<p>david: I took APUSH last year. Of course, I was really prepared thanks to a great teacher, but the test was EXTREMELY easy. The questions were VERY general with the exception of maybe 2 or 3 questions. APUSH is generally a pretty easy subject, so I would imagine that the curve is not AS lenient as other AP subjects. Basically, if you know your stuff--truly know it--you will no doubt get a 5.</p>
<p>chanski-very lenient curve, as I understand it. I think 75% cutoff for a 5. The essays are scored out of ten, but as I understand it, the national average is often around 3-5 points, so that should be an indication...Make sure you know your labs as well the book stuff.</p>
<p>why do people say we need to konw the labs for AP Biology? There was one question on the free response in 1999 about designing an experiment. But I just made one up on the fly nad went with it</p>
<p>vtran: because you do need to know labs. The AP test also tests logical reasoning and analytical abliity in the form of labs done in the classroom throughout the year (they are a mandatory part of the cirricullum). I took the test last year (2004) and I can say that at least 1/6 of all questions were lab questions, or derivied from concepts learned in the lab, but not in the text. You can be sure that at least one lab will show up on an openended. If it is any help, last year's was about DPIP and chloroplast. If for nothing else, it helps reinforce the classroom concepts (and you can allude to labs in your free response for extra points.)</p>