Exam Day Information
Exams are in three formats this year: Digital, where students complete the entire exam in Bluebook; Hybrid, where students complete multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in Bluebook then handwrite their free-response answers in paper exam booklets; Paper, where students complete all sections of the exam with pen and pencil
Please report to your testing room no later than 7:55am for morning exams or 11:55am for afternoon exams so that we can start promptly. If a student has an afternoon exam, they will be dismissed early from class so that they can eat lunch before the exam. Students taking afternoon exams with standard time should expect to be dismissed between 4:15 and 4:45pm. Students taking afternoon exams with extended time may be dismissed as late as 5:45pm.
If you would like to waive an accommodation, please email James Fuller (james.fuller@bvsd.org) by 3pm on Friday, May 2nd. Students under the age of 18 must have their adults waive accommodations.
What to bring
On exam day, please bring:
- Fully charged testing device with Bluebook installed
- School chromebook, personal Mac laptop, personal windows laptop
- Personal chromebooks are not permitted for AP exams
- iPads and Windows tablets are permitted if they have a physical keyboard but they are not recommended.
- Your College Board account login information
- 2 sharpened pencils with erasers
- 2 pens with dark blue or black ink
- Charging cord/AC adapter
- Up to 2 calculators with the necessary capabilities (Biology, Environmental Science, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, and Statistics only)
- Ruler or straight edge (Physics only)
If you are using a personal device, you can check device compatibility and download the latest version of the Bluebook application on the College Board websitehttps://bluebook.app.collegeboard.org/. Please also make sure that you check for updates to Bluebook.
If you would like, you may also bring:
- External mouse
- Up to 2 calculators with the necessary capabilities if taking an AP Environmental Science
- Water bottle, snacks (cannot be kept at desk during the exam)
- Sweatshirt or blanket
What not to bring
- Electronic equipment of any kind: phones, smartwatches, or wearable technology of any kind, laptops, tablet computers, Bluetooth devices, portable listening or recording devices, cameras or other photographic equipment, devices that can access the internet, separate timers of any type, and any other electronic or communication devices
- Books, compasses, correction fluid, dictionaries, highlighters, or notes
- Mechanical pencils, No. 3 pencils, or colored pencils
- Rulers or straightedges (these are allowed only for Physics exams)
- Protractors
- Scratch paper (we will provide scratch paper and notes can be made on portions of the exam booklets).
- Computers or calculators (except as previously noted)
- Reference guides, keyboard maps, or other typing instructions
- Watches that beep or have an alarm
- Clothing or shoes with subject-related information
- Earplugs, earbuds, or headphones
- Clipboards
- Pillows
Snacks and Water
Snacks and water are not allowed in the testing area. You may bring water and/or a snack to consume during the 10 minute break in between the first and second sections but you may not have snacks or water at your seat while testing.
Seniors
Some exams may conflict with graduation activities. You may opt to take the exam during Late Testing, there is a $40 fee per exam charged by College Board for taking this option. Taking an "unscheduled break" to attend graduation events like Senior Breakfast or Tunnel is considered Exam Misconduct which will result in the cancellation of the score. Any student that "no-shows" will be automatically signed up for Late Testing and charged the $50 late testing fee. Any student that does not complete their AP exam as required may be disqualified from receiving Peak Scholar designation.