The College Board is a Non-Profit Organization that focuses on connecting students to college opportunities. They are in charge of the SAT and the Advanced Placement Program. The SAT is a college entrance exam. And the Advanced Placement Program gives students the opportunity to earn college credit. Most of the time, students take the class and take the AP Test in May. Some students choose not to test; some others choose to skip the class and only take the exam. To gain college credit, the student must pass the exam with a score of 3, 4, or 5. However, some colleges don't give college credit to a score of 3. There are many different AP courses that students can take. Some are more challenging than others.
This year, students had to take their AP Tests online and at home due to COVID-19. Collegeboard provided life streams with AP Teachers, so students could review before the exams. They also re-scheduled the exams to a week later.
Testing wasn't easy for a lot of students. Some had issues and couldn't submit their answers, so they had to retest in June.
Students will be finally able to see their scores starting July 15. On July 6, Trevor Packer, Senior Vice President of the Advanced Placement Program, announced that the (about) 28,000 professors and teachers finished grading the exams, and individual scores would be released on July 15.
When can students get their scores?
Students will get their scores depending on their physical location. Some states will get their scores before others. Students who tested in late June will not be getting their scores yet. The schedule is the following:
July 15: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin
July 16: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming
July 17: Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Canada, U.S. territories, International
Scores are released each day at 8 am ET
How will students get their scores?
Students must know their College Board account information: username and password. Before testing, students were asked to enter their email. That email is the one that will have access to the scores. There are links for username and password recovery.
It is important that a student chooses a single email for their AP and SAT information. They shouldn't have more than one account. It is also important that they don't use a school email. Some districts delete the email accounts after a student graduates, and students might need access to their account after High School. College Board usernames and passwords should be confidential and secure too.
Understanding AP Scores
A score of 5 is equivalent to a grade of A or A+ in a college-level course.
A score of 4 is equivalent to a grade of B, B+ or A- in a college-level course.
A score of 3 is equivalent to a grade of C, C+ or B- in a college-level course.
Scores of 2 and 1 are not passing.
For More information visit: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores
*Alton / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
Commentaires