Technical Issues During AP Exam?

[Anonymous]

Its been a nightmare. Our AP history was postponed and we are being told the Calc BC may be invalidated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The college board is awful. My kid was also impacted with the SAT debacle in March.

Isn't it amazing that so many people want their tests to dominate admissions when they have constant issues?

And their CEO makes $2.5 million a year.

I'm French, and in France the government has an all-powerful Ministère de l'Education who administers the national Baccalauréat exams: orals, and long dissertations, on every subject at the end of high school. It's max pressure on the students. Every year we are reminded on the news that this week, kids are doing exams all over France. Reporters interview students at the end of their exams, or accompany them the day they find out their scores. They quiz professors on what they would have answered on the Philosophy (or other) exams. It's a national exercise leading to a national conversation. Germany has the Abitur, and the UK has A levels. Korea grinds to a halt when students take their exams, and construction stops near exam centers. In Japan and China it's a huge deal as well.

This is what it looks like when countries take education seriously. I wish the USA could see its way to nationalizing its educational standards and impose a national end of high school exam series. It would make college admissions a lot less murky and stressful. No need to deal with for-profit educational companies!

[Anonymous]

AP Chem last week had the reference sheets and timer disappear mid test. The kids were given the option of retaking next week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know if morning exams in later timezones (physics 1, west coast) were affected? It sounds like bluebook just wasn't allowing logins for psych?

My kid in mountain time was able to finish Physics 1 about 30 min ago.

Someone on reddit is reporting that bluebook is back up.

[Anonymous]

My daughter at Oakton was dismissed after 1 and told to look for an email about the makeup. Waste of a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The college board is awful. My kid was also impacted with the SAT debacle in March.

Isn't it amazing that so many people want their tests to dominate admissions when they have constant issues?

And their CEO makes $2.5 million a year.

Agree but it’s equally frustrating to rely on gpa when schools are so different in rigor, allowing exams to be retaken, extra credit. Ours allowed none of that and A’s are hard earned. Wish a better way on all fronts.

+1 national level exam would be the only equalizer. That's how other countries do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The college board is awful. My kid was also impacted with the SAT debacle in March.

Isn't it amazing that so many people want their tests to dominate admissions when they have constant issues?

And their CEO makes $2.5 million a year.

I'm French, and in France the government has an all-powerful Ministère de l'Education who administers the national Baccalauréat exams: orals, and long dissertations, on every subject at the end of high school. It's max pressure on the students. Every year we are reminded on the news that this week, kids are doing exams all over France. Reporters interview students at the end of their exams, or accompany them the day they find out their scores. They quiz professors on what they would have answered on the Philosophy (or other) exams. It's a national exercise leading to a national conversation. Germany has the Abitur, and the UK has A levels. Korea grinds to a halt when students take their exams, and construction stops near exam centers. In Japan and China it's a huge deal as well.

This is what it looks like when countries take education seriously. I wish the USA could see its way to nationalizing its educational standards and impose a national end of high school exam series. It would make college admissions a lot less murky and stressful. No need to deal with for-profit educational companies!

+1 but capitalism!!! Ain't it grand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids' school has an issue with the AP French exam. The CD's that were supposed to play the audio portion questions were not playing, so the entire class was moved to another location to try it again. They eventually managed to get everything working, but it was a 6 hour day. Then, they were told that AP would be canceling their scores and they would need to retake the exam on a retake day.

That’s awful that they’ll have to retake it. My kid’s school had similar issues with the AP Spanish lang exam, and it also took 6 hours.

[Anonymous]

Late testing date for Psychology is next Friday. My kids school is off that day for the long holiday weekend...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The college board is awful. My kid was also impacted with the SAT debacle in March.

Isn't it amazing that so many people want their tests to dominate admissions when they have constant issues?

And their CEO makes $2.5 million a year.

I'm French, and in France the government has an all-powerful Ministère de l'Education who administers the national Baccalauréat exams: orals, and long dissertations, on every subject at the end of high school. It's max pressure on the students. Every year we are reminded on the news that this week, kids are doing exams all over France. Reporters interview students at the end of their exams, or accompany them the day they find out their scores. They quiz professors on what they would have answered on the Philosophy (or other) exams. It's a national exercise leading to a national conversation. Germany has the Abitur, and the UK has A levels. Korea grinds to a halt when students take their exams, and construction stops near exam centers. In Japan and China it's a huge deal as well.

This is what it looks like when countries take education seriously. I wish the USA could see its way to nationalizing its educational standards and impose a national end of high school exam series. It would make college admissions a lot less murky and stressful. No need to deal with for-profit educational companies!

D’accord.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Late testing date for Psychology is next Friday. My kids school is off that day for the long holiday weekend...

It's ok not to take the test in these circumstances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The college board is awful. My kid was also impacted with the SAT debacle in March.

Isn't it amazing that so many people want their tests to dominate admissions when they have constant issues?

And their CEO makes $2.5 million a year.

I'm French, and in France the government has an all-powerful Ministère de l'Education who administers the national Baccalauréat exams: orals, and long dissertations, on every subject at the end of high school. It's max pressure on the students. Every year we are reminded on the news that this week, kids are doing exams all over France. Reporters interview students at the end of their exams, or accompany them the day they find out their scores. They quiz professors on what they would have answered on the Philosophy (or other) exams. It's a national exercise leading to a national conversation. Germany has the Abitur, and the UK has A levels. Korea grinds to a halt when students take their exams, and construction stops near exam centers. In Japan and China it's a huge deal as well.

This is what it looks like when countries take education seriously. I wish the USA could see its way to nationalizing its educational standards and impose a national end of high school exam series. It would make college admissions a lot less murky and stressful. No need to deal with for-profit educational companies!

1. The US exam would be abysmal. Seriously, can you imagine what a flaming pile of poo would be created? Next it would be politicized. Facts would be removed, no science, Jesus stamped all over it and full of MAGA bs.

2. The high stakes exams has led to a huge flourishing of for profit exam prep centers in China, Korea and India. Cheating is also rampant. Not sure this is what we want to aspire to be.

3. Holistic isn’t bad if it’s transparent and fair. Universities are too opaque and it makes it look like they are hiding something or they are doing something that would hurt their brand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The college board is awful. My kid was also impacted with the SAT debacle in March.

Isn't it amazing that so many people want their tests to dominate admissions when they have constant issues?

And their CEO makes $2.5 million a year.

Agree but it’s equally frustrating to rely on gpa when schools are so different in rigor, allowing exams to be retaken, extra credit. Ours allowed none of that and A’s are hard earned. Wish a better way on all fronts.

Agree, there has to be some way to compare kids in subject matters equally. GPAs clearly are not it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The college board is awful. My kid was also impacted with the SAT debacle in March.

Isn't it amazing that so many people want their tests to dominate admissions when they have constant issues?

And their CEO makes $2.5 million a year.

Agree but it’s equally frustrating to rely on gpa when schools are so different in rigor, allowing exams to be retaken, extra credit. Ours allowed none of that and A’s are hard earned. Wish a better way on all fronts.

+1 national level exam would be the only equalizer. That's how other countries do it.

You mean like the SAT and AP tests?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Late testing date for Psychology is next Friday. My kids school is off that day for the long holiday weekend...

The rescheduled test is during our Senior Award Ceremony.