<p>@BigIs Thanks, that cleared up a lot, but I am still confused… Does the ETS find out if there are some similar answers? I am not a native speaker, and I honestly do not think I did well on the MC at all, because I was confused… I think the person thought I knew what I was doing and tried to take some of my answers…</p>
<p>So, the OTI would definitely contact me before the release of AP Scores if something went wrong? Because, they are already graded. So, if I haven’t heard anything, I shouldn’t worry too much?</p>
<p>Also, do they compare answers before or after the investigation. So, they compare answers regardless, or they do so after finding another reason to investigate?</p>
<p>You’re probably screwed, same thing happened to a friend of mine junior year and his scores were all invalidated, which eventually snowballed into him not getting into the college he wanted.</p>
<p>I am being serious right now. They do not contact you whatsoever. This is real example from my personal life. When I was taking the AP spanish exam, my friend, who has diabetes, his glucose meter or insulin counter (the device that monitors one’s blood sugar level) started to beep. He immediately called out to the proctor, “sorry, that I was just my glucose meter”. The proctor nodded, and we continued on with MC section. The test went on as planned. July 8 came, and we received our scores in the mail, not my surprise I got a 2. However, my friend got a 5. However, next the score there was an asterisk (*). Then at the bottom of sheet paper, there was an explanation indicating why there was an asterisk. This is what it read: “Your score has been invalidated due to the activation of an electronic device, please call ETS for a case by case report”. He never received any indication. This story has become a legend at my school, it retold by every teacher before we take any standardized tests. And for the kid, well like the old saying goes, “karma’s a b!tch”</p>
<p>dragooner4, I have a very difficult time believing your story. In order for a test to be invalidated, the proctor needs to write up an Incidence Report (IR) so that the student name can be matched up to an AP number (since the College Board doesn’t know your AP number beforehand). As a result, the student should be notified that there has been a “testing irregularity”. Moreover, I have a real hard time with the fact that the student in question would not be contacted at all since there would be plenty of time to either resolve the dispute or completely invalidate the score from the time the Incidence Report is filed to the time that scores arrive by mail. In addition, I have never heard of an asterisk being marked next to a score to indicate invalidation. The only time as asterisk is used is to note some kind of delay… not an invalidated score.</p>
<p>…and also, your story seems slightly irrelevant to scarlette123’s case.</p>
<p>“6.
Invalid scores:
The College Board may also cancel AP Exam scores
when, in its judgment, there is substantial evidence that they are invalid
for any reason. Evidence of invalidity may include, but is not limited
to, plagiarism, discrepant handwriting, unusual answer patterns, or
inconsistent performance on different parts of the exam or text that is
similar to that in other free responses. Before canceling AP Exam scores
based on substantial evidence of invalidity, the College Board notifies
the affected student in writing about its concerns, gives the student an
opportunity to submit information that addresses the College Board’s
concerns and considers any such information that is submitted. The
College Board also offers various options, which typically include
voluntary score cancellation, a free retest and arbitration in accordance
with the ETS Standard Arbitration Agreement.
Note: The retest option
is not available outside the United States and Canada.
The arbitration option
is available only for tests administered in the United States. Additionally, if before,
during or after a review of questionable scores, ETS finds that misconduct has
occurred in connection with a test, ETS may treat the matter under its misconduct
procedures; in that event, the options available in connection with score invalidity
reviews will not be available even if those options were previously offered.”</p>
<p>It sounds like Cray77 found in writing the process I outlined. Based on what I know about the procedures, and the information from the website, the story of the beeping Glucose meter probably belongs on SNOPES.</p>
<p>Alright, here’s exactly what happened to my friend. So, he took 3 tests his junior year. It was on his last test, AP US History, where the incident occurred. He swears he didn’t cheat, but, well, Frank tends to be a bit of a liar. Like this one time he was explaining to me about how he got three scoops of ice cream from this local ice cream shop. Now, I know this ice cream shop very well. I’ve gone there for YEARS. It’s actually quite a tradition for my parents and I to go there after the first day of school every year and order a good ol’ double scoop. My personal favorite is chocolate chip cookie dough, but that’s irrelevant. I digress. So my friend Frank was telling me this one time about how he ordered a double scoop and they have him a triple scoop for free. This is complete and utter nonsense. The three people who run the shop are old and friendly, but very stingy. You see, they would never just give out a free ice cream scoop, that’s just throwing money away – metaphorically, of course. So when Frank told me he got a free triple scoop I was positive he was lying.</p>
<p>Now that I think about it… he probably didn’t even take any AP tests. How do I even know his name is Frank? Who even am I? Why are we here? Oh man I’m having another existential crisis.</p>
<p>@BigIs I think that manmadeofbacon is trolling here. Regardless, I cannot jeapordize my college future. I’ve worked so hard thus far. I am just praying and hoping that nothing happens. I did NOT cheat, and I should NOT pay for this. Hopefully, because OTI hasn’t contacted me, I’ll be okay.</p>
<p>How is OTI going to know? Someone copied me… The similarities will show up on both tests. How can they PROVE anything? Will they just cancel it? I’m scared that I will be blamed for something that I did not do.</p>
<p>OP, the worst case scenario would be that your scores are invalidated… and that really won’t affect anything. it will not affect your college admissions.
second of all, the worst case scenario isn’t even going to pop up, so just relax and let it go</p>
<p>@stressedouttt thanks, I really hope that you’re right.
My only concern is that I feel like I may have done somewhat better on the free response sections…Is this a bad thing?:/</p>
doing better is never a bad thing</p>