The College Board: Not so Non-Profit
Shreshta Ranganathan, Opinion Editor
June 2, 2020
376. I spent a total of 376 dollars this year alone in order to register for 4 AP tests. When I paid my $376, I was told that I would be taking a two to three hour-long exam at Monta Vista High School. Currently, I am paying that exact sum of money to take an abridged version of the AP test that onl...
The College Board updates AP testing procedures in response to COVID-19
March 25, 2020
Traditional face-to-face exam administrations are revised to a 45-minute online free-response exam taken at home
The rise of AP test memes
Aanchal Garg
May 25, 2018
As each AP testing season comes and goes, many students worry about the exams they have to take and the content they have to study. However, over the last couple of years, there’s been a rise in AP test memes, where students who have already taken the exam post memes on social media such as Twitter...
A closer look: Steps behind AP test registration
Shriya Deshpande
February 5, 2016
he summer seasons of May and June often bring afternoons by the pool and ice cream outings. But for many high school students, it also means AP testing. As the AP exam season looms, with registration lasting from Feb. 1-26 and exams from May 2-13, students have started preparing for tedious and difficult su...
SAT study time should be integrated in a personalized schedule
Pranav Parthasarathy
April 28, 2015
On May 2, according to the College Board, over ten thousand high school students nationwide will take the SAT. Their average will hover more or less in the 1500 range, several scoring more and several scoring less. All of these students know the purpose of the exam: to apply for admission at several...
Students earn perfect scores on AP Computer Science Exam
Harini Shyamsundar
November 28, 2013
Seniors Douglas Chen, Ashutosh Jindal and Prajit Ramachandran give appreciation to teacher Scott DeRuiter for full AP scores. Read More »...
Changing the face of college admissions
Smitha Gundavajhala
April 8, 2012
Standardized tests have always had challenges with cheating. Over the years, students have become better and better at it, while test proctors have maintained the same, archaic methods. Maybe the honor system and was enough to keep students honest in 1926, when the SAT was first created, but these are...
Taking the PSAT requires remedial action
Sara Yang
October 29, 2009
October's PSAT was accompanied by a twist when the school ran out of tests Read More »...
