SATs At Fountain Valley High School

By Anna Nagabayashi, Staff Writer Oh the joy of taking the test that will make or break your future! Taking the SAT is overwhelming—especially when you need to drive 20 minutes from home to the testing center. Within that time frame, a lot can happen. The butterflies start to flutter in your stomach when you [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]