As colleges and universities put greater scrutiny on high school transcripts, students want to look for ways to stand out. Success in AP classes and on AP exams demonstrates the rigor of a student’s high school career and projects an ability to succeed at the college level.
Whether or not a student opts to submit an SAT or ACT score, strong marks in well-recognized advanced courses will make an impression on college admission readers. The University of California system, for example, considers how many AP courses a student has taken, their grades in those classes, and their AP exam scores.
Compass has developed a checklist to keep you on track throughout the school year to ensure that the effort you put into your AP classes pays off for you during the admissions process.
Give us a call at 800-685-6986 for more information or to set up a tutoring program that fits your needs.
Compass AP Checklist
- Take a Fall Checkpoint Assessment: October 25–31
Our 70-minute assessment covers material you should have learned in the first TWO months of school and includes a free-response portion. Our graders will return detailed feedback on your strengths and weaknesses so you can make early adjustments or seek individualized support. - Take a Winter Checkpoint Assessment: January 24-30
This 70-minute assessment includes material covered in the first FOUR months of school and includes a free-response portion. If older topics now appear to be rusty or if it seems you are behind pace, there is still time to get help. - Attend our AP Roadmap Webinar: February 23, 2022 at 5pm Pacific | 8pm Eastern
Learn about the current state of AP from two of the nation’s leading experts: Compass founder Adam Ingersoll and Marco Learning founder John Moscatiello
WATCH THE RECORDING - Set up a Tutoring Program if you haven’t already
Some of our students have weekly AP tutoring sessions throughout the school year to reinforce and retain concepts as they stack up; others wait to work with a private tutor until it’s time to prepare for the exams. We are ready to help whenever and however you need us. - Take a Full Practice Test: March & April
Identify and close the knowledge gaps during spring preparation for AP exams. Practice writing answers to free-response questions and receive feedback on how to improve your writing. Use the Compass score reports to predict your official scores. - Finish your Classes and Take the Exams!
Congratulations, you’ve put in the effort and taken advantage of our AP support. You can now take the AP exams with full confidence!
AP Class and AP Exam Tutoring
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP U.S. History
- AP European History
- AP World History: Modern
- AP Human Geography
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Psychology
- AP Art History
- AP Music Theory
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP Statistics
- AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based
- AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
- AP Physics C: Mechanics
- AP U.S. Government and Politics
- AP World Languages and Cultures: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Spanish Language and Literature
Our Tutors
Over half of our tutors have completed post-graduate work in fields of study built on the concepts taught in AP courses. From Biology to Music Theory, we have a tutor for that.
2022 AP Exam Schedule
Date | Morning (8 a.m. Local Time) | Afternoon (12 p.m. Local Time) |
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Monday, May 2, 2022 | Japanese Language and Culture United States Government and Politics | Chemistry Spanish Literature and Culture |
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | Environmental Science | Psychology |
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | English Literature and Composition | Comparative Government and Politics Computer Science A |
Thursday, May 5, 2022 | Human Geography Macroeconomics | Seminar Statistics |
Friday, May 6, 2022 | European History United States History | Art History Microeconomics |
Monday, May 9, 2022 | Calculus AB Calculus BC | Computer Science Principles Italian Language and Culture |
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 | English Language and Composition | Physics C: Mechanics Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (starts at 2 p.m. Local Time) |
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 | Chinese Language and Culture Spanish Language and Culture | Biology |
Thursday, May 12, 2022 | French Language and Culture World History: Modern | Physics 1: Algebra-Based |
Friday, May 13, 2022 | German Language and Culture Music Theory | Latin Physics 2: Algebra Based |
What Do AP Scores Mean?
What do AP scores mean? The College Board defines 3 as “qualified” to receive college credit, 4 as “well qualified,” and 5 as “extremely well qualified.” Ultimately, however, the answer varies from college to college. Some schools give credit for a 3, while others require a 5. Some of the most selective schools don’t give credit for any score. The one generalization we can make with confidence is that failing to post a 3 or better is likely to place a student in the bottom half to bottom third of his or her peers nationwide.
