Subject Tests/AP Score Correlation Thread

<p>**Note: US hist and Chem AP/SAT taken within 2 months of each other. Math 2 and Calc taken in diff years.</p>

<p>AP US Hist - 5
SAT US Hist - 800</p>

<p>AP Calc BC - 5
SAT Math II - 800</p>

<p>AP Chem - 5
SAT Chem - 720</p>

<p>SAT tests and AP tests can be compared in a limited way. For example, in the history tests, the AP asked mroe about specifics, while the SAT asked about egeneralizations and trends. </p>

<p>AP Calc and Math 2 definitely cannot be compared. There is no calc in the Math 2 section and I know many people who were great at Math 2 kind of stuff and did not do well in Calc.</p>

<p>The Chem SAT test was weird. It tests everyday knowledge like “what chemical is inside this thing” while the AP was more problem-based. AP was definitely more challening and required more technical knowledge. The SAT time-wise was a little tough and I think that’s what went wrong…</p>

<p>Chem - 800/5
Environmental - what/5
Math - 770/Precalc</p>

<p>AP Bio: 5
SAT II-M: 720</p>

<p>Someone stated earlier that they shouldn’t have taken the June SAT II, and I totally agree. I do know some areas that I could have improved on and which weren’t as highlighted on the AP exam as they were on the SAT II. And I remember some stupid mistakes that I made (nearly ran out of time, even though I finished with extra time on the AP). I’m retaking when I take my second SAT II.</p>

<p>I would think that the correlation is there, but not as strong as you might think. The SAT subject tests do not allow for as great a score differentiation on the actual tests as the AP tests. Meaning, a person who scores a 130/180 on an APUSH test would receive the same score (5) as a person who scored a 175/180 on the test.</p>

<p>Case in point: I got a 5 on Bio and 790, my friend got a 5 and 730.</p>

<p>As for me:</p>

<p>5 Bio, 790
5 APUSH, 800
no Calc, 770 Math II</p>

<p>I am in IB Bio HL, but I decided to take both the Subject Test and the AP Test, as did my friend. I made a 670, and 3 respectively, while she made a 640, and 4 respectively…and I did better the whole year -_- October testing here we come loll</p>