Concerns about the coronavirus have put most standardized tests, such as the SAT and ACT, on hold this spring. AP exams are going forward, but with a different format and setting, students and colleges don't know what they're getting.
"None of us would say that we are confident that a 3 or 4 or 5 on the AP exam this year means the exact same thing as a 3, 4 and 5 on the exam last year," says Harvard University's Andrew Ho, who studies the reliability of educational tests.
Some colleges are already adjusting. The University of California system has come out explicitly to say itthe way it credits AP scores. Other colleges that didn't want to go on the record say they are planning to change their policies, but the details weren't ready to share just yet.
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