Cliffs AP Chemistry, 3rd Edition

Q. Are There Old Exams Out There That I Could Look At?

A. Yes! Questions (and answers) from previous exams are available from The College Board.

Request an order form by contacting: AP Services, P.O. Box 6671, Princeton, NJ

08541-6671; (609) 771-7300 or (888) 225-5427; Fax (609) 530-0482; TTY: (609)

882-4118; or e-mail: [email protected].

Q. What Materials Should I Take to the Exam?

A. Be sure to take your admission ticket, some form of photo and signature identification, your

social security number, several sharpened No. 2 pencils, a good eraser, a watch, and a sci-

entific calculator with fresh batteries. You may bring a programmable calculator (it will not

be erased or cleared), but it must nothave a typewriter-style (qwerty) keyboard. You may

use the calculator only in Section II, Part A.

Q. When Will I Get My Score?

A. The exam itself is generally given in the second or third week of May. The scores are usu-

ally available during the second or third week of July.

Q. Should I Guess on the Test?

A. Except in certain special cases explained later in this book, you should notguess. There is a

penalty for guessing on the multiple-choice section of the exam. As for the free-response

section, it simply comes down to whether you know the material or not.

Q. Suppose I do Terribly on the Exam. May I Cancel the Test and/or the Scores?

A. You may cancel an AP grade permanently only if the request is received by June 15 of the

year in which the exam was taken. There is no fee for this service, but a signature is re-

quired to process the cancellation. Once a grade is cancelled, it is permanently deleted from

the records.

You may also request that one or more of your AP grades are not included in the report sent

to colleges. There is a $5 fee for each score not included on the report.

Q. May I Write on the Test?

A. Yes. Because scratch paper is not provided, you’ll need to write in the test booklet. Make

your notes in the booklet near the questions so that if you have time at the end, you can go

back to your notes to try to answer the question.

Q. How Do I Register or Get More Information?

A. For further information contact: AP Services, P.O. Box 6671, Princeton, NJ 08541-6671;

(609) 771-7300 or (888) 225-5427; Fax (609) 530-0482; TTY: (609) 882-4118; or e-mail:

[email protected].

Questions Commonly Asked About the AP Chemistry Exam

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