The College Board Advanced Placement Exams, or AP Tests, began a pilot program in 1952 for the post World War II generation of students. Only 1,229 students took one of the 11 tests in 1955. Today there are over 2,218,578 students taking a selection of 38 exam choices. One thing that hasn’t changed is the anxiety of preparation. Teachers at Cannon Falls are offering their best advice to next week’s testers.

Holly Winget – AP Literature Sage: “Spend some time every day reviewing terms.  Quizlet is an excellent site with tons of lists of literary devices for both AP Lit and AP Comp.  They offer lists, flashcards, and on-line practice.”

Tyler Quinlan – AP Calculus Guru: “Yes, your AP test(s) will challenge you, but understand that you have learned incredible amounts and are fully capable of success. You’ve put in years working to have this opportunity and to not study would be a disservice to yourself.Being adequately prepared will be worth it, I promise. You can do it.”

Heather Loeschke – AP Government and AP U.S. History Extraordinaire: “Take online or book practice exams, review old exams or other study guides.  Use resources such as AP exam flash cards, review readers and most importantly…don’t wait till the last minute!  Study for an AP exam should really start months before the exam.”

Timeless advice from the masters of the test. In the College Board’s total years of existence, 28, 095,010 students have taken one of more of the three hour exams. The Board administered the AP tests in 1955 to 104 schools. Now they have 18,920: Each school with a cluster of testing savants behind them.