Knowing What You Are Going To Face Set Up of the AP Test Knowing What You Are Going To Face

Layout of the Exam The Exam begins with a 60 minute Multiple Choice segment. This section consists of 55 questions and constitutes 45% of your score. Within this portion, you will usually find 4-5 prose and poetry passages with 10-15 questions per passage. The second segment is 120 minutes in length and is the Essay segment. This section consists of three timed essays (each 40 minutes in length) and constitutes 55% of your score. Of the three essays, one is an Analysis of Poetry, one is an Analysis of Prose, and one is an Open Essay that is thematically based.

Scoring (though we’ll talk more about this later) A 5 on the exam means you are “Extremely Well Qualified” and most colleges will give course credit. A 4 on the exam means you are “Well Qualified” and most colleges will give course credit. A 3 on the exam means you are “Qualified” and colleges *might* give course credit. A 2 on the exam means you are “Possibly Qualified” and colleges will very rarely give course credit. A 1 on the exam never qualifies for course credit.

Ways to get at Least a 3 Essay Pts 15 18 21 24 27 MC Pts 20 2 3 4 5 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 This means you should aim for around ½ of the MC correct and an average of a 5 (out of 9) on each essay. We will get you there!!!

Why take AP? Most colleges will give credit if you get a 4 (and some even give credit for a 3). This means you SAVE TUITION MONEY!!! (Or some loan money that you will eventually have to pay off…) According to College Board, 31% of colleges and universities consider AP experience in qualifications for scholarships. 85% of selective colleges and universities say a student’s AP experiences favorably impacts admission decisions. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/ap-exam-promo-flyer-2009.pdf

Will YOUR College accept the credit?????????????? Check out the following link to type in a college name and find their policy (in most cases) on what scores qualify for credit: http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcr editpolicy/index.jsp

Sample Essay Question See the sample Multiple Choice passage Mrs. Williams is passing out