With the pandemic still continuing to ravage through the United States, AP exams have been pushed to the spring semester for the sake of many students who are struggling and the alarming unknown things that COVID could do.

“We are hopeful that things will be back to normal in May and that we can give the AP exams on paper, in-person here at the school,” Case test coordinator. Sherry Weatherley said.

During the Covid-19 shut down early this year, the College Board made the decision to throw out their pencils & paper,& administer exams through online, where students individually take their exams in their homes.

“I was having a hard time turning in my test, (I) was pretty stressed out,” Junior Andrea Lopez, who took the AP World History exam earlier this year, said.

Despite the College Board shortening tests to help students, to as few as two questions in 45 minutes in some cases, it was still met with problems.

“Many students could not test or could not submit but [they] were given another opportunity to retake the test in June,” Weatherley said.

Zoom meetings, Canvas, & other online resources, have helped students prepare for this year’s exams.

“We have practiced for the multiple choice section in AP Classroom and with a class packet (a hard copy and Canvas digital copy were provided),” Dual credit/AP English III teacher Darby Dyer said.

“We have also learned about one of the three essays on the exam.”

Although changes have been made to help students, AP teachers continue to guide students slowly but surely to make sure they are progressively improving.

“Everyone has had to adjust and make the best of the current situation,” Dyer said. “The advice I give is that either way, we are preparing for it and will throughout the year,” Dyer said.