2009 MAY AP scores..how was the curve?

gashergina · 07-04-2009, 11:09 PM

I know they're out and available on the phone.. but I don't want to call and pay the money because I'll get them mailed to me eventually.

But I've noticed a lot of people on CC have called and figured out their scores already..

So how was the curve for this year's tests?

I took AP Biology, Psychology, Art history and Human Geo.

yipyip0901 · 07-04-2009, 11:32 PM

and AP chem and USH btw. :P

YouserName · 07-05-2009, 01:48 AM

I took AP Bio and got a 4. The multiple choice section was easy, just the open response that I have had no practice in.

As far as the curve goes, only 50% pass with a 3 or above for biology.
The other ones in previous years have all passed like 60-70%

YouserName · 07-05-2009, 01:49 AM

Oh, and I heard AP chem was killer. Everyone at my school said it was the hardest test they have ever taken. But then again the chem teacher at my school sucks.

qwert13 · 07-05-2009, 01:35 PM

and if i can somehow add this to this thread: ap world history too
i thought it was a killer =(

Unholy Sigma · 07-05-2009, 06:52 PM

5 on US and 5 on Psych, I'd like to know what the curves were as well...

manu101 · 07-05-2009, 08:04 PM

i am hoping that world history had a generous curve this year

abkgirl · 07-05-2009, 10:37 PM

Nobody's asked but I think the AP Euro curve was pretty generous. I got a 5 and felt like the MC were almost impossible (estimate 15-20 wrong), essays were pretty tough (probably like a 5 on one of them and a 7 on the other) but I definitely got a 10 on the DBQ it was one of the best I'd ever written.

senioryralready? · 07-05-2009, 10:46 PM

i took ap bio, ap us and ap english lit and i got a 4 on bio and a 5 on us and english ... the curve seemed to be pretty nice this year

jamesford · 07-05-2009, 10:46 PM

I can't imagine the AP curve changing so much from year to year that it would significantly alter any of your grades.

Secret Asian Man · 07-05-2009, 10:57 PM

^This. Unlike the SAT curve which can change quite a bit from test to test.

qwert13 · 07-06-2009, 04:49 PM

I hope the curve is generous because I definately need it

Xargon42 · 07-07-2009, 02:48 AM

I hated the AP Spanish test. everything about it is wrong. on top of that, we have a horrible teacher at my school. i got a 2, my buddy got a 1. those are the only scores i know so far. its impossible to do well unless you are already fluent in spanish. (as opposed to me who has taken five years of public high school spanish classes, gotten straight As and 2 on the AP test) arg so messed up! did anyone else have this experience? bump.

Chemlover123 · 07-07-2009, 02:58 AM

i got a 3 in bio, a 4 in chem, and a 3 in english. the bio and chem score were massively disappointing...

mommusic · 07-07-2009, 07:26 AM

Xargon--my sympathy. I know kids who have gotten a 5 on the AP Spanish and they were definitely NOT native speakers. It's too late for you but I would complain to the administration that the teacher is obviously not preparing you for this test.