AP Testing Explained

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Emily Merkle
Design Editor
The AP Psychology textbook
students use in class.
Southeast Polk Advanced Placement students started the week they have been working up to all year; this is the first week of AP testing.
Monday, May 4 started the 2 weeks of testing with chemistry at 8 AM and psychology at 12 PM. Students reported at these times to the band room here at Southeast Polk for their 2-3 hour tests.
AP testing consists of anywhere from 50 to 100 or so multiple choice questions and various free response questions that reflect the units covered in the semester or year-long class.
Most students prefer to take AP courses to gain some college credit while in high school. The lowest score a student could potentially receive for college credit would be a 3. The scale is from 1 “no recommendation” to 5 “extremely well qualified”, according to the College Board AP Bulletin. Most colleges are boosting their acceptance rates to a 4 or even a 5 if the credit is in the students’ major curriculum.  
                Grading scores are based on overall performance on not set on a set percentage correct. Typically to get a 5 a student score needs to be in the 70-100% range depending on which test they are taking.
              Once AP testing is completed students will use their AP number to access their scores online at apscore.org at some point in July. Students will be notified through email reminding them how and when they are able to access their score. 

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