
<p>Go to blackboard, click on "View Grades". You can view how many questions per section there are and what the average score is.</p>
<p>It's not difficult if you know the material from the BC calc exam. And keep in mind they determine placement from both your AP score and this placement exam's score.</p>
<p>Oh and, try not to fail the series section (it's not hard if you know the material), because I heard they'll only place you in Calc 2 even with a 5 on the AP.</p>
<p>Cool, thanks!</p>
<p>awvvu is right. I easily aced all the sections but got only the average score on the series & sequences part :( Well, Calc II here I come again..</p>
<p>how many questions are there per section?</p>
<p>Go to blackboard, click on "View Grades". You can view how many questions per section there are and what the average score is.</p>
<p>It's reasonably short, a handful of questions per section. Whole thing can be done in a little over two hours (considering you aren't suppose to use a calculator and have to work it all out by hand). Definitely review series and sequences - the only section I got any questions wrong on. >< Ugh, another year of Calc II. Otherwise, all multiple choice, not really difficult.</p>
<p>Is the material covered in AP cal bc enough for the placement test? I 'm a little concerned about the series section cuz i am really suck at it:(</p>
<p>Yes, it's the exact same material. If you do well on everything except series, you'll be placed in a mini course (half semester) that covers the BC calc stuff instead of a full Calc 2 curriculum.</p>
<p>What is considered a "good" grade on this. I got 42/48, at or above average on all sections and 7/8 on series... is that good? (it seems like it should be).</p>
<p>f u stormgren haha how did you do that? I got 5 on BC test simulation and understand concepts fine but just couldnt focus on the placement test cause it felt unimportant. I ended up with an 18 I believe completely skipping diffeq and series sections and stopping after one integration question. But actually I have a question as well, will I be able to place out of calc 1 and 2 because it could really be unnecessary for me to take them</p>
<p>No, they consider their placement test more important than your AP score. I don't think you can place out with that score. You can probably email them and ask them to let you take it again.</p>
<p>what's your weighted total, stormgren???</p>
<p>"Not Applicable" just like everyone else?</p>