2019 AP Exams Score Distribution
ALL EXAMS | 5,098,815 | 14.3 | 20.1 | 25.2 | 22.8 | 17.5 | 59.6 |
ART: HISTORY | 24,476 | 11.9 | 24.6 | 26.6 | 24.7 | 12.2 | 63.1 |
BIOLOGY | 260,816 | 7.2 | 22.2 | 35.3 | 26.6 | 8.8 | 64.7 |
CALCULUS AB | 300,659 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 23.3 | 18.3 | 58.4 |
CALCULUS BC | 139,195 | 43.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 13.9 | 5.2 | 81.0 |
CHEMISTRY | 158,847 | 11.5 | 16.6 | 27.5 | 23.0 | 21.4 | 55.6 |
CHINESE LANG. & CULTURE | 13,853 | 60.1 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 89.9 |
COMPUTER SCIENCE A | 69,685 | 26.7 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 11.9 | 18.4 | 69.6 |
COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES | 96,105 | 13.8 | 21.0 | 37.1 | 18.8 | 9.3 | 71.9 |
ECONOMICS: MACRO | 146,091 | 19.1 | 23.0 | 16.9 | 14.9 | 26.2 | 58.9 |
ECONOMICS: MICRO | 91,551 | 24.3 | 28.1 | 17.2 | 12.0 | 18.4 | 69.6 |
ENGLISH LANG. & COMP | 573,171 | 9.9 | 18.2 | 26.2 | 31.2 | 14.5 | 54.3 |
ENGLISH LITERATURE | 380,136 | 6.2 | 15.7 | 27.8 | 34.3 | 16.0 | 49.7 |
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 172,456 | 9.4 | 25.7 | 14.1 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 49.2 |
EUROPEAN HISTORY | 100,655 | 11.7 | 20.5 | 25.9 | 29.4 | 12.5 | 58.1 |
FRENCH LANG. & CULTURE | 23,249 | 16.1 | 25.3 | 35.7 | 18.2 | 4.7 | 77.1 |
GERMAN LANG. & CULTURE | 5,160 | 21.0 | 24.2 | 27.2 | 19.5 | 8.2 | 72.3 |
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS COMP | 23,522 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 15.3 | 66.0 |
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS U.S. | 314,825 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 29.8 | 24.8 | 20.1 | 55.1 |
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 225,235 | 10.8 | 18.2 | 20.1 | 16.7 | 34.1 | 49.1 |
ITALIAN LANG. & CULTURE | 2,658 | 13.6 | 18.1 | 34.4 | 24.6 | 9.3 | 66.1 |
JAPANESE LANG. & CULTURE | 2,479 | 45.3 | 12.4 | 21.6 | 7.7 | 13.0 | 79.3 |
LATIN | 6,083 | 13.0 | 19.3 | 30.5 | 24.1 | 13.0 | 62.9 |
MUSIC THEORY | 18,864 | 21.2 | 17.9 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 12.8 | 63.7 |
PHYSICS 1 | 161,071 | 6.7 | 18.2 | 20.5 | 28.7 | 25.9 | 45.4 |
PHYSICS 2 | 23,802 | 14.2 | 21.0 | 30.2 | 26.2 | 8.4 | 65.4 |
PHYSICS C: ELEC. & MAGNET. | 25,342 | 37.6 | 22.6 | 12.7 | 16.6 | 10.4 | 73.0 |
PHYSICS C: MECHANICS | 57,131 | 37.7 | 26.7 | 17.4 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 81.8 |
PSYCHOLOGY | 311,215 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 18.7 | 13.5 | 22.0 | 64.5 |
RESEARCH | 15,724 | 10.7 | 22.2 | 43.0 | 19.5 | 4.6 | 75.9 |
SEMINAR | 43,441 | 7.1 | 15.1 | 58.9 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 81.1 |
SPANISH LANG. & CULTURE | 187,133 | 25.2 | 34.2 | 29.4 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 88.7 |
SPANISH LITERATURE | 29,345 | 9.5 | 25.0 | 37.7 | 21.4 | 6.3 | 72.3 |
STATISTICS | 219,392 | 14.7 | 18.4 | 26.6 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 59.7 |
STUDIO ART: DRAWING | 21,769 | 20.8 | 33.3 | 37.0 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 91.1 |
STUDIO ART: 2-D DESIGN | 37,749 | 21.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 86.4 |
STUDIO ART: 3-D DESIGN | 6,040 | 10.0 | 22.4 | 37.5 | 25.7 | 4.3 | 70.0 |
US HISTORY | 496,573 | 11.8 | 18.4 | 23.4 | 22.0 | 24.3 | 53.7 |
WORLD HISTORY | 313,317 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 28.0 | 28.8 | 15.8 | 55.3 |
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