Photo ID for AP Exams?

Parents Forum
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<p>My DD has misplaced her wallet, with her driver's license and school ID in it. She is certain it is somewhere in the house and will turn up eventually. However, she is not going to have a whole lot of time to look for it (i.e., excavate her room) until after AP exams.</p>

<p>The College Board webpage on things to bring says:
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A photo I.D. if you do not attend the school where you are taking the exam.

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<p>She will be taking the test at her HS. Should she bring ID anyway? It'd have to be her passport, and I don't like for her to carry that around if she doesn't need to.... </p>

<p>Do they actually check IDs at the AP exams??</p>

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<p>As it says, you don’t need ID if you’re taking the test at the HS you attend.</p>

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<p>Some schools are sticklers. I would have her bring the passport. Mt DD has taken 2 APs and 2 SAT Subject matter tests. She has been asked for her ID three of the four times. (By the way, she misplaced her school ID and we had her take her passport one time - that ws the day they did not ask to see her ID.)</p>

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<p>Have her speak to someone at the school and go with what they say.</p>

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<p>There will be a copy of her school ID in the data base at the School Office.</p>

<p>Have her go there and talk to the office ladies.</p>

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<p>I proctored the PSAT and trust me, plenty of kids did not bring IDs despite being told so. One of the counselors brought his laptop to the test room and checked them off against the school ID in the database. Second the idea to check with the office.</p>

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<p>For the ACT or SAT you can bring your school yearbook (one of my kids had to do that one time because he couldn’t find his ID). I have proctored APs at my school. We have NEVER asked students to show ID. It’s a large school but I guess the assumption is that we know all the kids (or that no one would take an AP test for someone else).</p>

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<p>I’d have her take her passport to the test–just in case. (Not much chance of losing it there.)</p>

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<p>Take the passport just in case. She should be able to have the responsibility to keep track of it.</p>

<p>-Jess</p>

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<p>Our school has photos as part of their student files. Students who forgot their ID went to the counselor’s office and had their name and photo printed out for use as “ID.”</p>