AP Psych calculator — estimate your AP Psychology 1–5 score instantly by entering your multiple-choice and free-response raw points. This AP Psych score calculator is designed for students preparing for practice exams, teachers checking sample scores, and tutors who need a quick AP Psych scale converter for study planning. Unlike raw percentage calculators, this tool models section weights and maps a composite percent to a predicted AP score (1–5), giving you an actionable estimate to guide study priorities.

Top education resources and AP tool hubs implement the same structure: clear MC and FRQ inputs, immediate results, and supporting explanations so students understand how the estimate was derived. For example, Knowt and Fiveable show MC out of 75 and FRQ rubrics alongside results to give context.

Why this tool is useful

• Fast practice feedback: Instantly see whether a practice exam performance would likely result in a 3, 4, or 5.
• Study prioritization: If your score estimate is low because of FRQs, you know to focus on timed writing and rubric mastery.
• Shareable, teachable examples: Create shareable result links for teachers or study groups. Competitor tools pair calculators with study guides to increase trust and usefulness.

Important: The College Board does not publish exact score cutoffs for AP exams, so all public calculators produce estimates rather than official scores. Use results for planning and practice, not as the final official outcome. apstudents.collegeboard.org

How the calculator works?

1. Normalize inputs to a 0–100 scale. Enter your raw correct multiple-choice count (MC) and your combined free-response rubric points (FRQ). Many AP calculators accept MC out of 75 and FRQs out of a combined rubric total — this tool normalizes both to a 0–100 scale so they can be weighted correctly.
2. Apply section weights. By default we use MC = 60% and FRQ = 40% (editable). Composite percent = MC_normalized * MC_weight + FRQ_normalized * FRQ_weight.
3. Map composite to AP scale (1–5). The composite percent is mapped to an estimated AP score using conservative thresholds (example mapping below). These thresholds are adjustable as more empirical data is collected.

Example mapping (default estimates)

• 80–100% → 5
• 65–79% → 4
• 50–64% → 3
• 35–49% → 2
• 0–34% → 1

(We mark these as estimates because the College Board’s official cut points vary year to year.) apstudents.collegeboard.org

Step-by-step usage instructions

1. Enter Multiple Choice raw points — type the number of MC items you got correct (or the raw points if provided). Example: 45 out of 75.
2. Enter Free-Response raw points — sum the rubric points across FRQs (or enter the total FRQ score normalized to 100). Example: 32.
3. Adjust section weight (optional) — if you want to reflect a specific year’s weighting or classroom rubric, change the MC weight slider (default 60%).
4. Click “Calculate.” The tool displays: Composite percent, Predicted AP score (1–5), and a confidence estimate.
5. Share or save the result link for teacher review or study logs. Many students paste the permalink into study notes or teacher feedback threads.

Real-world examples (hand-calculated)

Example A — Balanced performance

• MC = 60 (normalized 60/100), FRQ = 40 (normalized 40/100), MC weight = 60%:
  Composite = 60×0.60 + 40×0.40 = 36 + 16 = 52% → predicted 3.

Example B — Strong MC, weak FRQ

• MC = 80, FRQ = 30, weight 60%: composite = 80×0.6 + 30×0.4 = 48 + 12 = 60% → predicted 3–4 (near threshold).

Example C — Nearly perfect

• MC = 100, FRQ = 95, weight 60%: composite ≈ 98% → predicted 5.

These sample scenarios match how top AP calculators present results and examples to make the estimate transparent and actionable.

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