LI Regents Prep will be at Suffolk Spring College Fair on May 5th

Long Island Regents Prep is excited to be participating in the Suffolk Spring College Fair, sponsored by Western Suffolk Counselors’ Association. The College Fair will take place on Monday, May 5, 2014,  from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Students will be able to visit representatives from dozens of colleges and register for SAT and Regents review courses offered by Long Island Regents Prep. In addition, we'll be offering on-site registration discounts and raffling off a free SAT Crash Course and Regents Review Course!  Please stop by our booth to find out more about our courses! Here are the details:

Suffolk Spring College Fair

Monday, May 5, 2014

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Huntington Hilton Hotel, Melville NY

Directions: Take Long Island Expressway East to Exit 49S (Rte 110 South / Broadhollow Rd.) Turn Right at end of ramp onto Rt. 110 S / Broadhollow Road. Proceed 2 miles to the corner of Spagnoli Rd and Broadhollow Rd and the hotel is on the right.

Free Online Resources for AP Exams

Since the Advanced Placement exams are only a week away, we are re-blogging some free online resources to help students prepare for their exams.  Below are links to general and subject-specific AP review materials.  In addition, for more info about our AP review courses or to register online, visit the Long Island Regents Prep website.  Good luck! 

General AP Review Resources

College Board AP Practice Questions - Since the College Board designs these exams, you may want to check out this site first.  It offers exam overviews and practice questions from previous exams.

AP Exam Review Materials - Broward County Schools in Florida has put together an excellent collection of review materials for the most popular AP exams.

AP Study Notes - This site features course outlines, notes, vocabulary, and practice tests for several AP courses, with more being released in the coming weeks.

McGraw-Hill's Practice Plus AP Quizzes - McGraw-Hill offers diagnostic quizzes for over a dozen AP exams.

AP Practice Exams - As the site name indicates, they provide practice tests for many AP courses.

Subject-Specific AP Review Resources

AP Calculus AB Review

http://www.elainetron.com/apcalc/apcalc.pdf

AP Chemistry Review

http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/rstepien/advanced.cfm

http://apchemistrynmsi.wikispaces.com/AP+Chemistry+Exam+Review+Tools

AP Environmental Sciences (APES) Review 

http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/faculty/lcone/ExamReview/review.asp

AP European History Review

http://www.historyteacher.net/EuroProjects/ExamReviewSheets/APEuroMainReviewPage.htm

AP Physics B Review

http://apphysicsb.homestead.com/review.html

http://www.slideshare.net/Mrreynon/ap-physics-b-exam-review-1330793

AP Psychology Review 

http://www.appsychology.com/HowPass/MC%20quizes/MCquizeshome.htm

AP United States History (APUSH) Review 

http://www.mrburnett.net/APUSHistory/APUSHistory.htm

http://www.historyteacher.net/AHAP/AHAPCourseMainPage.htm

AP United States Government and Politics Review

http://phs.prs.k12.nj.us/ewood/amergov/USGov5th/contents.htm

http://www.funnelbrain.com/sid-15-ap-u-s-government-politics.html

AP World History Review

https://penningtonaisb.wikispaces.com/file/view/WorldHistoryPracticeExam.pdf

http://www.mrburnett.net/apworldhistory/APWorldHistory.htm

The New SAT Exam

There's been a lot of discussion in recent days about the redesigned SAT, which will debut in 2016. For decades, the College Board has faced criticism that the SAT helps students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds, who can afford pricey test prep services and tutors, while lower- and middle-class students are left on their own to navigate the arcane and archaic (SAT vocab words?) exam. These suspicions are borne out by statistics showing students from wealthier families achieving better SAT scores. The redesigned exam claims to be more equitable in allowing opportunities for all students to excel on the exam, not just those with the means to pay for test preparation.

Sifting through all the information on the new SAT can be daunting. Below are some resources to help you learn more about the College Board's redesign.

• Kaplan Test Prep
• Fair Test - The National Center for Fair and Open Testing
• Inside Higher Ed
• U.S. News and World Report
• The New York Times Magazine
• The College Board

Since the current SAT exam will be around for a few more years, most high school students won't have to worry about the coming changes. They can continue to rely on existing study methods, practice exams, review books, tutors, and prep courses. For more information about SAT Crash Courses that we offer at Farmingdale State College, or to register online, visit www.liregentsprep.com.