<p>I'm on the cusp between a 4 and a 5 on the AP BC Calc exam, and since I have another exam on the 9th I'm thinking about moving my calc exam to the alternate date, two weeks later. Is the curve on the alternate test a lot harder, because fewer students take it, or should it be the same? Should the test be roughly the same difficulty?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I don't know if the curve is different, but the alternate is ALWAYS harder.</p>
<p>BS reply with no proof?
I think yes.</p>
<p>"Alternate is ALWAYS harder"</p>
<p>How do you know? Do the College board purposely make it like that so people won't take the alternate?</p>
<p>I wouldn't think so. A lot of people have 2 tests scheduled on the same day so they have to take the alternate. Why should they be punished for that? I don't think it'd be too much more difficult.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any proof of this supposed increase in difficulty?</p>
<p>that's utter crap. The only type of test that could possibly be HARDER is the form B, but even that is about the same difficulty. Nah, there's no real difference...and how do you know if you only take one or the other (and have nothing else to comapre to)?</p>