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Students cover a year’s worth of AP material

Taking notes for hours upon hours, sophomores taking AP world attended  a review session that was held on Sat, April 21; this was the first review session held on a non-school day in the history of the class.

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Making the grade

Wake up, learn, stay after school, do homework, sleep, repeat. Some students follow this basic routine during the school year. For some students, this is easy to handle due to their balanced schedules. Other students choose to have a more difficult schedule by filling most of it with Advanced Placement courses. By the end of [...]

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Effective this June, there will no longer be a penalty for wrong answers on AP tests; previously, a penalty of one-fourth of a point was assessed for wrong answers on questions with five possible answers and one-third of a point on questions with four possible answers.

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AP fees refunded

Students and parents who paid for AP exams this year may be refunded by the county. The refunds could end up being more costly than the original cost of paying.

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AP Tests come at higher cost

Budget crisis forces Fairfax County to make students pay $75 per test if taking more than one AP test, prompts students to think twice before signing up for many AP classes

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AP U.S. students caught cheating on Spring Break take home test

Students use outside sources to receive unusually high scores on test

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