Getting Ready For The AP Psychology Exam

The Advanced Placement exams represent some of the most challenging subject-specific standardized tests a high schooler might ever take. Amy and Mike believe that every test warrants smart, serious preparation, so we invited educator Garry Shriver to share valuable strategies, insights, and resources for getting ready for the AP Psychology exam.

What are five things you will learn in this episode?

  1. What is tested on the AP Psychology exam?
  2. How is the AP Psychology test scored, and what is a good score?
  3. What are the highest priority topics for this exam?
  4. How should students prepare for the AP Psychology exam?
  5. What are the best prep materials for AP Psychology?

MEET OUR GUEST

Garry Shriver is an educator from Memphis, TN. Currently, he produces the How to Love Lit Podcast, a tool to support IB and AP students in preparation for their exams. He has been teaching both AP and IB in public and private schools in the Memphis area for the last 20 years.

Garry is a consultant for the College Board in AP psychology, serving as a question writer and member of the rubric team. Garry is a strong advocate of the AP program.

Garry first appeared on this podcast in episode 199 to discuss Choosing Between AP and IB Programs.

Find Garry at garry@howtolovelitpodcast.com.

LINKS

AP Psychology Course – AP Central | College Board
AP Psychology Classroom Resources
AP Psychology Premium, 2022-2023: Comprehensive Review with 6 Practice Tests + an Online Timed Test Option

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Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros. If you’re interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page. We’d love to hear from you!

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