A combined version of our two most recent blog entries about Advanced Placement exams is featured on the Farmingdale Patch website. You can read it here: Free Online Resources for AP Review
A combined version of our two most recent blog entries about Advanced Placement exams is featured on the Farmingdale Patch website. You can read it here: Free Online Resources for AP Review
Since the Advanced Placement exams are only about a month away, we are providing some free online resources to help students prepare for their exams. Below are links to general and subject-specific AP review materials. In addition, for more info about our AP review courses or to register online, visit the Long Island Regents Prep website. […]
Since the Advanced Placement exams are only about a month away, we are providing some free online resources to help students prepare for their exams. Below are links to general and subject-specific AP review materials. In addition, for more info about our AP review courses or to register online, visit the Long Island Regents Prep website. Good luck!
General AP Review Resources
College Board AP Practice Questions – Since the College Board designs these exams, you may want to check out this site first. It offers exam overviews and practice questions from previous exams.
AP Study Notes – This site features course outlines, notes, vocabulary, and practice tests for several AP courses, with more being released in the coming weeks.
Springtime is nearly upon us, and many high school seniors are eagerly awaiting news from colleges regarding admissions and financial aid. High school students aiming for admission into elite colleges often enroll in Advanced Placement courses with the hope of burnishing their transcripts and applications, preparing for rigorous college-level coursework, and earning college credit for […]
Springtime is nearly upon us, and many high school seniors are eagerly awaiting news from colleges regarding admissions and financial aid. High school students aiming for admission into elite colleges often enroll in Advanced Placement courses with the hope of burnishing their transcripts and applications, preparing for rigorous college-level coursework, and earning college credit for passing scores on the A.P. exams. Recently, however, colleges and universities have begun reconsidering whether to give credits for Advanced Placement courses. For example, earlier this year, Dartmouth College announced that it would no longer give college credit for high scores on Advanced Placement exams. According to the New York Times, this change—a response to the concern that high school A.P. classes “are not as rigorous as college courses”—will begin with the class of 2018, affecting those who graduate high school next year.
Not unexpectedly, the College Board has decried this decision, maintaining that Advanced Placement courses expose students to, and thus prepare them for, college-level work. According to the College Board’s recent AP Report to the Nation, “more high school graduates are participating—and succeeding—in college-level AP courses and exams than ever before.” College Board president David Coleman said, “By exposing students to college-level work while still in high school, Advanced Placement dramatically improves college completion rates,” and he applauded educators who have worked to bring Advanced Placement courses to more students in more schools around the country. Findings from the report indicated,
· The number of high school graduates taking AP Exams increased to 954,070, (32.4%), up from 904,794 (30.2%) among the class of 2011 and 471,404 (18.0%) in 2002 among the class of 2002.
· The number of high school graduates scoring a 3 or higher increased to 573,472 (19.5%), up from 541,000 (18.1%) among the class of 2011 and 305,098 (11.6%) among the class of 2002.
Whether these numbers represent better preparation for college and the workplace is, of course, up for debate, but they do signal a clear rise in the importance of Advanced Placement courses at the high-school level, even if colleges doubt the academic rigor of such courses.
In New York State, the statistics mirror the national trends, as more students continue to enroll and succeed in Advanced Placement Exams. That is why Long Island Regents Prep is now offering one-day Advanced Placement Review Courses at Farmingdale State College on May 5, 2013. Visit liregentsprep.wpengine.comfor more information and to register for courses.
Long Island Regents Prep Announces 2013 Regents and AP Review Class Schedule Long Island Regents Prep has announced its 2013 course schedule. Review classes for the New York State Regents Exams will take place June 8th, 9th, and 15that Farmingdale State College. In addition, after helping hundreds of students from Nassau and Suffolk counties and […]
Long Island Regents Prep Announces 2013 Regents and AP Review Class Schedule
Long Island Regents Prep has announced its 2013 course schedule. Review classes for the New York State Regents Exams will take place June 8th, 9th, and 15that Farmingdale State College. In addition, after helping hundreds of students from Nassau and Suffolk counties and New York City excel on the Regents exams over the past several years, Long Island Regents Prep has decided to begin offering Advanced Placement review classes, which are scheduled for May 5th. May 5, 2013 – AP Review Classes
United States History
World History
European History
US Government and Politics
Psychology
Calculus AB
Biology
Physics B
Chemistry
Environmental Science
June 8, 2013 – Regents Review Classes
Living Environment
Earth Science
Chemistry
Physics
Global History and Geography
United States History and Government
Integrated Algebra
Algebra 2/Trigonometry
Geometry
June 9, 2013 – Regents Review Classes
Living Environment
Earth Science
Chemistry
Physics
Global History and Geography
United States History and Government
Integrated Algebra
Algebra 2/Trigonometry
Geometry
June 15, 2013 – Regents Review Classes
Chemistry
Geometry
All classes are taught by experienced, highly qualified, New York State certified teachers in comfortable, state-of-the-art classrooms on the campus of Farmingdale State College, a State University of New York (SUNY) institution of higher learning.
Long Island Regents Prep is owned and operated by three current high school teachers who understand the importance of the Regents and AP examinations and the pressure that high-stakes tests place on students. With this in mind, they have created clear, concise, six-hour review courses that provide students with the content, skills, and confidence they need to excel on their Regents and Advanced Placement exams. Students can register online quickly, easily, and safely by visiting http://liregentsprep.wpengine.com.
What: Review courses for Regents and Advanced Placement exams
Where: Farmingdale State College (Gleeson Hall)
2350 Broad Hollow Road
Farmingdale, NY 11735
When: AP Review Classes – May 5, 2013 (9:00AM – 4:00PM)
We are excited to announce that Long Island Regents Prep will begin offering Advanced Placement review courses in spring 2013. Due to the success of our Regents review program, and in response to the positive feedback we’ve received from parents and students, we are expanding our review course catalog to include the following AP subjects: United States […]
We are excited to announce that Long Island Regents Prep will begin offering Advanced Placement review courses in spring 2013. Due to the success of our Regents review program, and in response to the positive feedback we’ve received from parents and students, we are expanding our review course catalog to include the following AP subjects:
United States History
World History
European History
US Government and Politics
Psychology
Calculus AB
Biology
Physics B
Chemistry
Environmental Science
As with our Regents prep classes, AP review classes will be one-day, six-hour sessions held at Farmingdale State College. Course dates and schedule will be announced shortly after the new year. In the meantime, visit Long Island Regents Prep for more information and to join our email list. Also, find us on Twitter @RegentsPrep and on Facebook.