Is a 5 on the AP test = A?

ever_after
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:34:03 +0000

At my school, you must take (not even pass) the AP exam to receive any weighting; they will retroactively remove the AP designation if you say you’ll pay, but don’t, or pay, but don’t take the test. Most of the people who are in AP classes at my school should not be, and the teachers (except for Calc) place little emphasis on test prep. The other AP courses are essentially taught as if there were no exams and the instructors teach to the bottom. I did my first DBQ for APUSH last year the week before the exam, outside of class, when I found out about them here on CC. Everything turned out all right for me, but the school administrators always seem puzzled when the majority of students score 1’s…