<p>@2016bostonian That’s not good…(laughs nervously)</p>
<p>I just found out that I got a 4!</p>
<p>Question: I was a sophomore but I sent my scores to a college because it’s a school I want to apply too and why not lol. If I’m not an admitted student, will they tell me my scores?</p>
<p>@qb1222090 how did you find out? The Cutoffs aren’t released to students and the official scores don’t come out till the 5th</p>
<p>@Zeppelin7 if you sent it a college you can call the college and and they might tell you.</p>
<p>@2016bostonian ohh ok, thanks</p>
<p>@qb1222090 which college did you send your score to? I wanna try that next year</p>
<p>@zeppelin7 Here is the report that was sent to teachers, if you still needed to see it:</p>
<pre><code>In total, many schools added new AP Biology programs (some funded by Google), increasing the total number of students who took the exam from ~203,000 in 2013 to ~214,000 in 2014.
Multiple-Choice Section
Students earned, on average, the same number of points on the multiple-choice section as last year
In 2013, 123 students earned all 60 points possible in the multiple-choice section
In 2014, 124 students earned all 60 points possible in the multiple-choice section
Students’ average performance on the grid-in items improved slightly
In 2013, students earned, on average, 36% of the points possible on the grid-in questions
In 2014, students earned, on average, 37% of the points possible on the grid-in questions
TOTAL RESULTS
The number of students earning 5s increased by 25%, for a total of ~14,000 students earning a 5 (6.5% of the total)
The number of students earning 4s increased by 8%, for a total of ~48,000 students earning a 4 (22.2% of the total)
The number of students earning 3s increased by 2%, for a total of ~75,000 students earning a 3 (35.1% of the total)
The number of students earning 2s decreased by <1%, for a total of ~59,000 students earning a 2 (27.4% of the total)
The number of students earning 1s increased by 25%, for a total of ~19,000 students earning a 1 (8.8% of the total)
Free-Response Section
Students earned, on average, a higher percentage of the free-response points than last year.
In 2013, no students earned all 60 points possible in the free-response section
In 2014, 9 students earned all 60 points possible in the free-response section
3 of these 9 students were also the students who earned all 60 points possible in the multiple-choice section, making these the first 3 students to earn perfect scores of 120/120 points on the redesigned AP Biology Exams. We will notify these students and their schools/teachers this fall.
In 2013, students earned, on average, 40% of the points possible on the free-response questions
In 2014, students earned, on average, 43% of the points possible on the free-response questions.
Students performed extremely well on question #3 (predicting ecological consequences of human actions); 67% of students earned all 4 points possible on it
Generally the most difficult free-response question was #7 (thermoregulation in animals); only the top students did well on this question, and 37% of students earned 0 points on it.
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<p>Thanks for this. Where did you get this from and is this the condensed version? Do you have an idea what the cutoff was for a 5 this year? Last year was around 80%</p>
<p>It is condensed a little. There was also a chart that compared the percentage of points earned on each of the frq’s on this year’s test versus last year’s, but I couldn’t get that to format properly. Also, I have no idea what the cutoff was for a 5, sorry.</p>
<p>@bioislife3 Thanks! Actually, the main reason I wanted to see it was because, if I remember correctly, the teacher report showed the score cutoffs and I wanted to see where I stand because I felt like I was border line 4-5. Did it give that info? Either way thanks for it!</p>
<p>@Zeppelin7 No the report did not include the cutoff scores. </p>
<p>Generally the most difficult free-response question was #7 (thermoregulation in animals); only the top students did well on this question, and 37% of students earned 0 points on it.</p>
<p>Probably just because they didn’t get to that question. 
Thankfully our teacher taught us to answer the easy questions first because a point is a point, whether it comes from a hard or easy question.</p>
<p>anybody get their scores?</p>
<p>Got my score back!!! I got a 5 :D</p>
<p>For those of you who scored 5’s, what prep book did you study? Do you have any tips for this class? I’m taking it this year. </p>
<p>5, yes! I was expecting this
@Tajmahal Barrons or Cliffs. Read a few chapters every week. Pay attention to the diagrams and experiments in the book. I suggest reading the whole book, because sometimes prep books don’t give you sufficient explanation. In my case, I can’t memorize something unless I understand it 100%, so the Campbell book was great help.</p>
<p>@ccstudent101 Thank you! I was going to get Cliffs because a lot of people said that it helped them with memorizing and covering basic content. However, some people said that it didn’t help that much in regards to the new AP biology test. I think I will rely more on the Campbell book. </p>
<p>@Tajmahal Cliffs is good for labs, though. Barrons is not very detailed in dealing with labs. However, on the version of the AP exam I got, I did not see any lab-related questions, so…it’s up to you. I used Barrons & the Campbell (took detailed notes for each chapter, but this is not really necessary). </p>
<p>@Tajmahal I briefly used Barron’s to reinforce the topics I was iffy about. Other than that, I didn’t prep for the AP specifically. I prepped using Princeton review for the subject test and that just carried into my AP. It really depends on your teacher if (s)he’s good then you shouldn’t even have to study that much. I never read from Campbell and got a 5. Also, the AP bio test, in my opinion, is extremely analytical and only requires basic bio knowledge (aside from the FRQ’s). Good luck!</p>