A recent event that has angered and frightened the international student community is that in early May, the AP and A-Level exams had just begun, and online incidents such as "leaking questions", "buying questions", and "cheating" appeared. What international students should know is that academic integrity is a big deal in the United States, and all incidents involving "academic integrity misconduct" have received serious consequences. Has the AP and A-Level Examination Bureau received any news of test leakage so far? What actions will they take? Let's take a look at the detailed information.

    The AP (Advanced Placement) exam, organized by the College Board in the United States, is one of the most widely accepted pre university course exams worldwide, used to measure whether students possess knowledge and skills at the university level. In this international exam, the most important thing is the fairness and rigor of the exam.
However, on the day before the microeconomic exam on May 5th, someone openly posted test papers and sold questions on platforms such as Taobao Xianyu and Xiaohongshu.

   What's important is that many students are still discussing and buying very accurate questions in the exam room, and many of them have passed?

     After this exam, some people openly broadcasted AP microeconomic exam questions on social media platforms:

  Students who have taken the AP exam know that the AP exam room has a high level of monitoring and strictness. There will be many teachers patrolling the exam room, monitoring, communication equipment, and materials that cannot be brought in. The things distributed in the exam room cannot be brought out to prevent leakage. As for how this person can share the test paper, we are extremely afraid of it.
In addition, several students have expressed that they have even received blatant private messages from others selling questions.

  As for the evasive attitude of some of the initiators, it is also infuriating and helpless.

Official response? Who will pay the bill?
Regarding the issue of the AP exam leakage, someone has already informed the College Board official on Twitter about the entire process of the leakage. The official stated that they will investigate, but it is currently unknown what measures will be taken next.

   In order to appease the emotions of students, Lin Tao, the general manager of the AP exam in China, said that CB (the official AP exam) has noticed the situation and is waiting for an investigation.

      So what are the possible direct consequences of this incident? This is a concern for both students and parents, especially for some children who have applied for pre admission to UK schools. Cancelling their grades will have a serious impact on their application and future.
1. Cancel grades: If the content of the exam is leaked in advance, the exam results may be considered invalid. Examining agencies (such as the College Board in the United States) may take measures, such as canceling scores from affected exams or requiring candidates to retake exams, to maintain fairness in the exams. But the probability of canceling grades is not very high, because the AP exam is a subject knowledge exam, even if there are subjective questions with similar answers, it is very normal and difficult to determine the nature.
Therefore, it is almost impossible to cancel scores on a large scale, and the official AP scores will be released on July 5, 2023!
2. Punishment for participants: Individuals or organizations involved in leaking questions may face serious consequences. This may include disciplinary actions taken by schools or educational institutions against students or teachers involved, such as suspension, dismissal, or dismissal. Leakage behavior may also have a negative impact on the reputation of participants.
3. Chinese student trust crisis: The trust of examination institutions, schools, and the education system may be compromised. The leakage incident may raise doubts about the integrity of Chinese exams by the board of directors, laying hidden dangers for subsequent overseas university applications of international students.
4. Strengthen security measures: Examination institutions may adopt stricter security measures to prevent future leakage incidents. This may include transitioning from AP exams to computer-based exams, improving exam confidentiality measures, and strengthening background checks on exam staff and participants.