<p>What happens if your sick on the day of the test? Do they let you take the makeup? Do you need a doctors note?</p>
<p>The probability of you being sick on that day is 1/365. Unless bad luck is your friend, I don't think you will be sick on that day.</p>
<p>a girl can hope...</p>
<p>If you are sick, and you have documentation (a Dr. agrees with you), then you take the makeup.</p>
<p>Pff... if you can survive an AP course, you can survive a cold or illness. I say suck it up.</p>
<p>Hey, that's a pretty legitimate question. I had pneumonia right around AP week last year, and there was just no way I would have been able to take a three or four hour long exam with that all that stuff clogging up my lungs. If you have a legitimate excuse for missing an AP test, they'll let you take it late. Being sick can be a legitimate excuse, but I'm not sure how strict they are on how sick you have to be or how much evidence you have to provide.</p>
<p>just a warning, i took the late testing for chemistry last year. What CB does is they make the test harder and grade it on its own curve, with a MUCH smaller population, so there's a really big standard deviation. Basically its a deterrent to make sure kids don't skip out</p>
<p>Somehow, I doubt that. That really hurts the integrity of AP. Someone takes a class for a whole year, gets pnemonia the week before the test, and suffers as a result?</p>
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<p>Yeah, I really don't think there's a significant difference in the difficulty level. Keep in mind, manimgoingdown, that what seems difficult for one person may seem easy to another. You may just have gotten unlucky with a test that emphasized material and questions you were more unfamiliar with.</p>
<p>"somehow i doubt that" somehow i doubt that when you didn't even take the late testing. it's difficult for the reasons stated above, about how its grading. And in terms of overall difficulty, me and the four other kids who late tested it with me thought the same. It's a deterrent that you can't really challenge, anyhow if you think studying 1 extra week will help you, you probably shouldn't be taking any ap tests</p>
<p>I have also heard the rumor about late testing being more difficult (although I don't know how true this is) which would suck since a lot of times it's beyond the student's control to take late testing. I have to take late testing for CalcBC this year since they made AP Music on the same day SAME TIME which was quite lame since I know a lot of students who take both music and calculus :(</p>
<p>lol aznsushi, i'm in the same position (except i'm doing music theory late since i know i'll fail that one anyway and i might as well just take the harder test).</p>
<p>so, manimgoindown, did you do as badly as you thought? did you get your grade later than evryone else?</p>
<p>In general, the curve is 60%=5 . . .</p>
<p>and</p>
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Occasionally extreme circumstances may make it necessary for students to take an alternate form of a particular exam during the late-testing period. Only students affected by these circumstances may test late; everyone else must take the exam at the set time on the regularly scheduled date. Check with your AP Coordinator about your eligibility for late testing if you are unable to take an AP Exam on its regularly scheduled date and time. For example, if you wish to take exams that are scheduled for the same time slot, you should ask your AP Coordinator to contact AP Services for information about taking one of the exams during the late-testing period. </p>
<p>Note: If you test late, your grades may be delayed up to a month (August release), and your free-response booklets will not be available.
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<p>I know that my son felt very ill last year when he was scheduled to take the AP exam. Originally, the school told him no problem with re-scheduling, but when we called that morning to tell them he was ill, they told us they needed a HOSPITAL note to get rescheduling, so son dragged himself there & took the exam. It was a pretty draining experience, but he got thru it. I would definitely check out what your school requires before assuming you can get the test rescheduled or you will be scrambling to get into the car when feeling awful like my son did last year--awful combo.</p>
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<p>Anyone know when the late testing dates are this year? We ar efacing a possible death in the family (grandfather is in the hospital and not doing well).</p>
<p>Your HS needs to be contacted & they can give you additional information. <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/cal.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/cal.html</a> has the calendar, with dates & more info. It's not that easy to get a rescheduled later date. Our kids' school said our S would have had to be in the hospital to get it rescheduled, so he dragged himself there when he was feeling really awful & took the exam & didn't do as well as he normally would have (got a 4 instead of a 5). I believe the requirements for taking the make up exams are regulated by College Board, but schools have some room for interpretation. Not sure that a death in the family & very ill close relative would be sufficient. Contacting the HS now would be a good idea.</p>
<p>Himom-
I would hope that the death of a grandparent (if it occurs) would qualify as an "extreme circumstance". I did call the school and was advised that the late testing date is Weds, May 23 at noon. Well, as I mentioned on another thread, my son was in an automobile accident (not his fault- but totalled his car) and he is expecteded to appear at the court dat3. Guess when. May 23 at noon. Why is life so complicated?</p>
<p>haha, thats unfortunate.</p>
<p>I was sick on the Comp Sci A exam day. I just kind of roughed it out. I hope my judgment wasn't compromised. :(</p>