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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son took 5 AP exams this year - Calc BC, Macro, Micro, English Lit, Spanish.  He did well in the first four (5's and one 4) but upset about his Spanish score of a 3.  He's been a strong student in Spanish.  I told him not to worry about it since he was planning to continue with Spanish in college (he graduated from high school in May) so he wasn't looking for credit and he has to take a placement test for his school anyway.  He seemed to let it go.  But this morning he got an email from his Spanish teacher telling him that he should contact the College Board to find out if he can appeal the score (she can only appeal the score if it is a 1 or 2).  She listened to his exam (it was oral) and she said it was one of the best from his high school.  She asked a friend who is an AP Spanish exam grader to listen as well and she said he should have gotten a 5 or at the very least a 4.  Now he's upset again.  I told him to just let it go because the College Board won't do anything about it but he's bothered because now he cannot get the Seal of Biliteracy.  I don't think there is even a way to appeal a 3 but its up to him if he wants to try. [/quote]

DC score not as expected either. Why didn’t the exam have a written portion? It only tested a few minutes of speaking and was well under an hour. [/quote]

I was home when my son took the exam, and I could not believe how short it was.  IMO, the AP exams were a joke this year but the College Board didn't want to refund the fees.  He's taken many other APs over the years and he said that there's no way these exams shortened from ~3 hours to 45 minutes  (or less) assessed anyone's mastery of the material.  I am happy to wash my hands of the College Board.    [/quote]
My twins were both done with Spanish Lang in 15-20 minutes. I was also shocked at the length. [/quote]

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