<p>i’m taking the AP tests this year…in South Korea. Who am i competing with? What i know is that the grades, from 1 to 5, are distributed according to certain percentiles(am i right?). How big is the group I’m in? Is it by country? or am i competing with everyone else in the world?</p>
<p>Sometimes you’re ahead, and sometimes you’re behind, but in the end, you were only in a race with yourself</p>
<p>AP isnt really about competition. AP is just about getting college credit.</p>
<p>AP scores are not based on percentiles. You aren’t competing against others. Your score is based solely on the number of points you get in each individual test.</p>
<p>eh?!
aha!
so when they say a score of 5 is like >60%, it means you need to get at least 60% of the questions?
now i understand~~~~~!!!
i was sorta confused:-P
thanks y’all!!!</p>
<p>Haha yeah, 60% of the questions right. My chem teacher makes super duper hard tests (like the AP chem exam) and uses the AP chem conversion chart. So if you get an A on one of her tests, it’s equivalent to a 5 on the AP. But each test only covers a couple chapters, so they’re actually a little harder than the AP exam (she uses AP questions and adds some challenging ones). She says if you get A’s on her tests you should get a 5 on the exam, which makes sense.</p>
<p>Um ok that was kinda irrelevant.</p>