question on scoring for 2011 AP exams

<p>I know they're eliminating the "wrong answer" penalty thing, so do you guys think they're going to just making the questions harder???</p>

<p>No, but the curve is going to be harsher</p>

<p>true…yeah when ppl say the questions won’t be harder, I thought they’d have to change something- forgot about that! Yep…I bet they’ll make it harsher…how much worse would anyone expect the curve to be? Any ideas? Or do you think that if I take practice tests in prep books and grade myself with the old way and I do fine, then would that be similar to see if I’m ready for the test?</p>

<p>Theoretically, if you can get a safe 5 on the old curve, you can get a 5 on this curve</p>

<p>So, basically this means that it’s good to guess?
I’m still a little confused, all of my AP teachers are telling me different things.
Clear this up for me: if I guess on a question, and get it wrong, it won’t count against me?</p>

<p>MojoMolly, yes it’s safe to guess this year. You don’t lose points for incorrect answers, so it’s to your advantage to guess. You can find that info on the College Board website if you search around a little on there, not sure exactly where it is.</p>

<p>MC questions are going based on the number correct only this year, but they will make the curve harder.</p>