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5/21: What COVID-19 Means for Online Testing (PBS)
5/21: What COVID-19 Means for Online Testing (PBS)

More than 2 million high school students took their AP Exams this week—online for the first time ever. But an unforeseen glitch caused thousands to not be able to submit their answers. Can you imagine the anxiety? The stress? PBS went head to head with College Board about what a COVID-19 climate might mean for online testing down the road. You

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4/30: FAQs About AP Exams Amid COVID-19
4/30: FAQs About AP Exams Amid COVID-19

Answering a few FAQ’s we’ve received this week surrounding the changes of AP exam testing, now an at-home online free-response testing model that’s generally 45 minutes long.

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4/20/20: Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on College Admissions (Seattle Times)
4/20/20: Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on College Admissions (Seattle Times)

The COVID-19 pandemic will forever modify the college application process for rising high school seniors

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3/23/20: What Changes to AP Exams Means for Seniors
3/23/20: What Changes to AP Exams Means for Seniors

College Board announced on Friday that updates to AP exams are coming. To combat the changes, College Board is committed to supporting schools and students at home by providing free remote learning resources (with AP teachers providing instructional content) and developing a new at-home testing option. New time constraints within the education community (namely, high school seniors) have caused College Board to react accordingly and in doing so, their press release last week outlined AP changes that high-schoolers can expect this year.

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