On The Spot: AP Exams

“I’m in AP World History, and I am preparing through looking over my notes and doing the extra credit that is needed to help me better understand the concepts of the whole year. I really like to rewrite my notes because originally I take my notes on the computer, and once I write them all down, it can help me remember them better. I have not taken an actual AP exam before, so I am very nervous to...

“We have a review assignment in WHAP [AP World History], and outside of that, I’m probably going to study on my own finding YouTube videos. Usually for me, I just find things to read and take notes on them. [I feel] relatively prepared.”

“You kind of go through reviews and work through everything you’ve done throughout the year. A lot of the teachers recommend we come into the school to take it because [the] online test will be different.”

“For AP Literature, I’m going over a bunch of passages and practicing essays. I also go for extra tutoring with Mr. Motsney. I normally go to the College Board website, or I talk to some of my friends who have taken the AP test in the past [because] that can sometimes be a guide for me.”

“I got a study book for HUGAP [AP Human Geography] that I can use. It has a practice test,questions [and] how to study. Me and my friends are trying to get together to study with our flashcards and notes. We make flashcards for every unit, and it is probably easiest [to study] because it is very simple with just the terms and definitions.”

“I’m studying through all the notes I have taken throughout the year. I’m also going through all the assignments I have done, and the challenging things I’ve had to get through. Mrs. Bonilla has suggested looking over our notes and doing the review project that will help us study cumulatively for the exam. I feel mostly prepared. I just need to prepare more, but I feel like I have the mate...

“Most of the time I buy a Barron's book, and try to get through it at least once before the test. I also go on the AP website and look through College Board’s prep classes that they have. For one of my classes, I do [feel prepared] because it is the class I’ve been taking in person. The other one I feel like I’m going to do very well because I’ve been working on it all year since its AP Res...

“I’m going through the textbook, and there is a YouTube channel called the Princeton Review where they do a lot of review. Just going through the textbook and practice text booklets really help a lot when preparing for the test.”