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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No shade on OP's child, but how do you get an A in AP classes and then get below a 3 on the actual exam?[/quote]
Grade inflation. My kid is the same.  But, also, they don't test well, and has learning disabilities that impact reading long text.[/quote]

My NT kid got a couple of 3s.  His SAT one and done was 1430.

Just like SATs, this board is skewed towards parents that report high scores.

Some ways you get 3s are:

1) Not much prep for exam
2) Course was fall semester, exam in May
3) Teacher's class is not pure AP compliant
4) Wide ability levels in the class, resulting in a curve

Somebody has to get the 1s, 2s, and 3s.

ETS has done an analysis that supposedly shows that even students who get a 1 or 2 have an advantage when taking the college class.[/quote]

No "nobody has to get the 1s, 2s, and 3s".   They earn those scores by not knowing the material.

But all 1,2,3s for AP courses does indicate the kid might struggle at a top school, especially in engineering.  650 for math on the SAT is a bit low for engineering.  If you want any chance to succeed, you must look at Schools ranked 80+, where your kid will be with similar stats kids.  Not a school where 75% of the kids start in Calculus 3 or above freshman year (because they got 5s on BC) and another 20% start in Calc 2 (only took AB)

As a parent, I want my kids to succeed.  So if they want engineering, then find somewhere that your kid's stats fit the college.  [/quote]

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