AP Exam Location Change: Possible?
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Anonymous
| Hi, For family reasons, we’d like our son to take his AP exam in another state. He’s been told (unofficially) that his school will not allow this. We as parents are planning to follow-up with a request as the AP coordinator he was directed to did not return his email. Has anyone succeeded in changing the exam locale? Any tips? Thank you! |
Anonymous
| Cancel your vacation. |
Anonymous
| AP testing starts tomorrow and you should have know the date for your kid’s test for months. Your kid will need to either skip for “family reasons” or if you have a legitimate excuse Your kid may be able to make it up on the make up day. |
Anonymous
| You could have registered him to take it elsewhere during the registration period, but you've left it too late. Either cancel the exam, or cancel the trip. |
Anonymous
| It’s too late for that. Schools have to order the number of exams of each type that they are giving, and they start tomorrow so you can’t switch now. |
Anonymous
| Have you identified a place that has a seat for him? That's difficult even when you're looking in the fall and near impossible at the last minute. |
Anonymous
Not on vacation. Sheesh. |
Anonymous
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As others have said, 1) his exam has been ordered by his HS and if it's not a digital exam there is no way that's getting transferred elsewhere (and that school will not have an extra exam lying around for him) and 2) you'd have to find a school willing/able to make space for him to take a digital exam.
Sorry, but this isn't happening. Nor should it. Your only hope might be to work with the school on having him test - at his own school - on the make up date, but even that's no guarantee if he doesn't have a valid reason. |
Anonymous
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First thing tomorrow morning, call the College Board and get the answer. Only they can authorize a move. My guess is that they won't be able to accommodate you. If you need to be out of state on the day of his exam, can he sleep at a friend's house and can the parent ensure they'll get him to bed on time and well fed the day of? If you were my friend, I'd do that for you.
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Anonymous
| OK, thanks to all for explaining the ramifications. In the spirit of delegating, I had asked kiddo to contact the AP Coordinator months ago when his sibling’s college graduation date was changed from a Saturday to a Friday. He did not follow through, I did not push him, and so now we are just two weeks out. |
Anonymous
FWIW, I think it's fine to miss a sibling's college graduation. I'm one of three and didn't go to either's graduation (for one I was in high school, the other in college elsewhere with the semester ongoing). Only one came to my high school graduation, and the other to my college graduation, probably because they had been to visit me during college. It was great to have them there, but I was also pretty busy saying goodbye to friends. |
Anonymous
| I wouldn’t do this. He will not do well in his exam with all this moving around. Let him stay for his exam. Bummer to miss graduation but exams come first |
Anonymous
| My son takes it at his school. The coordinator told me they have already received all the tests. Definitely too late to change now. |
Anonymous
Sorry to hear that this scheduling difficulty has arisen. It's probably not 100% your kid's fault. I often find that school staff does not respond to repeated emails from a student, but will immediately reply to a parent. |
Anonymous
| OP your priorities are f'ed up |