Exam Day

What to Bring

• Several sharpened No. 2 pencils (with erasers) for all multiple-choice answer sheets.
• Black or dark-blue ballpoint pens for free-response questions in most exams.
• Your school code.
  
• A watch (in case your exam room does not have a clock that you can see easily).
• Your social security number for identification purposes. (If you provide it, the number will appear on your AP Grade Reports.)
• A photo I.D. if you do not attend the school where you are taking the exam.

What Not to Bring

• Books, compasses, correction fluid, dictionaries, highlighters, or notes.
• Rulers and straightedges (except as noted above).
• Scratch paper (notes can be made on portions of the exam booklets).
• Typewriting equipment, computers (except as noted for students with disabilities), or calculators (except as noted above).
• Watches that beep or have an alarm.
• Portable listening or recording devices -- even with headphones -- or photographic equipment.
• Beepers, cellular phones, MP3 players, or personal digital assistants (PDAs).
• Clothing (t-shirts, for example) with subject-related information.

Guessing on the Exams

Scores on the multiple-choice sections of the AP Exams are based on the number of questions answered. No points are awarded or deducted for wrong or unanswered questions. If you have SOME knowledge of the question, and can eliminate one or more answer choices, informed guessing from among the remaining choices is usually to your advantage.