2025 AP Exam Day Logistics
MOST EXAMS WILL BE DIGITAL
Morning Exams:
Report Time: 7:30-7:45 am. Exams will begin promptly at 8:00 am. Students will not be admitted after 8:00 am.
Please enter through the Main entrance.
Students must pre-arrange their own transportation to school for the morning exams. You will not be able to take the bus as the exams begin before the start of the school day.
Report directly to your assigned testing room. Room assignments will be emailed to students (and parents) and shared with AP teachers. If you are still unsure of your room assignment please email Ms. Londino (londinot@newton.k12.ma.us).
Lunch: Students will eat lunch at the conclusion of testing.
Extended time students and students taking two tests in a day should bring their lunch from home.
Afternoon Exams:
Report Time: 11:45 am (Afternoon exam report times may be adjusted if the morning exam runs late.)
Report directly to your assigned testing room. Room assignments will be emailed to students (and parents) and shared with AP teachers. If you are still unsure of your room assignment please email Ms. Londino (londinot@newton.k12.ma.us).
Students must pre-arrange their own transportation home for all afternoon exams.
End times for afternoon tests are unpredictable and may vary. Extended time exams will end later.
Make sure to tell your coach, advisor, or employer that you will miss practice / games / meetings / work, if applicable. NSHS will not reschedule exams for regular season athletic events. If a conference/county/state tournament is scheduled on your exam day, please reach out to Ms. Londino (londinot@newton.k12.ma.us) ASAP to discuss options.
Students are excused from their classes on a day that they have an AP Exam.
Two exams on the same day:
You will need to bring a bag lunch. You will have an opportunity to eat (quickly, only about 15 minutes) between exams. You might also consider bringing a "snack lunch" that you can space out and eat during the exam breaks and the break between tests.
What to bring on the day of your AP Exam:
Several sharpened No. 2 Pencils with erasers (not mechanical pencils) & Pens (dark blue or black ink only)
A fully charged device and its charger. Students must have the Bluebook app already downloaded on their device and should have practiced logging in before exam day. (This applies to Digital/Hybrid exams only, NOT AP Spanish, AP French, or AP Chinese.)
Write down your College Board email and password to log into Bluebook (these will not be stored).
Calculator and back-up batteries (Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Economics, Physics, Statistics)- be sure yours meets the requirements. No calculators or back up batteries will be provided.
A ruler - for Physics tests that allow a ruler. No protractors allowed.
Photo ID
Water/small snack (snacks can only be eaten during the scheduled break).
Bag lunch - if you have two exams in the same day, or if you have a morning extended time test.
What NOT to bring:
Backpack/Large Bag - if at all avoidable. If you need to bring it, bring only what's necessary (don't bring things for classes you won't be attending). Note you will not have access to your backpack during the test or break.
Test Prep Books/Class Notes/Textbooks/etc - These can not enter the test room at all. Leave them home.
Cell Phones/Smartwatches - The official College Board policy is no phones in the testing room. Any cell phones, etc. that make it to the testing room will be turned off, collected and returned to you after all exams have been collected. If you don't want us to take it, don't bring it at all.
Mechanical Pencils
Anything that makes noise
Anything that covers your head (hoodie, hat)
College Board Terms and Conditions
The College Board requires that all students accept the terms and conditions. You will be asked for confirmation of your agreement to these terms as part of your test on exam day.
2025 - AP Exam Terms and Conditions
WEEK 1
Morning (8:00-12:00)
Afternoon (12:00-4:00)