The AP Psychology exam, originally set to begin at noon, faced a 45-minute delay due to technical issues. Students were granted access to communicate with parents and after-school commitments, informing them that they would be excused later than expected.
Students were first admitted into the Aux-Gym to check in at 11:30 a.m. Due to technical issues with logging into Bluebook, there was a delay in starting the exam. However, the College Board extended the start time, and the test officially began at 12:40 p.m., which pushed the release time to 3:40 p.m.
“I was hoping that the exam would just cancel overall because, with the delay, which is kind of distracting, I wasn’t able to focus as well,” Junior Eve Berta said. “So I think that if they were to move it to another day, I would’ve had a better chance of getting a good score.”
The College Board has transitioned from the traditional paper test to digital, now using the Bluebook application. Junior Tyler Kalnicky expressed concern about the Bluebook login issues during the AP exam.
“I thought it was really odd that there was a multitude of previous AP tests, and it just didn’t seem like they were prepared,” Junior Tyler Kalnicky said. “The only frustrating part about this was the delay and the lack of seeming preparation by the College Board.”
When students began signing into the AP psychology exam, an error message appeared on their screen.
“Possible Sign-In Issues: If you are having trouble signing in, please let your AP coordinator know and wait for instructions,” Bluebook stated.
The College Board has also allowed schools to provide a free make-up test to accommodate those who were impacted by this technical issue.
“I don’t think there is any way to exactly prepare for these kinds of technical issues, but I do believe that in the future, I think certain exams should be on paper to kind of prevent that issue,” Berta said.