History of the AP Test System

History of the AP Test SystemTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 61, Segment 5

May 12, 2015 • 28m

Guest: Trevor Packer, College Board's Senior Vice President for AP and Instruction High school students across the U.S. are in the grips of a panic. Tens of thousands of teenagers are cramming to take tests this week and last week got us wondering about the history of the Advanced Placement test system, which dates back to the 1950s.

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