AP exams to begin Monday
After long hours of studying and practice questions, SAT gets cancelled again for juniors and seniors due to COVID-19 restrictions and precautions. Additional testing dates have been added for later in the year. “The first time my test was cancelled, I was optimistic and understood as to why it was cancelled,” junior Biyanka Hati said. “However, the third time it was cancelled was quite literally two days before my test.”
May 8, 2020
AP exams begin on Monday and both students and teachers are getting ready for what is a new look to the end of course tests.
“We’re using new information released by the College Board to prepare them for the modified exam,” AP Biology teacher Chris Ham said. “We’re focused on practicing free-response questions with more emphasis on data analysis and application.”
Students such as sophomore Hudaa Dadani are looking forward to the new format.
“I am taking AP World History and I’m studying on my own using a review book that I bought and by watching videos and doing extra practice given by my teacher,” Dadani said. “I really like the new testing format since it is way shorter so it is less stressful and tiring compared to the usual AP test and I like that we only have to practice and focus on one skill rather than many different ones. I really like the new changes that the College Board made to the test because I think I have a better chance of getting credit.”
Teachers have also given students resources to help them better prepare alongside the assigned work.
“We are giving them practice FRQs to complete as well as Mock exams created by other Calculus teachers around the country. Afterward, they are watching a video of a teacher solving each one with tips along the way,” calculus teacher Kathryn Schalla said. “We are giving them any FRQ practice we can find that will still be covered on this year’s AP test. We are also putting all study guides they received throughout the year in one spot on Canvas for easy access to download.”
Alongside this work, students have been using their own resources to study.
“College Board has created online review videos, so I watch those and take notes over it,” sophomore Momina Mazhar said. “On top of that, I also have review books at home that I look through when studying.”
