All students should notify their teacher(s) if they are going to be absent from class because they are taking AP exams. Work with your teachers to stay caught up with your classes.
If you decide not to take a test, please email testingcoordinator@deerfield.edu. Cancelling ensures that a roomful of students are not waiting for you on test day.
Morning Exams:
Report Time: 7:30 am
The Dining Hall with open for breakfast at 7:00am
Report directly to your assigned testing room
Afternoon Exams:
Report Time: 11:45 am or ASAP if you are finishing a morning AP exam.
Report directly to your assigned testing room.
Be sure to tell your coach or advisor that you will miss practice/games/meetings, if applicable.
What to Bring:
Several sharpened No. 2 Pencils with erasers (not mechanical pencils)
Pens (dark blue or black ink only)
Calculator (Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Statistics, Physics only) – be sure yours meets the requirements. No calculators will be provided.
A ruler – for Physics tests that allow a ruler. No protractors allowed.
Deerfield ID
A watch (not a smartwatch or with an alarm) so you can monitor time
Layers of clothing
Water/small snack ** if you have two exams in the same day, or if you have a morning extended time test. You might consider bringing a “snack lunch” that you can eat during exam breaks if you are taking multiple tests.
What NOT to Bring:
Backpack/Large Bag – if at all avoidable.
Test Prep Books/Class Notes/Textbooks/etc. – These cannot enter the test room at all.
Cell Phones/Smartwatches – The official College Board policy is no phones in the testing room. Any cell phones, etc. that make it to the testing room will be turned off, collected and returned to you after all exams have been collected. If you don’t want us to take it, don’t bring it at all.
Mechanical Pencils
Anything that makes noise
Anything that covers your head (hoodie, hat)