<p>Ok, I had the AP computer science and statistics tests today. The computer science was first and I felt fine during the first two hours of the exam. However, with about an hour left until it was over, I began to feel sick. I ended up throwing up in the bathroom outside of the testing room at least three times (the final time I threw up was only twenty or so minutes away before the statistics exam was going to start). So I told the testing administrator and asked her if I could possibly take the make-up test for stat, because I would obviously do poorly on since 1) I didn't feel very well, which means I wouldn't be able to concentrate as well, and 2) It was likely that I would have to throw up again while I was taking the exam, which would waste the precious time we're giving to complete it, which would also obviously lower my score. So she ended up calling someone to clarify if I could indeed take the make-up due to illness, and she told me that I would need to get a doctors note: that's it.</p>
<p>And so that is why I'm making this thread. Will a simple note from a doctor actually suffice?</p>
<p>I asked her if I had to go today (it's complicated to explain, but I can't go tonight) and she said, "No you don't. That's fine." So I plan on doing it either tomorrow or the day after.</p>
<p>...Hopefully the doctor will give me a note, even though I probably won't be sick anymore by then.</p>
<p>last year, the school asked 'were you sick that day?" and i was like 'sure' even though it was just a huge anxiety attack the day of the test. I didn't need a doctor's note or anything o.o</p>
<p>Since I'll be taking the alternate exam, this means that my score will be compared against everyone else taking the alternate exam. So the two populations (the first being the people taking the first exam, and the second being those taking the make-up exam) are different.</p>
<p>So do you guys think that the curve for the make-up exam will be harder, easier, or roughly the same?</p>
<p>I fear it will be harder, because most people having to take the make-up exam are doing so because they had three ap tests that day, for example, which means they're probably, on average, smarter.</p>
<p>not to scare you, but i think the make up would be harder, because if it was normally easier more people would want to just do make up. and i'm sure the college board wouldn't want people to think that they are getting rewarded for not coming the day of the exam.</p>
<p>The difficulty of the test shouldn't matter; instead, the people you're taking it against should......right?</p>
<p>And that's what I'm asking, do you guys think that the people taking the make-up will be, on average, smarter than those who took the first test?</p>
<p>lol you're all thinking about it and worrying too much, it won't be any harder, and it wont be "curved" any less or more. The ap head reader doesn't just call the top x percent 5's 4's 3's etc... They examine the questions to determine test difficultly - the population doesn't matter (and wouldn't be really any different anyway...). Go to the website and look at form B free response questions yourself, I've yet to see an AP exam where they're significantly more or less difficult on average.</p>