AP

The AP Tests are offered in five areas: arts, English, history & social science, science, math & computers, and world language & culture.

There are two AP English test:

• AP English Language and Composition
• AP English Literature and Composition

There are nine history & social science AP tests:

• AP Comparative Government and Politics
• AP European History
• AP Human Geography
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP Microeconomics
• AP Psychology
• AP United States Government and Politics
• AP United States History
• AP World History

There are seven science AP tests:

• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
• AP Physics C: Mechanics
• AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
• AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based

There are five math & computer AP tests:

• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Computer Science A
• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP Statistics

There are eight language & culture AP tests:

• AP Chinese Language and Culture
• AP French Language and Culture
• AP German Language and Culture
• AP Italian Language and Culture
• AP Japanese Language and Culture
• AP Latin
• AP Spanish Language and Culture
• AP Spanish Literature and Culture

Most AP exams are between two to three hours long.

The first part of most AP exams consist of multiple-choice questions. Your score is determined by the number of questions you answer correctly. There are no penalties for wrong answers.

The second part of most AP exams consist of short response and essay questions that you to compose responses of several sentences to a few short paragraphs, depending on the test.

Language and culture exams are computer based and require you to listen to CD-based audio.

AP Studio Art students are required to submit a portfolio of their work as part of the course’s final assessment.

SAT Subject Tests assess knowledge on the high school level while Advanced Placement (AP) tests for skills and knowledge on the college level. The topics covered on an SAT Subject Test will therefore vary from the AP Exam for the same subject. Generally speaking, Subject Tests focus more on a broad knowledge and applying basic concepts while AP Exams focus more in-depth on a narrower range of topics and emphasize application of fewer but more rigorous set of skills.

AP exams are administered in May and most high school classes generally fall behind and do not finish the entire curriculum on time. To ensure a competitive score on the AP, it is imperative that you study in advance.

Our expert instructors, some with PhDs and others PhD candidates, write the practice books used in the classrooms. Up-to-date and consistent with the latest  test specifications, our practice test books are designed for help students gain the skills and strategies needed to score above the 95th percentile. All of our instructors have degrees from Ivy League or top schools, and a minimum of 10 years’ teaching experience.