Parents of the HS Class of 2020 (Part 1)

[myrna97]

@cshell2 The road trip sounds fun! Definitely a good idea to do things as a family while you can.

@Mom2aphysicsgeek Good advice. I have definitely spent a lot of time looking at financial aid and scholarship information. We think we have a pretty good handle on what we can afford but when it’s time for D22 to make a list I’ll have to look into it all over again since she thinks she wants a different kind of school than S20 does.

[cshell2]

@bgbg4us - I’ve been there a couple times with S20 but it was before my youngest was born. It’s a good 22 hour drive for us though which seems a lot longer than it used to for some reason.

[Redslp]

lkg4answers- sounds like our children are interested in many of the same schools. Looking forward to having another CC parent to enjoy the adventure with!

[lkg4answers]

7 students so far this year, out of ~145,000 worldwide, earned all 108/108 points possible on this year’s AP Calculus BC exam.

The 2019 AP Calculus BC scores: 5: 43.2%; 4: 18.5%; 3: 19.8%; 2: 13.6%; 1: 4.9%.

The most difficult question on this year’s AP Calculus BC exam? FRQ2: polar-area. ~20% of students scored 0/9 on it. Because it was also difficult for college calculus students, AP students only need to earn 1-2 pnts on it in order to equal the college students and thus score 3+.

AP Calculus BC students scored very well on FRQ1 (modeling of rates); to score a 5, AP students are typically earning 6/9 points on this question to equal the performance of college calculus students who receive As in the corresponding course

AP Calculus BC multiple-choice: students triumphed over questions on “interpretations and applications of derivates” (EU 2.3); the lowest performance was on questions focused on “derivates as functions” (EU 2.2.).

[lkg4answers]

The 2019 AP Calculus AB scores: 5: 18.9%; 4: 18.8%; 3: 20.6%; 2: 23.4%; 1: 18.3%.

This year’s AP Calculus AB students demonstrated a slightly stronger mastery than students in 2017 and 2018, so there’s a slight increase in % of exams earning scores of 3+ this year.

Great job, AP Calculus BC teachers and students: this year’s students achieved a significant increase in mastery: ~7,000 more students will earn 5s this year than last; at the same time, access increased by ~5,000 students.

AP Calculus AB free-response: students generally scored highest on FRQ1 (modeling rates) and found FRQ4 (modeling with separable diff) the most challenging:

AP Calculus AB multiple-choice: students generally scored highest on questions on “applying the mean value theorem” and lowest on questions about “derivatives as functions” and “interpreting and applying integrals.”

Anyone care about AP French?

[HarrietMWelsch]

This (re the BC answers) “the lowest performance was on questions focused on “derivates as functions” (EU 2.2.)” got a huge eyeroll from S2.
He is so, so glad to be done with this course.

[makemesmart]

Oh I want the old format back! Lol. Is it a sign of aging that I disk change this much? “If it aren’t broken, why fix it” is a mantra I like now!
Maybe I will get used to it soon?

[milgymfam]

@makemesmart I’m not a fan either. It’s less user friendly and harder to navigate. I’ll get used to it, but it surely feels more than unnecessary right now.

[chb088]

Hate it. Will definitely be here less.

[Octagon]

@chb088 Say it ain’t so! It is all so “crisp” but I am not feeling it. I am sure we will get used to it.

[am9799]

I really don’t like it! In the old format it was so much easier to just look at the whole page and see the new posts etc. So better “view” of what is going on. Now you see so little and too much scrolling up and down and clicking around. Very bad.

[washugrad]

I hate it so far. Especially the video that doesn’t stop. I might go away for a few days and see whether they undo any of it.

[cshell2]

I hate this new format as well. Way too much white space and scrolling.

[bigmacbeth]

I go away for a week or so and someone ruins collegeconfidential. ?

[chb088]

If y’all are interested in an alternative or additional site, pm me.

[silverpurple]

I might not be able to use college confidential anymore.

[Itisatruth]

It’s been nice knowing y’all. Can’t stand this reboot.

[goneaway]

I have no clue where anything is…

[CAtransplant]

I hate hate hate the change! Can we all band together and make them change it back? And @lkg4answers I am interested in AP French.

[Dave_N]

For us old-timers, it seems each upgrade takes away usability and functionality.

I don’t mind change, but to what end?

Still haven’t recovered from the removal of the ability to subscribe to a forum versus a thread. Was awesome when you had a child considering a particular college.