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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the OP.  Kid got 5s on Calc BC, AP Bio, AP English literature, AP Spanish Language.  Took Physics C this year and feels like it was also a 5.

I'm not sure what the disconnect is with the ACT and SAT.  The kids feels that it is a timing thing--he/she feels that the APs give far more time for the required material.   [/quote]

It shouldn't be that surprising. Look at the percentage of students getting 5's on these tests:
Calc BC- 42%
AP English Lit- 15%
AP Spanish - 24%
Physics C- 31%
AP Bio- 14%

If you said 5's in AP English Language or APUSH that is more impressive since only around 10% get 5's on those tests.

Those AP scores correlate to a SAT score of 1410 which is the 97th percentile rank of nationally representative group (derived from a research study of U.S. students in 11th and 12th grade and are weighted to represent all U.S. students in those grades, regardless of whether they typically take the SAT.) and the 94th percentile for user group (based on the actual scores of students who took the SAT in the past three school years.)

Why do you think your child should score higher? Your child isn't struggling on the SAT despite you paying thousands of dollars for prep. Your child is a hard worker who is smart and studious but probably not super clever and able to see every pattern or trick. [/quote]
The number of people who look at the pure percentage of kids who get 5 on an AP exam and seem to think that’s an indication of the difficulty of the test is astounding. You write off OP’s kid getting a 5 on Calc BC because 42% get a 5? It’s already an extremely self-selected group of students who even attempt the test, compared to APUSH that has a much larger percentage of the overall student population taking it. Of course the smaller group of better students is going to have a higher number of better scores. [/quote]

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