<p>I took 4 AP tests, and I was confident about all of them except for AP Spanish.
I was not feeling so well that day, and my answers were all over the place, many of the multiple choice were guesses.
My concern is that the person next to me would frequently look over at my answer sheet during the MC, and I didn't realize what she was doing until after. I do not want to snitch, but I REALLY cannot afford to have my scores invalidated. Does the ETS cancel AP tests for this reason? My proctor did not notice anything, I just don't want to have my test be questioned/invalidated because someone may have some similar wrong answers as I...</p>
<p>No one’s going to notice that you two have similar wrong answers, you’re fine</p>
<p>Doesn’t the ETS have a program that flags similar wrong answers? Oh gosh, I’m so scared</p>
<p>I really doubt it. unless your proctor caught you (in which case, you would know by now), there shouldn’t be a problem</p>
<p>after all, a few of the same answers can’t PROVE anything</p>
<p>Nope, my proctor didn’t. I’m just really paranoid that, that will happen. I haven’t seen many instances similar to mine…most are just mass cheating. IDK what they do about the one kid who takes occasional glances…</p>
<p>Also…I erased, A LOT. Doesn’t that put me in the spotlight?</p>
<p>You’re screwed might as well start planning how to explain it to your parents.
May the odds be ever in your favor</p>
<p>I did NOT cheat…I was the victim of it. But the ETS/College Board don’t know that.
I don’t even care if I get canceled, I just cannot have this on my record for colleges.</p>
<p>If an incident report wasn’t filed by the AP Coordinator/Exam Proctor, there is a good chance you’ll get away scotch-free; then again, there is rumored to be a process where tests are matched against each other and if the wrong answers correspond too often to be a result of pure chance, further investigation is pursued. This “further investigation” could include contacting your exam proctor to see a copy of the seating chart. Though in all honesty, this probably would have already happened since the MC portions of the AP exams are graded immediately.</p>
<p>I wish you the best of luck! (On an unrelated note, for anyone who had their test invalidated, did you get any form of communication from the CollegeBoard before seeing your score report?)</p>
<p>Hi Cray77,
I am aware of the rumor, and that is what I am most scared about, because I feel like I have very bad luck, and I will be blamed for something that I did not do. I have not heard anything from anyone since the test either… When is the multiple choice graded? Would they contact my school before school ended…</p>
<p>I believe the multiple choice is graded very shortly after the exams are received by the CollegeBoard. As far as I know, the school would probably be notified (since more confirmation is needed before the cancellation of a score). It seems that you’re probably safe – I doubt that when you login to apscore.org on July 8 you’ll see a big red invalidated stamp over your score; CollegeBoard should give some warning. Then again, I don’t really know if CollegeBoard sends pre-mature notifications to students who have exams that have been invalidated – but I’d really like an answer to this question as it would help give many students piece of mind. :)</p>
<p>Yes, I would like the answer to that question as well, mainly because I stress A LOT. Now, when I try to remember what exactly happened in the test, I can’t really remember. I am just hoping that there were not too many same/samewrong answers and I did not get in trouble. I think that maybe calling College Board and asking them whether they tell students or not would be a good idea.</p>
<p>Can anyone else also put in some input on my situation, please?</p>
<p>Eh. I don’t think there’s much we can do – other than hope we see a 5 when we login on July 8 – and not an invalidated notice. You could try to email/call CollegeBoard about the issue, but make sure you remain anonymous.</p>
<p>Foolish girl, you should have just kept quiet. Now it my duty as a honorable citizen of the United States to report you to the ETS. I have tracked your IP and I know your location. Feel the force of the NSA. It’s funny, because I’m sure you would have gotten all 5’s.</p>
<p>lol. dragooner4, you’re such an awesome ■■■■■. 
In all reality, I think we make College Board/ETS seem way too much of a “big brother” figure. You’re safe, I think.</p>
<p>Also, IP tracking hardly works at all – it only gives a relative location and requires a subpoena to even legally obtain. And you seem mighty obsessed with the NSA dragooner4… is there something we don’t know? O_o</p>
<p>I really wouldn’t sweat over it. What happens happens, but I highly doubt that your scores would get invalidated. What matters is that you know that you didn’t cheat, or at least didn’t try to allow anyone to cheat. You don’t need to feel guilty since you had nothing to do with it.</p>
<p>@dragooner4, I did not appreciate that
@Cray77, I really hope we are okay
@darksaber21, I am just concerned that I will be found guilty for something that I did not do. I am a very concentrated test taker and I tend to not notice the activities of other test takers until after the test. </p>
<p>Anyone actually know of anyone who got copied off of or copied off of someone and did not get caught, or did get caught?
Would my school be notified if they found a problem in the MC?</p>
<p>Of course you don’t appreciate that, the truth hurts. And you are right about IP tracking doing relative location, you’re right, only civilians have access relative locations. However, since I have a few connections in Langley, I can use their influence to gain access to one’s ISP, get a true, GPS location accurate to 4 meters. The NSA is watching all of us. I wouldn’t even type something that you don’t want other people to hear.</p>
<p>@dragooner4, alright then. Since you know so much, you would also know that I did NOT cheat, but in fact, was a victim. Reporting me would not do anything.</p>
<p>Any other people who are actually willing to speak accurately…please give me some feedback. I know that I did not do anything wrong, but I am on the brink of a stress attack because I feel like something will happen.</p>
<p>An investigation would only be started if there is an inconsistent performance among students’ ap exams. For example, if the student sitting next to you earned 4 1’s and 1 5, Testing Integrity might want to examine how they earned a single 5. OTOH, if the high score is in a language, especially AP Spanish, it is easily explainable by assuming the test taker is a native speaker.</p>
<p>If an investigation had been started, you would have been promptly contacted directly by the Office of Testing Integrity (OTI). The school is not involved. The students perceived to be involved would be interviewed and a determination would be made. OTI never determines that someone had cheated. Their conclusion would be that circumstances does not allow them to produce an accurate score. The test taker is usually offered two options; no grade with a refund, or a retest. If the student chooses a refund, no score is reported. If there is no score, there is no need for an explanation. If the student chooses a retake, a score is reported without any additional comment.</p>
<p>If you haven’t heard yet, you won’t hear, unless a specific complaint is filed.</p>
<p>Less stress, more summer vacation is needed.</p>