<p>“I am ready for my 5 = D. 2 days ago I probably would have gotten a 3. I love cramming.”</p>
<p>olleger, you got to show me how to do that asap. I very desperately need that skill for physics right now.</p>
<p>^ Read through all of cliff notes yesterday. 8 hours payed off. Then took a practice test today, reviewed mistakes, went to the topics that I missed more than 3 on (like development I completely had no idea what was going on) then read those sections. Just took a look at the FRQ for 2009, and 2008 and it seems REALLY easy to score at least a 50% on them (at least 50% on FRQ plus about 70/100 raw I’m figuring would be a safe 5)</p>
<p>i TOOK the 2002 AP bio test (released), its out of 120 how do i grade it on the new scale, and is it a trusted resource?</p>
<p>^ Eh just ratio it. A 63% on that and a 63% on the one out of 100 questions are basically the same thing. Once you convert to a raw out of 100:</p>
<p>Raw x .6 + FRQ = Score.</p>
<p>To scale it down, just cross-multiply. Let’s say you got 90 out of 120:</p>
<p>90/120 = x/100
9000 = 120x
75 = x (your raw score out of 100)</p>
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Not quite. Sometimes they add more for the FRQ score. For example, for the 2002 exam, you multiplied your FRQ points (out of 40) by 1.5. If you get 20 raw FRQ points, it came out to actually be 30. Here’s the 2002 scoring worksheet: <a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board; I’m not sure if it changes every year or not though.</p>
<p>Furthermore, you must factor in a curve. The curve has ranged anywhere from .7 to .9 (the latter being the 2008 curve). </p>
<p>So in reality, it’s more like:
(Raw MC x .78) + (FRQ x 1.5) = Score.</p>
<p>^ Oh. I thought the curve was already included in the Cliffs approximation. Now I’m confused as to how the curve works O.o</p>
<p>Thankyou sir/ma’am</p>
<p>Well, the curve is going to be a little different every year as it depends on how everyone does as a whole.</p>
<p>So you can’t say for certain what the curve is, but you can predict based on previous years.</p>
<p>The curve is determined after the exam in order to have a certain percentage of students score within certain ranges. It varies each year depending on how students perform. If everybody does bad, the curve will be greater, and vice-versa.</p>
<p>So I took the 1999, 2002 and the 2008 practice exams. I recieved like 80% on the first two and then like a 70% on the 2008 one. Was that single test more difficult or have the tests been getting more difficult in the recent years in general?</p>
<p>umm what would i get if i got 97 correct, 9 skipped and 14 incorrect? 1994 version.</p>
<p>Just a question about Cliffs: how accurate are their AP Grade predictions? For some reason, I just feel that theirs is way easier. Am I way off here?</p>
<p>theirs is alot harder…</p>
<p>@years: Around a 58 raw score (roughly). Get at least 20 points on Section II and you’ll have a five! :)</p>
<p>Have you randomly picked some past FRQs and actually simulated the real exam? (Pretend they are your questions, and do your best to answer them; then grade them with the rubric and see how you do)</p>
<p>@ksarmand: Their predictions are fairly accurate. Take note that they calculate it so it is out of 100, whereas on the AP exam, it’s out of about 140 points. So naturally, the cutoff is lower on a 100-point scale than on a 140-point scale. :)</p>
<p>So Cliff’s exams are harder than the real exam?</p>
<p>My class took all 5 of them over 15 classes (1 for MC, 1 FRQ and 1 to study). I kept averaging on about a 65-70 raw score on those. Is that good?</p>
<p>i just got around 70-75 questions right, how well do i need to do on essays for a 5?</p>
<p>My raw scores have put me in the consistent 80-90 range (on Cliffs), yet I am quite perplexed, as my knowledge of a good deal of the topics on the exam is next to nothing. 
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<p>On actual released exams, however, I score within a more reasonable range: 95-100 questions correct. My essay scores remain similar. Since I know that I have no knowledge about Animal kingdoms and reproductive functions, how worried should I be for tomorrow? Should I cram or go to sleep?</p>
<p>I detest false hopes.</p>
<p>yeah… i had that last year on comp sci A. i did like barron’s perfectly and was blown away by the actual exam and had no idea…</p>
<p>@froggy: Yes, Cliff’s are fairly more difficult than the actual thing. 65-70 out of 100 raw is great! You’ll need about 20 points in Section II for a five.</p>
<p>@Hulk: About the same as above to be safe. You probably could get away with 15 points. Just try your best. 
(That’s if your 70-75 score is out of 100, not 120).</p>
<p>@ksarmand: You’re doing great then! That’s a pretty darn good raw score if it’s out of 100.</p>
<p>its out of 150 im pretty sure… </p>
<p>how are you calculating yours?</p>