<p>So sex? or…</p>
<p>The complete lack of dna replication, translation and transcription were kind of disheartening. As stated previously by someone, molecular biology was barely emphasized on this test (in comparison to other tests)</p>
<p>MC was pretty broad and fair IMO to certain extent…
BUT FRQ??? I spent last two months studying all the difficult crap, all the systems both human and molecular systems
and then they ask all this simple BS, curious about the curve</p>
<p>MC: 1-60, a bit difficult, 60-100 easy stuff
FRQ: 1c = specific, 6 = ***, everything else = straight forward</p>
<p>Eh, the multiple choice was ok, I mean, you can’t get much more straightforward than that. I at least know I got 40 questions right though at the end, if you know what I mean. I almost felt tricked by the last set of multiple choice and then decided the test was PMSing and couldn’t decide its own difficulty. But multiple choice should be ok.</p>
<p>The FRQ… the first one was hilarious in my opinion. Our entire class looked up at the end of the test and started laughing, literally LAUGHING, out loud. (That’s partly to blame because we crammed every single thing on body functions and systems into 2 weeks of student presentations right before the test.) </p>
<p>The second one was the easiest thing since your local village bicycle, pretty sure I got a 9 or 10 on that. </p>
<p>FRQ 3, I noticed the patterned and stated that the genes are linked and thus the offspring are more likely to have the traits of their parents, but I’m still a little worried I won’t get as many points because I might not have been as specific as I should have.</p>
<p>And FRQ 4, well, I mean, I didn’t mention anything about primary or secondary succession because honestly, ecology was the least of my concerns (like you guys, thought there’d be so much more cellular and plant) and we learned that, in our class, over the summer, before the year even started, but even so, using common sense, I probably got a relatively decent score.</p>
<p>So overall? I think I passed… well, hopefully. It’s a toss up, like when I think of FRQ2 and getting full marks and FRQ1 and remembering putting oxytocin and glycogen. Yeah…Well, guess we’ll find out in July. on’t particularly care though, my college doesn’t count any AP’s so, eh.</p>
<p>Reinaali, you’ve mentioned WAY too much information. 48 hours has NOT passed, and therefore, you are not allowed to discuss the FRQs. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/341965-defy-college-boards-rules-your-own-risk.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/341965-defy-college-boards-rules-your-own-risk.html</a></p>
<p>I don’t quite get it…But can someone briefly explain how they score this test to me? It seems that a certain percentage of points must be earned by the FRQ part to guarantee a 4 or above?:(</p>
<p>^ Here’s how: </p>
<p>( [MC right - (0.25 x MC wrong)] x 0.60 ) + FRQ points</p>
<p>5: 61-100
4: 47-60
3: 39-46
2: 30-38
1: 0-29</p>
<p>But there is a curve applied depending on how the scores are, so add a few points to the cutoffs to get a better idea.</p>
<p>Thanks alot:)</p>
<p>Are the FRQs given any kind of multiplier or are you scores just added together and then added to your MC score</p>
<p>^^^ I thought the scoring system was different.</p>
<p>Isn’t it:</p>
<p>( [MC right - (0.25 x MC wrong)] x 0.90 ) = RAW MC</p>
<p>RAW MC + (Total Points for all 4 FRQs X 1.5) = Total Score</p>
<p>?</p>
<p>And the scale is different too:</p>
<p>5: 95-150
4: 77 - 94
3: 59 - 76
2: 37 - 58
1: 0 - 36</p>
<p>runningonempty</p>
<p>Your formula is correct</p>
<p>@Seeking Uni, how many points is adding too much?
I didn’t check how many I guessed so I just estimated for the worst and said I got 24 wrong. I know I guessed on 10. Then, on my FRQs, I imagined I was the meanest grader and estimated the lowest of what someone would give me and I put down 21. So based on the calculations I would get a 57. Is adding 4 points too big of a curve for this year?</p>
<p>Oh and thank you so much for those calculations, I’ve been online trying to look for calculations but they are all for the years that had 120 questyions and they already have a curve worked into them</p>
<p>@runningonempty-so the formula’s wrong? and does yours have the curve in it?</p>
<p>runningonempty’s rubric is not entirely correct… for multiple reasons:</p>
<p>1) That was partially the 2002 rubric. In 2002, the exam had 120 questions, not 100, so the weight of the MC portion may have been different, and so was the curve.</p>
<p>2) That rubric includes a VERY high curve. The curve has often been as low as .7 or .8. We have no clue if this year’s curve will be that high, so there’s no use in possibly OVERestimating your score (thinking you got a 5 and being shocked by your score report with a 4).</p>
<p>3) The scale there is different, again, because it’s after the curve is applied.</p>
<p>So both are valid rubrics, in a way. You are guaranteed the score you calculate with mine (provided you know exactly how many MC you got right and such). But running’s rubric highly over-estimates your score.</p>
<p>You know how after finishing the multiple portion of the AP exam they make you seal the sides of the question book up with those white stickers? Well I guess I was in a rush and didn’t see that you had to seal all 3 sides up, and only put the seal one of the sides…
Since it was only the question booklet, it won’t invalidate my test will it? It was such a stupid mistake…I really hope it doesn’t hurt my chances</p>
<p>@Seeking Uni- so then would adding 4 points to my score be too much of a curve for this year?</p>
<p>@Respond-you should tell your guidence counselor about that and have the school take care of it. The proctor didn’t tell you to seal all three sides??</p>
<p>For the practice exams that I took, it didn’t really matter if I used the official AP rubric or the Cliff’s rubric. For example, iirc I got 75 points on the MC and 26 points on the FRQ of a Cliffnotes test. According to the calcs…</p>
<p>Cliffs: 0.6<em>75+26=71 (71%) (mid-5)
AP (Revised): 0.9</em>75+1.5*26= 107 (71.33333%) (mid-5)</p>
<p>On another test I got 54 MC and 29 FRQ (obv done before the last one), and the results are uncannily similar.</p>
<p>Cliffs: 0.6<em>54+29 = 61 (61.4%) (very low 5)
AP: 0.9</em>54+1.5*29 = 92 (61.33333%) (very high 4 fuuuuuuuuuu)</p>
<p>If someone had the graphing know-how to pit these 2 scoring rubrics against each other (I certainly don’t haha), maybe we can see just how similar (or different) they really are. Although my assumption may be myopic, I’m content with assuming that the revised AP is a decent estimate of the actual grading scale because of how its calcs match up with Cliff’s calcs. However, my score was underestimated instead of overestimated on the 150 scale (probably a case of numbers but I’m too lazy).</p>
<p>Oh, also, the 2002 calculator had a 0.7563 multiplier on the MC, not 0.9, so runningonempty’s formula is probably not from that.</p>
<p>If we wrote the question answers in a whole essay format in the FRQs, instead of labeling each part, is this bad?</p>
<p>The directions only said: “Answers must be in essay form. Outline form is not acceptable. Labeled diagrams may be used to supplement discussion, but in no case will a diagram alone suffice. It is important that you read each question completely before you begin to write. Write all your answers on the pages following the questions in the pink booklet.”</p>
<p>SO I wrote it in essay form but did not label any of the subquestion parts!</p>
<p>^ thats not too much of a problem. you can look at some of the sample responses from previous years on ap central.</p>
<p>this is quite a long thread.</p>