• Preparing for Test Day

    Everything you are doing in your AP Classes right now is preparing you for your AP Exams!  Here are a few other things you need to be doing:

    • Practice Logging into your Bluebook Application: Your Bluebook Application is located on your desktop, and you used this app during our Digital Readiness Meetings.

    • Take a practice exam through the Bluebook Application and familiarize yourself with tools you may use during testing. 

    • Locate and practice using the following tools:  

      1. Testing Timer: A timer will let you know how much time is remaining in each part of the test. You can hide it until 5 minutes remain, then you’ll get an alert.

      2. Calculator: For tests with math questions, the app has a built-in calculator. You can drag it anywhere on the screen.

      3. Reference Sheet: A reference sheet with commonly used formulas will appear on all tests with math questions.

      4. Highlights & Notes: Use this tool to highlight text from a question or leave yourself a note. 

      5. Mark for Review: Use the bookmark icon to flag any question you want to come back to.

      6. Line Reader: Use this tool to focus as you read test content.  

      7. Option Eliminator: Cross out answer choices you think are wrong. You can undo this if you change your mind.

      8. Question Menu: See which questions you skipped or marked for review, and navigate to any question in the section.

      9. Zoom: Use keyboard shortcuts on laptops or pinch and zoom on tablets to get a closer look at any part of the question.

    On exam day, students will access their AP exams through the Bluebook icon on their desktop. We will practice accessing the exam in your AP classes, but you can also practice at home. 

    • If you do not see the Bluebook icon, you will need to download the app from Classlink.  

    • Open Bluebook and click on Sign In with a College Board student account

    • You must know your College Board credentials, so please make sure you have them memorized on exam day.  You will not be permitted to access your phone or bring any paper into the testing room. 

    • If you need help resetting your College Board account, you can contact CB directly at 866-315-6068.

     

    What to Expect on Exam Day...

     

    Most AP Exams will be digital (similar to the PSAT and SAT). 

    The only exceptions are AP Spanish, French, and German Language and Culture exams.

     

    EXAM DAY LOGISTICS

    Morning Exams:

    • Report to your testing location by the specified time (7:30 AM)

    • Students will eat lunch after testing, before returning to class for the afternoon.

    • Extended time students should bring their lunch from home.

    • Virtual Academy, MST and CSI students: when you are dismissed from the testing room, you may leave the building.  You do not need to sign out in the main office. You will need to arrange transportation home or to the IRC. 

    • Utica High students: If you have an early dismissal after the exam, you MUST have it called in and approved in PowerSchool before signing out in the main office. 

    Afternoon Exams:

    • Students with C lunch will be able to leave class early, so they have time to eat lunch before testing.

      • Report to your testing location by the specified time (11:30 AM)

    • Students must pre-arrange their own transportation home for all afternoon exams. You will not catch the bus.

    Two exams in a day:

    You will need to bring a bag lunch. You will have an opportunity to eat (quickly, ~ 15 minutes) in a designated area between exams. You might also consider bringing a "snack lunch" that you can space out and eat during the exam breaks and the break between tests.

    All Exams:

    • Please be ready to go when you arrive! Pencils sharpened, stopped at the restroom, etc. Check the list of what to bring/not bring below. We will begin promptly!

    • Students cannot be dismissed early. All test takers must remain until all test materials are collected and counted.

    • Students should bring with them only what is necessary for exams.


    WHAT TO BRING ON TEST DAY

    • You must know your College Board credentials (email and password) to access the AP exam on Bluebook. You cannot bring you phone or paper into the exam so you must have it memorized. 

    • Utica High student ID or other form of photo identification

    • Laptop computer for all digital and hybrid exams and a charger

    • Writing utensil for paper pencil exams, hybrid exams and scratch work.

    • Calculator: Desmos calculators and graphing calculators are built into the test when allowed (Biology, Calculus, Precalculus, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, Micro/Macroeconomics). If you chose to bring your own, be sure yours meets the requirements. 

      • Statistics students: the calculator IS NOT provided.  YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN.

    • A ruler for Physics tests that allow a ruler. No protractors allowed.

    • Layers of clothing (the temperature in the building is unpredictable)

    • Other necessary items: inhaler, tissues, period products. Keep these on your person or in a small bag (pencil case) that you keep with you. You won't have access to your backpack during the test.

    • Water/small snack

    • Bagged lunch if you have two exams on the same day, or if you have an extended time test in the morning. You might consider bringing a "snack lunch" that you can eat throughout the day if you are taking multiple tests.

    WHAT NOT TO BRING ON TEST DAY

    • Backpack/Large Bag (if at all avoidable).

    • Test Prep Books, class notes, textbooks, etc. These cannot enter the test room at all. Leave them home.

    • Cell phones, smartwatches, prohibited electronic devices. The official College Board policy is no phones in the testing room. Any cell phones, electronic equipment, etc. that make it to the testing room will be turned off, collected, and returned to you after all exams have been collected. If you do not want us to take it, don't bring it at all.

    • Mechanical Pencils, colored pencils, highlighters, clipboards, scratch paper, ear plugs.

    • Anything that makes noise

    • Anything that covers your head (hoodie, hat)

    AP Terms and Conditions

    Required – Students, please review AP Exam Terms and Conditions prior to test day. You will be required to sign a statement on test day saying that you have read and agree to the AP Exam Terms and Conditions.

    Note: For AP courses with a portfolio submission (AP Art and Design, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Seminar, and AP Research), students will need to agree to the Digital Portfolio AP Exam Terms and Conditions before submitting their work as final in the AP Digital Portfolio. choose