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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 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. 

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. 

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.  



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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]].

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]]. 

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 Wednesday May 8, 2024 at 12 PM PDT.


Finally, please remember to get a good night's rest and a healthy breakfast! 

Good Luck!