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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Answers: What’s it like to be an AP grader?

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The structure of most AP classes is a year’s worth of material geared toward a single two or three hour test. The three hours you spend testing might seem like a long time, but compared to the months we spend learning in class, doing practice workbooks, and attending study sessions, it’s not — it’s two block periods out of dozens, a tiny moment in time to have your knowledge of Statistics, or French or Chemistry condensed into a single number.

What’s it like to be on the other side of the sealed, white FRQ packet, a thousand miles and one month away? AP Chemistry teacher Mary Murphey shares her stories about the heated discussions, the occasionally amazing food and the late night karaoke sessions of AP grading.

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