Hey all, I've heard from upperclassmen that studying from past AP Calc exams is a good strategy to prep for the actual exam. Does anyone know where I could find these released exams online?
While CollegeBoard, the organization that administers AP exams, has not officially published a complete set of past AP Calculus exams, they do often release several free-response questions from each year's exam on their website.
If you visit the AP Calculus AB or BC page on the CollegeBoard's website, then navigate to 'Exam Information,' you can locate these questions. There, they have released free-response questions, scoring guidelines, sample responses from students, and scoring distributions. From there, you can practice the problems, then check your work against the answers, and review the student sample responses for ways to improve your answers.
Also, it might be useful to check out the CollegeBoard's AP Classroom, which is an online resource that provides tons of practice questions and quizzes for AP exams.
Please remember that the most beneficial way to prep for any AP exam is to immerse yourself in the coursework throughout the year and clear doubts well before the exams with your teacher. Past exams can definitely be helpful for practice, but they should not be relied on as the primary means of preparation. Good luck with your studying!
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