<p>Open exams to be taken this week. I took AP mechanics last year and the test itself was a breeze...I reviewed my stuff but for some reason jun 07 - last month has been one huge blur for me so I retained the material very well.Just gotta finish this chapter on fluid mechanics and I'm all set. </p>
<p>So..who else is taking it?</p>
<p>Not me! Good luck, though. Get some sleep. :)</p>
<p>well, i helped proofread and test the prelim and the quarterfinal, and with any luck, some of my submitted problems will appear on the semifinal.</p>
<p>good luck, everyone!</p>
<p>Just took it...and while I won't discuss specifics (we're not allowed to until the 20th), I feel very good about my chances. I answered 19 out of 25 and got 1 wrong at the worst. That should be enough to make top 400.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what the cutoff is for top 400?</p>
<p>This is a new format, so I dont think anyone will know until the results are posted in 3 weeks.</p>
<p>Well, I couldn't find another post about this year's prelim exam, but does anyone know when they come out? I think I did well, and I'm waiting for those results before I send a letter to MIT (I was deferred). I called them, but they never got back to me. </p>
<p>So actually, while I'm here, what can you guys say about physics @ MIT?</p>
<p>The top 400 are announced! Go to the website and check it out.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure I made it, but there's another kid from my school with the same last name as me, so I'm not completely certain.</p>
<p>What's this business about deferred people sending a letter to MIT?</p>
<p>Oh, sorry for not responding sooner.
I have been doing A LOT over the past few months, so I sent MIT a letter about the things I did.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how colleges would view someone getting to the quarterfinals? Would it be worthwhile to send them a letter about it?</p>
<p>Is it possible to find out one's score from the first round? (or at least what the cutoff was?) Congrats to all!</p>
<p>WHAT?!?! announced? where? when?</p>
<p>what website?</p>
<p>nevermind, i found it.</p>
<p>yayness! i got through!
<em>panics</em> gah! i haven't reviewed electrostatics yet. <em>panics more</em> it's next week. oh dearie me.</p>
<p>i'm not sure about the cutoff, but i did 23 problems, and i'm sure they're all right. everyone else i knew who got through did about the same number (22-25).</p>
<p>wow, i'm spamming this thread.</p>
<p>countingdown: you can get your problem booklet back from your teacher, and they've got the answers online. compare, and ta-dah! you get your score.</p>
<p>as for the cutoff, no idea. i'd like to know, too.</p>
<p>Sorry. I'm trying to prepare for next year. The format is 38 questions, right?</p>
<p>How are the qualifiers determined? What was this year's minimum score? I'm not really sure how the fnet=ma contest is structured, and the website is kind of unclear.</p>
<p>The first round is the F=ma test, which is 25 multiple-choice questions on mechanics. A correct answer gives you 1 point and you lose .25 points for an incorrect answer. The cutoff to make it to the next round this year was about 16, I think. </p>
<p>The top 400 scorers on F=ma get to take a free-response test. The questions this year were very difficult. Your free response score is combined with your F=ma score, and if you're among the top 150ish you move on to the semifinal round. To give you an idea of how well you need to do: my friend scored 16.75 on the multiple choice and answered one of the four free-response questions correctly and was a semifinalist (he probably got some partial credit as well, but I don't know how much). </p>
<p>The top 24 semifinalists get to go to a physics camp over the summer where the traveling team is selected, I think. I'm currently waiting to see if I made it, but I would be surprised if I did.</p>
<p>bringing this thread back from the dead.</p>
<p>anyone on cc make the team?</p>
<p>There's nothing on the AAPT website indicating they've announced the team yet, though it's been a month since the SF round. Does anyone know anything more specific?</p>
<p>You won't see the dossier until all selections have been made (i.e., after people drop out) and the team members have submitted their profiles.</p>
<p>well the team members have received their letters...</p>