Everyone Needs A Study Buddy

It is that time of year when the joy and freedom that summer brings, can’t arrive fast enough for thousands of high school students across the country. That’s right, it is time for advanced placement exams.

As students put their noses to the grindstone to study for exams that will help them earn college credit and go a long way toward landing in a top school, parents and students stress about how to achieve high scores on the exams. In addition to entrée into first choice schools, according to the College Board's Web site other benefits of high achievement on AP exams include earlier graduation, money saved on a college education, more time to study abroad, and possibly a student favorite less time spent studying. AP credits also help students when applying for scholarships too, in fact according to the site 31% of colleges take into account a prospect’s AP scores when determining scholarships.

No pressure, right? The good news for students is that you aren’t alone. Tens of thousands of students across the U.S. will be taking the test right along with you. Better news is that there are also tons of resources out there in the way of study guides and pocasts. To make studying even easier, gWhiz and McGraw-Hill have developed a set of study buddies that fit right in your pocket. You can review for your AP exam right up to the last minute with easy-to-use apps for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Each has several hundred flashcards with practice test questions on topics including:

- AP U.S. History
- AP Psychology
- AP World History
- AP Biology
- AP European History
- AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics
- AP U.S. Government and Politics

And to help with that last minute studying we’re also offering a limited number of free promo codes for all of our AP apps on a first come, first served basis. You can e-mail us to get your free promo code!

Happy studying, and good luck from gWhiz!