| My guess is that if College Board sees that many students at a school are getting 1s, they'll request an audit. This is part of what they were trying to rectify (whether or not it was done successfully is another story) by requiring all AP teachers to submit a syllabus to College Board -- they were trying to verify that the class being taught is actually AP level.
That's not much comfort to the OP at this point. Not surprised at the Physics score, though, if the OP's son did poorly on BC Calc.
OP, did your S get to do practice tests in class or with a study guide? Did the teachers offer review sessions before the exam? My kids' schools make sure that everyone gets some experience with prior exams before the real thing. Many also get review books -- it's a fairly cheap (<$20, but many schools have them on loan in the career/college center) way for a student to make sure the teacher has covered everything that will be on the exam.
My kids have also been lucky to have teachers who have been graders for various exams, and they have a good sense of what level of work is expected -- and hold the kids to that level all year long. My older son busted his tail to get Bs in AP English Comp all year long, but nailed the AP exam and the CR/W sections on the SAT without difficulty. The teacher was that tough. |