Past AP Exams

Recently, the College Board removed all the past AP Calculus exams dating back to 1998. This included free-0response questions and full exam with multiple-choice questions. The questions will be included in the AP Classroom section.

From now on, only free-response questions from the most recent three years will be available along with their scoring guidelines and other data. I understand that they will release a new full exam in January 2026, and then every three years after that as they did in the past.

While I have many favorite questions and exams from long ago, three years is enough for practice for the AP Exams in the spring.

So, two things:

  1. I suggest you download the exams, so you’ll have a copy when they “disappear.” If you really need older exams, I suggest you contact colleagues who may have downloaded copies.
  2. In this blog, I have referred to and discussed questions from past exams. Due to copyright regulations, I have not quoted the questions exactly. I have always tried to paraphrase enough of a question, so the discussion makes sense. There may be links to past exams that are no longer live. There are far too many to attempt to “fix” them. Sorry. I hope that will suffice.

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  1. I just logged in to AP Classroom and a notification popped up to let me know that all of the old free response questions (since 1998) are now available in AP Classroom. AP teachers can click on Course Guide, then Archive of Exam FRQs to find old exams and scoring guidelines.

    I agree with Lin though–downloading old exams and scoring guidelines is a good idea in case College Board ever decides to move them again or remove them completely!

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