<p>...there are like 800 threads on this kind of thing already. My apologies.</p>
<p>I understand how the multiple choice scoring works...kind of. I just took a practice test, but only the multiple choice part. I got 63/80 questions (78.75%), for a raw score of 58.5. I then looked at this website, which gave a handy chart for AP US History grading:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.historystuff.net/apscore.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.historystuff.net/apscore.html</a></p>
<p>I was relieved to see that a 58 definitely put me on track towards the "5" category...but was confused over the grading for the essays. This worries me, as I am definitely a lot more prepared for the multiple choice than I am for the essays.</p>
<p>So, what exactly does a "4" on the DBQ mean, and a "13" on the Standard Essay mean? How does this scoring work? Is each essay out of 10 points, and they assign a score? Or would a "4" mean a 4/8, and is it based on specific facts you include?</p>
<p>Any answers/information will be helpful, as even if I got 78% of the MC right (which sounds good, I guess), I am 100% confused about the essay...and that could screw me over.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>okay you got through the hard part of grading MC - nice find on the chart.</p>
<p>each essay is out of 9
there are 3 essays</p>
<p>a DBQ and a standard essay
the DBQ is out of 9</p>
<p>each standard is out of 9, so 9x2 = 18 max for that section</p>
<p>the chart says that in order to get a 5, you need a 4 on your DBQ, and a combination of 13 on your standard essays. that actually seems kinda high cause that's like a 7 and a 6....</p>
<p>but hey, it's the chart and you can't argue against the chart.</p>
<p>let me see what I would be lookin at just to make you feel better.</p>
<p>47 R, 26 W --> raw score = 40.5
i'm lookin for a 4, so I have to write like a 6 DBQ essay, and like double 7s on standard..... that's weird... some other place I read that I would have to get like a 5 on each essay and still have very, very close to a 4. I have a feeling the standard essay grades are off a little bit.</p>
<p>Well, the one thing I do know is there is no set standard grading policy for what's a 5 and what isn't. It's sort of curved: they take a bunch of test samples at random, grade them, see how they compare to what they'd expected students to do, and based on that set a grading standard.</p>
<p>That's how I heard it works, at least. So, the scale is different every year...but generally, I guess it's around that range.</p>