I received a "projected score" on my AP Spanish Language Exam

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<p>This is the letter I got from CollegeBoard today concerning the score of my AP Spanish exam...</p>

<p>"In response to the incident report submitted by [my school's name] concerning a misadministration problem during the 2010 AP Spanish Language Exam, the following options are available to you to help resolve this situation:</p>

<p>1.) We can report a projected score based on the Multiple choice section of the Spanish Language Exam.</p>

<p>2.) You may take an alternate full Free-response section of the Spanish Language Exam free of charge.</p>

<p>3.) You may cancel your AP Spanish Language Exam and receive a refund based on the dollar amount you paid for your exam."</p>

<p>What should I do? If I re-took the exam, when would I take it? Next year during the normal testing schedule? I don't understand. Someone help?</p>

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<p>I would go with Option 2 while the material is still fresh in your mind.</p>

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<p>Did they tell you the projected score?</p>

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<p>If you think you did well on the MC section, perhaps it would be best to request a projected score.</p>

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<p>Wow, never heard of something like this before. I agree with puggly, but it’s really your choice. If you think you did well on MC, take option 1. If you think you did badly on FRQ, take option 2. If you think you did bad on both, take option 3.</p>

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<p>Ask them if they’ll tell you what your projected score is. If they don’t, then go with Option Two.</p>

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<p>My AP Coordinator told me this would happen if FRQ booklets were lost during shipping (which had happened to our school in the past). The make-up exams are given in the late summer or the fall, not during regular testing. </p>

<p>Ask CB what your projected score is. If they don’t tell you, consult your teacher and try to think back to your MC performance and make a good decision from there.</p>

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<p>Yes, it said that my projected score was a 3.</p>

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<p>If you’re fine with a 3, then take the 3. If not, then retake the FRQs.</p>

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<p>Guys, I believe projected score means the score he would have gotten if he had gotten 0s on all the FRQs. It’s not like they relate how well you did on the MC and assign you a particular FRQ score off of that. He’s getting robbed if he goes with Option 1; that’s why Option 2 is better. Of course it’s all up to him but I would go with Option 2 unless he’s happy with the 3.</p>

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<p>^No, it means that they just assume you did equally well on the FRQs as you did on the MC and they just double your MC score to find your projected (final if you accept it) score.</p>

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<p>Actually, that’s exactly what they do.</p>

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<p>Alright. Then, I think I will re-take the free-response section again because I am not that happy with the 3 (since I am really good at Spanish and was ready to make a 5), but I’ll at least have a 3, right? I mean, if I do bad on the free-response section, will I still be able to keep that 3 or will I lose it?</p>

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<p>^^Oh I guess I was wrong then. But where did you find this information? It seems a bit strange that they would just assume how well you would do on the FRQs. >_></p>

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<p>My AP Coordinator told me about it one day when I asked her if anything ever gets lost in the shipping process. Then she told me about the whole projected score thing.</p>

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<p>If you accept your projected score and you DON’T retake your FRQs, you will have a 3. If you retake the FRQs and do worse than you did on the MC, your score could go down. If you do better than you did on the MC, your score could go up.</p>

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<p>Wow this is really interesting lol
I guess I’d take the FR!
I’m just mad because I still haven’t gotten my ap spanish score! It was delayed for some reason. Like everyone else in my class got theirs, but I didn’t. I’m not sure why either! :frowning:
Hopefully it’ll be here soon enough lol</p>