From May 5-16, the juniors and seniors of CHS will be taking their AP exams. The AP exams will be a chance for students to demonstrate what they’ve learned throughout the course and gain approval from colleges.
“These exams are made to help you, not hurt you,” AP Psychology teacher Ms. Andrea Eisenger said. “The college board will use these scores to help you earn credits for college.”
Students should have been provided with the necessary resources to study for the exam, such as note packets, links, or study sessions. Most students find these helpful for refreshing any information for better recall.
“There’s a lot of review stuff going on in class like the packet, which goes over everything we’ve learned over the year, and multiple practice tests,” senior Nathaniel Ramsey said.
Some students explained why they chose these AP courses, saying that they chose these courses to help them get into a suitable college. Of course, they do acknowledge that these courses are indeed much harder than regular courses.
“I’m planning on going out of state for college, so I didn’t think it would be a good idea to do DC courses,” junior Christine Welch said. “AP chemistry was definitely the hardest; AP statistics is up there, but that’s only because I’m not super good at math.”
Those teaching AP courses can assure their students that everything they have learned in class will definitely be worth it in the end. As long as they study hard, make use of the available resources, and keep an honest spirit during the testing period, they are sure to ace the exams this year.
“Definitely make use of the practice tests on College Board,” Chinese teacher Ms. Ping Jiang said. “Each subject of the AP class has a practice test, and it will definitely help the kids a lot.”
We wish our seniors and juniors luck as they take their exams this week and next week. Do your best Tigers!
Written by Chimdiadi Nwamba