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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Colleague at work says the BC exam is easier for some students, for a weird reason.  Exam time length is the same (Ab, BC) for the College Board exam at end of the school year.  Because AB covers less material overall, there is more exam time to put in word problems.  Because BC covers more material, there is less exam time for word problems.  So students who can keep up might find the end of year BC exam easier.

I am not sure if that is correct, but he claims a CB grader as the source for this….[/quote]

That's not true. The BC questions are just spread over a wider range of material. 
The exam descriptions are essentially identical.

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-calculus-bc/exam

Section I: Multiple Choice
45 Questions | 1 Hour 45 minutes | 50% of Exam Score

Part A: 30 questions; 60 minutes (calculator not permitted).
    Part B: 15 questions; 45 minutes (graphing calculator required).
    Questions include algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and general types of functions.
    Questions include analytical, graphical, tabular, and verbal types of representations.

Section II: Free Response
6 Questions | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

Part A: 2 questions; 30 minutes (graphing calculator required).
    Part B: 4 questions; 60 minutes (calculator not permitted).
    Questions include various types of functions and function representations and a roughly equal mix of procedural and conceptual tasks.
    Questions include at least two questions that incorporate a real-world context or scenario into the question.

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-calculus-ab/exam

Section I: Multiple Choice

45 Questions | 1 Hour 45 minutes | 50% of Exam Score

Section II: Free Response

6 Questions | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

Part A: 2 questions; 30 minutes (graphing calculator required).
    Part B: 4 questions; 60 minutes (calculator not permitted).
    Questions include various types of functions and function representations and a roughly equal mix of procedural and conceptual tasks.
    Questions include at least 2 questions that incorporate a real-world context or scenario into the question.

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