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-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 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,  The AP exam in May will have two parts: Multiple choice (75 minutes) and Free Response (105 minutes),
+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: about 40 Multiple choice (90  minutes, 75 in past Exams) and Free Response (90 min - 105 minutes in the past). This year's AP exam is on your chromebook. This years Qtr 3 Exam is  AP Practice exam divided into three parts. The Qtr 3 Exam is cumulative, just like the other quarter exams,  You will also be able to use the [[https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap-computer-science-a-java-quick-reference_0.pdf|Java Quick Reference]] that the College Board will provide for you in May.
-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.
+The Qtr 3 Exams 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]]), 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.
-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.
+Part 1: The Multiple choice portion of the exam will be in Room 405 on Tuesday March 4, There are 40 questions, representing half your score.   The other half is based upon the four "Free Response" questions.
+Part 2: The first 3 free response questions will be in Room 405 on Thursday March 6 (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.  For better feedback, you will answer on paper.
+Part 3: The last Free Response Question will be in Room 405 on Monday March 10 (30 minutes max), and usually involves a 2-D array.  For something closer to the 2025 Exam, will be on the chromebook using the AP Classroom website.  It takes about 3 minutes to connect to the internet, but we will have plenty of time sin this is only one question.
-The Free response portion takes 105 minutes to answer 4 questions.  The first 3 questions will be in Room 405 on Friday March 14 (80 minutes max).  The last Free Response Question will be in Room 405 on Tuesday March 12 (30 minutes max). The first FRQ is usually a question that asks you to write a method, the second usually as you to write a class, the thirst question usually involves arrays and ArrayLists, and the last question 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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-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).
+It is a good idea to review the Labs and old exam questions that we have done throughout the year. For three years now, [[https://myap.collegeboard.org|AP Classroom]] has done an 8 Part Course Review.  To find them, here is a [[https://www.mathorama.com/gsp/Finding%20the%20Course%20Review.pdf|screenshot]].  You may wish to watch them on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx0XjbHZ7IA&list=PLoGgviqq4845xKOY11PnkE7aqJC7-bYrd|YouTube]] where they have  link to download the questions, [[https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXYzWjUzb2Fjc1BYUmtyZ2pSMWZvREJocDBkZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuMXpBLXQ2NlkzbEFoeThSZTNrZjJFeVBHTWc1YkZrbndoN3lmR1pvSVltYWRmRG9vekt3ZE55TEtJdHBVSVp1WU05MGljcVZNejFPWVA2VU1aTkxVMTMwUGY4Q2ZBQnlIcXZjUTZPZUJiazBnb05aTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2F3dsdt3sm&v=qx0XjbHZ7IA|like this one]]
+Another good way to review the multiple choice is  [[https://runestone.academy/runestone/default/user/login|Chapter 13 of Runestone]], and the FRQs at [[https://runestone.academy/runestone/default/user/login|Chapter 14-15 of Runestone]].
-A good way to review the multiple choice is  [[https://runestone.academy/runestone/default/user/login|Chapter 13 of SFHSJava]]
+Yet another good way to review the free response questions is to write your answers on your computer, and test out your solutions with the tester code  [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/doku.php?id=starter_code_for_old_ap_questions|here]].
-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]].
+Don't forget that you don't need a computer to practice writing code at [[http://codingbat.cs.vt.edu/codingbat/java|javabat.com]] and [[https://codestepbystep.com|CodeStepByStep.com]].
 [[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 will be Tuesday May 3, 2023 at 12 PM PDT.
+Your actual AP Exam will be Wednesday May 8, 2024 at 12 PM PDT.