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The AP gradations are useless. If I remember right the calculus exam has about 120 possible points and you only need about a 56 to score a 5.
by kevinburke 14y ago
The AP gradations are useless. If I remember right the calculus exam has about 120 possible points and you only need about a 56 to score a 5.
- danteembermage 14y agoI took an exam where the median score is typically zero http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lowell_Putnam_Mathematical_Competition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lowell_Putnam_Mathemati...
- koenigdavidmj 14y agoAlso the subject of the funniest HN thread ever: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079
- Steko 14y agoThat doesn't tell you anything (it could be hard to get 56), and your numbers appear to be wrong[1]. Site below says ~70/108 is the general threshold for a 5 on both calc exams. [1] http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/499244-thread-ap-exam-curves.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/499...