The best tips and tricks to receive a five on the looming Advanced Placement exams.
Another year, another round of AP exams. This year exams take place starting May 6th up until May 17th. With only a few weeks remaining before exams commence, taking preparations to ensure a passing grade is crucial. These preparations can be a variety of things, but here are a few to steer you in the right direction.
1. Become familiar with the format of your exams
Each AP exam has a specific format that will take place over the course of a three to four hour testing period. Make sure to know what type of questions you will be asked and prepare accordingly. For example, the AP World History exam has 55 multiple choice questions, 3 short answer questions, a long essay question, and a document based question.
2. Create a schedule
Studying without a plan is a recipe for disaster. Creating an outline or a simple to-do list will help to ensure you study all topics that have been covered throughout the curriculum. With this schedule try to add in a variety of study techniques such as watching review videos, taking annotated notes, and studying with peers.
3. Use your resources
The College Board website includes a course summary and access to videos that overview the curriculum. In addition the weighting of each topic is provided, shedding light on which areas and subtopics you should spend the most time on. Teachers often have study sessions leading up to the exams. Make sure to check your inbox for any more information!
Date | Exam | Time | Location |
5/6 | US Govt. & Politics | 8:00 AM | Library |
5/6 | Chemistry | 12:00 PM | LIbrary |
5/7 | Human Geography | 8:00 AM | Library |
5/7 | Microeconomics | 8:00 AM | 2101 |
5/7 | Statistics | 12:00 PM | Library |
5/8 | English Literature | 8:00 AM | Library |
5/8 | Computer Science A | 12:00 PM | Library |
5/9 | Environmental | 8:00 AM | Library |
5/9 | Psychology | 12:00 PM | Library |
5/10 | US History | 8:00 AM | Library |
5/10 | Macroeconomics | 12:00 PM | Library |