Free Resources to Prepare for AP Exams

You’ve Got This! Get Ready for Your AP Exams. 

This year stay focused on following through. Completing an AP Exam always has benefits, no matter your score. It shows colleges you’re willing to challenge yourself by completing college-level coursework. And if it’s your first time taking an AP Exam, learn what to expect so you’ll feel confident on test day. 

1. Know What to Expect

If you’re registered to take AP® Exams this year, be sure to check in with your school to find out when and where you’ll take them. View the complete calendar of AP Exam dates and times. Get the lay of the land, including exam timing and structure. And if it’s your first time taking an AP Exam, learn what to expect so you’ll feel confident on test day. 

2. Study with AP Classroom Resources

AP Videos are available in AP Classroom, along with these resources that your teachers may use to help you prepare throughout the year.  

• Topic Questions: Practice questions assigned by your teacher that check your understanding and give you immediate feedback on each unit topic. 
• Progress Checks: Assessments unlocked by your teacher to gauge what you know and can do after each unit of the course. Use the results to create a study plan for the AP Exam. 
• Reports: Personalized charts and data that show your understanding of course content and skills over time so you can view your progress from unit to unit. 
• Additional Tips: Use this handy interactive user guide to get the most out of your AP Classroom experience. 

3. Take advantage of our other free resources to prepare yourself:

• Ask your AP teacher about a review plan that uses coursework, previous assignments, and AP Classroom resources. 
• Click the About the Exam tab on any of the course pages to learn about your course’s exam. 
• Practice for your upcoming AP Exams with questions created by the AP Program. If your exam has them, you can download free-response questions and review sample student responses and scoring guidelines from previous exams on the About the Exam tab of your course page.