by Brock Perles

This year, as in years past, will be labor some for Advanced Placements students. These students are expected to complete not only an Advanced Placement test, but also a final for the class.

These AP tests are essential to students who wish to advance to a college or university with college credit from their high school.  Although scores that are accepted vary from school to school, most colleges accept these tests as proof that a high school student has completed college work.  For example, at Bloomsburg University an Advanced Placement English class would count as three credits toward graduation if the student reaches a three or higher out of a grade of five.  It would also replace a Freshman Composition class which is required of all college freshmen.

“I don’t really mind taking two tests for my English class,” stated Kyrsten Lee, a senior, “since one counts for college, the other for my grade. Both are equally necessary.”

Katie Miller, a senior, explained, “I am not sure if my college even accepts these tests, so I don’t know if it matters to me, but, the tests do not bother me.”

Senior, Bill DiFilippo, took AP Government and Politics last year, and is not a fan of the tests. “I remember I wasn’t a big fan of taking two tests. Students are stressed out as is for the AP exam, but then they can take solace knowing their grade won’t be affected.”

Overall however, there is nothing that can be done to prevent two tests. No matter how annoyed students in AP classes get, they will just have to deal with the circumstances. These tests are somewhat necessary in a college bound students future, to say the least.