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-The last two class of the quarter are both short (Friday and X schedules), so Multiple choice portion of the exam will be Friday March 12, and the Free response portion will be Tuesday March 16.  It is a cumulative exam that covers the entire course from the summer assignment until Unit 10 of the College Board's Course and Exam Description ([[https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-computer-science-a-course-and-exam-description.pdf?course=ap-computer-science-a|CED]]),
+To prepare for the actual AP exam in May, we will be using several practice exams from the College Board in the next few months, starting with the Qtr 3 Exam. The AP exam in May will have two parts: Multiple choice (75 minutes) and Free Response (105 minutes), The last two classes of the quarter are short (a Friday schedule and an X schedule), so this quarter will be a little different, dividing an AP Practice exam into three parts. The Qtr 3 Exam is cumulative, just like the other quarter exams,
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+Like before, the test will be curved. The AP Exam usually awards a passing grade of 3 for 50% correct, a 4 for 65% correct, and a top score of 5 for 75% correct,  One way to think of it is an A is 3 correct for every incorrect, a B is 2 correct for every incorrect, and a C for 1 correct for every incorrect.
-It is a good ideas to review the [[http://apcs.mathorama.com/index.php?n=Main.ElevensLab|Elevens Lab]] and the other Labs we have done throughout the year, There will be 70 minutes to answer 36 multiple choice questions Friday, and 30 minutes to answer 2 free response questions Tuesday, each portion is worth 100 points (and the exam category is worth 20% of your grade).
+Part 1: The Multiple choice portion of the exam will be in Room 405 on Wednesday March 6, There are 40 questions (75 minutes), representing half your score.   The other half is based upon the four "Free Response" questions (105 minutes).
+Part 2: The first 3 questions will be in Room 405 on Friday March 14 (80 minutes max).  The first FRQ is usually based on methods and control structures, the second usually asks you to write a class, and the the third usually involves arrays and ArrayLists,
+Part 3: The last Free Response Question will be in Room 405 on Tuesday March 12 (30 minutes max), and usually involves a 2-D array.
+It is a cumulative exam that covers the entire course from the summer assignment until Unit 10 of the College Board's Course and Exam Description ([[https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-computer-science-a-course-and-exam-description.pdf?course=ap-computer-science-a|CED]]),
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-A good way to review the multiple choice is reviewing Questions from previous Chapter Tests (this year they were returned by e-mail) or  [[https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/index.html#google_vignette|Chapter 13 of Java2020-SFHS]]
+It is a good idea to review the Labs and old exam questions that we have done throughout the year. To match the pace of the AP Exam, there will be 81 minutes to answer 36 multiple choice questions Wednesday, and 45 minutes to answer 2 free response questions Friday.  Each portion is worth 100 points (and the exam category is worth 20% of your grade).
-A good way to review the free response questions is [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/doku.php?id=starter_code_for_old_ap_questions|past AP Questions @mathorama]] like we have been doing in class and homework, or [[https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/index.html#google_vignette|Chapter 14-15 of Java2020-SFHS]].  Don't forget that you don't need a computer to practice writing code at [[http://codingbat.cs.vt.edu/codingbat/java|javabat.com]].
+A good way to review the multiple choice is  [[https://runestone.academy/runestone/default/user/login|Chapter 13 of SFHSJava]]
+A good way to review the free response questions is [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/doku.php?id=starter_code_for_old_ap_questions|past AP Questions @mathorama]] like we have been doing in class and homework, or [[https://runestone.academy/runestone/default/user/login|Chapter 14-15 of SFHSJava]].  Don't forget that you don't need a computer to practice writing code at [[http://codingbat.cs.vt.edu/codingbat/java|javabat.com]].
-The College Board has posted free response questions for you to practice with [[http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/exam/exam_information/2000.html|here]]. Another resource are the Unit PPC's (Person Progress Checks) at [[https://myap.collegeboard.org]]
+[[https://myap.collegeboard.org/login|myAP.collegeboard.org (AP Classroom)]] Also has Daily Videos on all the topics we have covered this year.
-Your actual AP Exam willl be one of 3 dates:
+Your actual AP Exam will be Tuesday May 3, 2023 at 12 PM PDT.
-  - Paper in School: Thursday May 6 12 PM PDT
-  - Digital: May 18 7 PM PDT
-  - Digital: June 1 7 PM PDT
-St Francis High School will strive to have the May 6 date if conditions permit it.
-Finally, please remember to get a good night's rest and a healthy breakfast! Some elegant solutions to these are at [[http://www.skylit.com/beprepared/fr.html|Skylit]], the book publisher of our textbook.
+Finally, please remember to get a good night's rest and a healthy breakfast!
 Good Luck!