On all 5 of my AP exams, I received a 3 despite expecting 5s on at least 3 of them and 4s on the rest. Based on my teacher’s answers to the released FRQs and how my answers compared, I needed 5/35, 7/45, and 9/60 on the MC sections of certain tests to receive the same score (3). I am entering college in the fall, so I cannot retake any of these exams. It would be one thing if it was a few of my scores that were a little lower but not all of them. My previous scores in my freshman and sophomore years were four 4’s and one 5 (AP scholar with distinction 2016). I know this is not an FRQ issue because one of my scores was delayed and the essay was typed (received the same score as my other tests). Is it worth the rescore? Has anyone you know gone from 3’s to 5’s?
google to see whether there was anyone went from 3 to 5… I am not sure what subject you referred to… but was your teacher an AP exam reader before ?OTOH, if you can afford the money, why not rescore?
@annamom There have been people whose scores have gone from 3s to 5s. All my subjects were scored as a 3 this year, and most of them are math and science courses. No, my teachers are not readers, but they know the material really well.
Your teachers are not readers, so your assumption of how the FRQ’s were scored are just that. Therefore, your scores you needed on MC are also simply assumptions.
That said, if the subjects will get you college credit with 4’s and you have the money, go ahead and rescore. However, do so with the knowledge that rescore success stories are more rare than winning the lottery, and to go from a 3 to a 5 - almost unheard of.
I should clarify-the FRQs I am referring to are math and science subjects (Physics Mech, Chemistry, Calc BC)
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DD is getting As in her school’s AP Chemistry… she has a tutor for Chem outside of school, her tutor is an AP chem reader and a HS AP chem teacher, when she practiced her FRQ, she was told by he tutor that she would not the full point, but those answers were accepted by her school’s AP chem teacher.
I agree that my explanations on Chemistry may not have earned the full point because I just don’t know how they were graded. However, on most of chemistry, all of Calc, and most of physics there is a correct numerical answer and mathematical process to achieve said answer. This means that I can infer what points I would receive based on where I went wrong or right in the calculation process, and for the most part, I achieved the correct final answer. Based on past curves released by AP pass, even with average multiple choice scores, I would score a 5 on those 3 tests and a 4 on macro and a 5 on Lang. This means there is no way I could have scored a 3 on ALL 5 of these exams. If it was just chemistry or macroeconomics, I might have just accepted the scores. On AP Lang for example, several of my friends scored 5s this year and I did just as well on the mock exam as they did. My essays on the real test were even better than my mock exam essays because I was allowed to type. They were also almost twice as long as well. So please explain to me how they could get a 5 and I could get a 3 when I know my FRQs were read given the original delay in my score.
Their raw scores were higher than yours.
No it does not. It means you can make assumptions that may not be accurate since the scoring guidelines have not been released.
If you want peace of mind, request MC rescores and the FRQ booklets.