Dear AP Testers,
Here are some important things you need to do in the next week before exams:
This week:
- Review the AP Testing Guide and watch the Overview video
- Do the exam demo
- World Languages (AP Spanish Language and Culture) students click HERE.
- Check the required and recommended resource list.
Two days before each exam:
- Confirm that you have located your e-Ticket. If you have not yet confirmed your PERSONAL email with the College Board, do that NOW by clicking HERE.
- Complete the Exam Day Checklist. Students should complete this checklist and keep a printed or handwritten copy with them for reference during testing. Completing the checklist will help students feel confident they’re set up for success.
On the day of the exam:
Check in 30 minutes before exam start time. Students should allot 80 minutes for each exam—30 minutes to enter their AP ID, name, and other information, and 50 minutes to draft and submit their responses. You MUST know your local testing time, since each subject’s exam will be taken simultaneously worldwide. Charter Oak is in PDT – Pacific Daylight Time.
What if something goes wrong? If a student accidentally closes the browser, their device crashes, or they temporarily lose internet access, they can quickly click their exam e-ticket again to return to the exam. They should continue the exam, and if they feel at the end of the exam that the temporary disruption negatively impacted their performance, they can request approval to take the makeup exam at cb.org/requestmakeup. Students can also request a makeup exam if they’ve lost too much time due to a technical problem, can’t connect to their exam, or experienced some other serious disruption. You are STRONGLY advised to take the exam on the first exam date. If you wait and something goes wrong on the second date, you will have no way to retest.
Lastly, we are VERY proud of you for persisting through the school dismissal and forging ahead with your exams! You are ALL to be commended for the hard work you have done to get to this point. If you have any questions, please reach out as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Archer