Should I rescore AP's - possible error?

<p>I called College Board yesterday and payed the $8 to receive my scores.</p>

<p>Chem - 4
Bio - 4
Comp Sci(Self-Study) - Never said on Phone
English - 5
Calc - 4
Gov Pol(Self-Study) - 3</p>

<p>There is absolutely no way I had straight A+'s in sciences and high SAT II(770+) science scores and have 4's on the bio and chem exams! :(
I love Biology(my future major) felt like I aced the multiple choice and I wrote atleast 1.5 page for each free response because I knew the answer so well. Same with chemistry.</p>

<p>So this gets me thinking is it possible that there was an error and that I should wait for the real paper reports before I let this bother me? Or are the phone systems, usually, not wrong?</p>

<p>Also I know that there was a huge change in the grading policy(no more .25 off for wrong) - I feel like this increases chances of error - no? </p>

<p>Plus the fact that it didn't report my AP comp sci score - maybe there has been a mistake or is that just wishful thinking?</p>

<p>Lastly, I have read that rescores have increased scores in the past but I don't want to spend $25 for all the exams to be rescored. Is it worth it?</p>

<p>I understand how you feel right now. However, the rescores that end up increasing scores are about 1% of total requested rescores (a very small number).</p>

<p>You have to accept the fact that you received the scores you got. You say A+, but the rigor of courses varies from school to school. Your SAT2’s show you have good knowledge of the material, but AP’s and SAT2’s are different. </p>

<p>And the change in the grading policy really doesn’t create more chance for error. It’s all done by computer so the calculations would just be modified. </p>

<p>As for your Comp/Sci, I don’t know why it never showed up…maybe call and ask?</p>

<p>We all have wishful thinking, but the chance that it was scored incorrectly is highly unlikely. Maybe in a couple months, check out the FRQ scoring rebrics and see what you did wrong and right.</p>

<p>Sorry for your pain X.X</p>

<p>Hey man don’t worry, that’s what I was thinking. I got a 100 in APUSH all year and a 4 on the exam. At this point, I’m wishing that the automated voice was wrong but it probably isn’t. You could have it rescored but it’s probably not gonna change. You just gotta accept the fact that you got 4s. They’re still pretty good scores. Good Luck!</p>

<p>Lol you think a 4 is bad but it’s not, especially for Biology, which is a tough exam. </p>

<p>I don’t see much correlation between SAT II and AP scores, I got a 710 on Physics and a 5 on Physics B</p>

<p>Although I’ve never had any first hand experience in this, I think generally people should only get a rescore if you got a much lower score than predicted, say a 2 or 3 instead of a predicted 5. In that case, a likely error might be that the multiple choice answer sheet might have, for whatever reason, not been scanned to match the appropriate answer key or that the FRQ was missing entirely. But then again, there might be other more minor errors in the grading process that I am not aware of that would not result in such drastic score differences.
If it’s of any help, I thought I got a solid 5 in Human Geography this year, but got a 4 instead.</p>

<p>Yeah honestly, a high grade in a class doesn’t necessarily correlate to getting a 5. You could have had a bad day, your class could have been easy, or maybe you just judged yourself wrong. You still passed, its not like you got a 2. Honestly, we all would like to thing that we can get a 5 on every exam but the fact of the matter is even if you’re really good at a subject you could still get a 4. It is absurd to consider rescoring it without the full report and honestly you shouldn’t anyways. I know this isn’t what you want to hear, but the chances they screwed up are extremely minimal. Also at almost all schools you can get credit for a 4 in Bio, im not personally familiar with chem, but I know at Duke for example and 4 and a 5 give the same credit. It’s just a test and while it is a very good(the best indicator) of how well you did in the class and know the subject it isn’t a 100% indicator.</p>

<p>Alright thanks for the replies guys.<br>
I checked and yea most colleges do give credit for the 4’s so I guess a 5 is better than a 4 just in terms of prestige and pride.
So my understanding is that colleges won’t look at the AP scores in the admissions process - is that correct? The only time I should worry - I presume - is if I had a 2 or a 1?
Also - I guess - I got the AP Scholar with Distinction award. Is that something I should advertise on my resume when applying to college or does it not matter at all?</p>