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2022 AP Chemistry Is Over and Seems Manageable—But There's Another Exam Sitting to Prepare For!

Hello, this is JjangJi.

The 2022 AP Chemistry exam seems to have been manageable.

I'll share the students' assessments of its difficulty.

First, these are messages from students who took AP Chemistry.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Student

I think I did well!

Teacher

Haha. The other students said it was manageable. Was anything hard?

Student

Nothing was especially difficult.

Teacher

Okay!

Student

A few questions were confusing: about 3 multiple-choice questions and 1 small part of a free-response question.

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I think this student will get a 5.

Handwritten AP Chemistry free-response calculation practice
AP Chemistry titration free-response practice with handwritten calculations

This is what their practice answer sheet usually looked like.

It looks rather strange, but all the answers are correct. I told them to focus on getting the answers right,

and they really did write only what was needed, haha.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Teacher

Everyone says the exam was manageable. Was it the same for you?

Student

It wasn’t bad.

Student

It wasn’t bad for me either.

Teacher

Okay! The multiple-choice section…

Student

There were 60 MCQs, though.

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These students are in the third year of middle school. I think they're certain to get 5s.

They performed very well in practice, worked hard, did everything I asked, and seem to have taken the exam without much difficulty.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Teacher

Did you manage your time well?

Student

My time management was fine, but I’m not sure how accurate my answers were. Haha.

Teacher

Okay. If you managed your time well, that’s good. Let’s wait for the results.

Student

Yes! I think the multiple-choice section was harder.

Teacher

As long as you made your best guesses and finished in time, that’s okay. Were the free-response questions so-so?

Student

The free-response questions were okay, but…

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I really hope they get 5s.

Detailed handwritten AP Chemistry free-response practice page
Additional handwritten AP Chemistry free-response practice

This is a typical practice answer sheet. Neat, isn't it?

But I kept telling them not to write like this, haha.

I told them to write more briefly, and they improved a lot. Their answers had originally been extremely long.

Writing overly long AP Chemistry answers can hurt your performance.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Teacher

Haha. Don’t be vague. Were there lots of hard questions? I heard the multiple-choice section was hard.

Student

There weren’t any that were terribly difficult or that I didn’t understand.

Student

I feel as if I will lose points in the free-response section.

Teacher

Oh!

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This student doesn't say much.

I hope they did well.

Handwritten AP Chemistry thermodynamics and equilibrium calculations

Here's their usual answer sheet. This one is a little sparse because they were working quickly, but normally they write fuller answers well.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Student

Yes, the multiple-choice section was a bit tough for me too.

Teacher

Were the free-response questions okay?

Student

There are about two subquestions I’m unsure about, but I answered the rest.

Teacher

Great!

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Handwritten AP Chemistry explanations and molecular structures

Overall, the exam seems to have been fairly straightforward.

Well done, everyone.

There is another AP Chemistry exam on a different date this year, so I still have one more group to prepare.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Student

Teacher, I did really well! Haha. [Celebration sticker]

Teacher

Haha! How did the others do?

Student

I think the other student did well too. The next student did well, and the other one would of course have done well.

Teacher

Okay!

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Finally, these are students who took IGCSE, haha.

Thank you for all the inquiries.

But I haven't been able to answer them thoroughly.

I'm very sorry. It's not just that I'm busy—I'm quite worn out.

I didn't realize teaching so much could be this exhausting. I've taught with almost no breaks.

I also usually can't take back students who leave partway through, whatever the circumstances.

I'm very sorry about that too.