Students began camping outside of Room 311 before zero period to hand in their money directly after learning that the AP test registration deadline was moved up.
After careful consideration, the College Board decided to change the nationwide registration deadline for AP testing for this school year to Oct. 4. Students highly advocated for this decision and applauded the board for taking action on the long-awaited request.
“I’m so glad that we have such a sensible organization to control our only chances of getting into college,” freshman Stu Peed said. “It eliminates so much useless waiting time, since all high school students already know if they’re going to succeed in a class before taking it. That’s why we’re all skipping school for a month to be here. The only thing that could be improved from here on out is to make it a mandatory procedure to register and pay for all of our exams before we enter high school.”
The College Board logic for this decision is to motivate students to study harder once they’ve committed to their decision.
“We’ve said that, but really it was just an excuse to please parents,” College Board official Ben Crupsy said. “Honestly, we just wanted more money. If the students choose to cancel, we get paid. Also, it got boring seeing everyone passing, so the executive board and I decided to alter the system.”
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