If you’re looking for an AP® Macroeconomics score calculator, you’ve come to the right place. See how you would score on the AP® Macroeconomics exam if you were touse previously released exam curves.
At this time, the College Board has not officially released a scoring worksheet that reflects the latest changes in AP® Macroeconomics. 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 here.
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What is a good AP® Macroeconomics score?
For all the Advanced Placement exams, a score of 3 or higher is a passing score. Specifically, the College Board defines a 3 as “qualified”, a 4 as “well qualified” and a 5 as “extremely well qualified.” The “qualified” in these scores refers to whether or not a student is qualified to receive college credit for taking the exam. A majority of colleges award credit for a passing score on any AP® exam. You can check the specific policy of a school on the College Board website here.
It is also important to note the pass rate. In 2020, 122,639 students took the AP® Macroeconomics exam and 63.2% 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® Macroeconomics score?
Since the exam is curved, the average score changes year by year. This is due to a number of factors, including a revised exam format, a different student population taking the exam, and different questions. For example, in recent years the average scores were 2.89 in 2014, 2.79 in 2015, 2.89 in 2016, 2.89 in 2017, 2.96 in 2018, 2.94 in 2019 and 3.07 in 2020. So, the average score over the past 7 years was around 2.92.
Why are AP® Macroeconomics scores curved?
The main reason why the Advanced Placement exams are curved is to maintain consistency over the years. Since the specific test questions change year by year, curving the test allows the College Board to normalize the raw scores. Theoretically, the same student should get the same score, no matter which version of the test he or she takes. Also, the Advanced Placement program as a whole is designed to model college courses, many of which are curved.
How do I get a 5 on AP® Macroeconomics?
Great question! First, it is important to note that on average, around 17% of test takers achieve the top score. It is definitely challenging, but by no means impossible. There isn’t a magic secret to getting a 5. It takes careful content knowledge, targeted practice and dedication to studying, but it can be done.
Albert provides a large collection of resources for this exam. Here are a few general resources to guide your revision:
- How to Study for AP® Macroeconomics
- One Month AP® Macroeconomics Study Guide
- 6 Ways to Score Big on the AP® Macroeconomics Multiple Choice
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;
Production Possibilities Curve.
Finally, for multiple choice question practice, access 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® Macroeconomics score calculator?
Our Advanced Placement Macroeconomics score calculator uses the official College Board score calculation worksheets from previously released exams, so it is highly accurate and up-to-date. Grading any practice exams that you take will also give you a general idea of what to expect on exam day. Finally, knowing roughly how well you have to do in order to get the score you want can be a great confidence booster, which can actually help you do better on the exam overall.
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