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At this time, the College Board has not officially released a scoring worksheet that reflects the latest changes in AP® Microeconomics. In order to create our projected curve, what we have done is taken the relative percentages of the MCQ and FRQ as well as the point values of each question as outlined In the scoring guidelines released for 2019-2020.
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What is a good AP® Microeconomics score?
Passing scores for Advanced Placement exams are scores of 3, 4, or 5. Furthermore, the College Board describes a 3 as “qualified”, a 4 as “well qualified” and a 5 as “extremely well qualified.” Colleges use these scores to assess if a student should receive credits for his or her AP® scores.Many colleges givecredit for a passing score on any AP® exam, but some schools or departments are more selective. You can check the specific policy of a school on the College Board website here.
It is also important to consider the performance of test-takers as a whole.. In 2020, 82,415 students took the AP® Microeconomics exam and 68.9% of them passed, with the largest percent of students achieving a 4. You can reference the latest 2020 student score distributions here.
What is the average AP® Microeconomics score?
The exam is curved, which changes the average score somewhat each year. Many factors contribute to this, including changing student populations and varying difficulty of questions. For example, in recent years, the average scores were 3.07 in 2014, 3.15 in 2015, 3.11 in 2016, 3.26 in 2017, 3.21 in 2018, 3.28 in 2019, and 3.28 in 2020. So, 3.19 is the average score over the past seven years.
Why are AP® Microeconomics scores curved?
The main reason why the College Board curves Advanced Placement exams is to provideconsistency over the years. Since the examquestions change yearly, curving is necessary to standardize the scores. The goal is that students will not be unfairly penalized just because they took a more difficult version of the exam. This may be unfamiliar, but curving is a common practice in college-level courses.
How do I get a 5 on AP® Microeconomics?
That’s the million-dollar question! First, considerthat around 16% of test takers score a 5. It won’t be easy, but it is certainly possible to earn the top score. The best way to get a 5 is to make an individualized study plan that uses your strengths. You can save time building this plan by collecting many resources and focusing on the ones that work best for you.
Albert provides a large collection of resources to get you started. Here are a few general resources to guide your studies:
- Is AP® Microeconomics Hard?
- How to Study for AP® Microeconomics
- One Month AP® Microeconomics Study Guide
- The Ultimate List of AP® Microeconomics Tips
There are also topic-specific review guides to help you. Search the website to find various Crash Course AP® Microeconomics pages. Here’s an example:
- Law of Diminishing Returns: AP® Economics Review
Finally, to prep for the multiple-choice section of the exam. Use Albert’s study guide page. Here, multiple choice questions are broken up based on topic, so you can target your revision to the subjects you need the most help on.
Why should I use this AP® Microeconomics score calculator?
Our Advanced Placement Microeconomics score calculator is designed using official College Board score calculation worksheets from previously released exams.The calculator is accurate and up-to-date, soit will give you a general idea of what to expect on exam day. Use the calculator as you study to target the sections you need to practice the most.
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