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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am I remembering incorrectly, or did AP tests used to be graded on a bell curve? In the late 90s, I remember our teacher showing us the bell and making a huge deal out of 4s and 5s, along with being very pleased with 3s. Even the ivy bound kids didn't get all 5s. I know the scoring is different now...[/quote]

Occasional 4 or 3 is not a problem for ivies especially if the 3 is in a difficult subject and not related to the area of study(ie a 3 in Calc BC for an engineering applicant is not good at all; a 3 in APUSh for the same kid is ok). There are now and there were then kids that have a wall of 5s, only 5s, on all the difficult APs , sometimes more than 7 by the end of junior year thus submittable by college app time. Those kids are not common, but back when CB used to count nationally and keep track, having scores of ALL 5s on 8 or more tests after 11th grade was less than 2000 applicants per yr. There was no AP precal or easy APs then so even more impressive when the 8 tests are harder ones. This was as recent as 5 yrs ago. All 4&5 , on 8+, by the end of 11th was more than double that. 
The competition is fierce, and will be evident if your kid gets into the ivies/T10 and attends, especially if they are majoring in Stem (harsh curves are always stem). It is no joke. [/quote]

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