AP Newcomers

by Noushin Ahdoot, Staff Writer For many sophomores, this May began an era of stress-filled late-night cramming sessions in preparation for their first or second AP exams. While these academically motivated students contest that preparation for these tests was relentless, they know that they are newcomers to the AP world and have two more years [...]

Comic: Time Management – Willpower

The Stress of AP Exams

By Lauren Nguyen, Staff Writer It is Monday morning on May 2nd and many students are scrambling to get ready for an AP test. For many, this is their chance to waive a class in college and save their parents some money. That is, if they pass. Every year, Collegeboard administers AP tests in May. [...]

Is CollegeBoard really your friend?

By David Vu, Staff Writer Even after AP season ended, students still had to face other tests such as the SAT  Reasoning and SAT Subject tests. A company had put together these series of tests to help determine the capabilities of high school students in college and give college credits to those who show sufficient [...]

The College Coalition – How to Self-Study an AP Course

By Connie Nguyen, Staff Writer You\’ve decided that you want to self-study an AP course, but where do you go from there? Luckily, you have someone with a little experience on your side. The first step is to pick which subject you want to study. Of course, you can\’t just pick any AP course to [...]

The College Coalition – To Self-Study or Not to Self-Study

By Connie Nguyen, Staff writer  With the competitive nature of college admissions today, Advance Placement (AP) classes have become a must. Not only do AP classes demonstrate the academic rigor of your schedule, but they also give you a chance to earn college credit before you even get there. The limited amount of classes your [...]

What AP Tests Measure

Annual exams indicate mastery of curriculum by college standards By Donald Chan, News Editor Many chastise the Advanced Placement (AP) Program for measuring one\’s test-taking skills or for giving too much weight to a single three-hour exam, but its assessments are very similar to those of colleges and therefore have the same flaws. To solely [...]