SLAS Times Spring 2021 | Page 12

2021 AP Exam Updates

by Aileen Kang
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AP courses offered at SLAS :
AP English Language Composition AP English Literature
AP Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry AP Biology AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2 AP Environmental Science
AP US History AP World History AP Government & Politics / Comparative AP European History AP Human Geography AP Microeconomics AP Macroeconomics
AP Chinese AP Spanish AP Japanese
AP Computers Science A ( JAVA ) AP Music Theory AP Psychology

The coronavirus affected

College Board AP exams , and the organization has decided to change 2021 AP exams to both paper and online digital exams . Since AP exams were taken globally , on August 9 , 2020 , College Board announced a new update about the upcoming AP exams . The new 2021 AP exams will have three different dates between May and June for schools to select .
Administration 1 : May 3 – 7 , 10 – 12 , 14,17 Students will take the traditional , full-length paper exams at school for all subjects .
According to Mr . Brian Delsandro , SLAS AP coordinator , the school chose the first exam dates , assuming that students will be present . Most exams will be full-length paper and pencil tests , except for those
that require technology ( AP Chinese ).
During April , students must come on Saturdays and Sundays to take full-length practice exams . Teachers will score the practice exams so students can use them as a benchmark and improve upon them .
Soon , the College Board will also live stream review sessions , in which teachers in America will go over the content from unit one .
Most teachers will make these live sessions optional for students who need extra review .
Students have found alternative ways of studying for their exams while socially distanced . They watch YouTube review sessions , take more practice exams , study with friends online , and go to academies .