AP exams are known to be some of the most stressful and time-consuming exams high school students take. While certain AP tests have you panicked during the last 30 seconds, bubbling in as many answers as possible, some AP tests (US Government and Politics) give you ample time to complete a short number of questions, leaving you with plenty of time to stare at a wall and examine all its grooves and paint chips. During this time of existential dread and inconsistent short naps, I came up with a list of things that I could have been doing instead.

1. Get a full set of acrylic nails
2. Watch the movie “Spree” starring Joe Keery
3. Listen to “A&W” by Lana Del Rey ten times
4. Wash and dry a load of laundry
5. Complete an everything shower
6. Dine at BJ’s on a Saturday night
7. Crochet a tank top
8. Find parking in Newport
9. Wait in line at the Pleasing pop-up shop
10. Retrieve a Dutch Bros drink
11. Listen to all ten of Taylor Swift’s albums
12. Put on full winged liner
13. Find a prom dress
14. Listen to Mac Demarco’s new album
15. Attend an overnight retreat
16. Escape an escape room
17. Finish a 1000 piece puzzle
18. Read the “Harry Potter” books
19. Re-watch “Grey’s Anatomy”
20. Go through a menstrual cycle
21. Learn a new language
22. Bake a cake
23. Give birth
24. Swim to the city of Atlantis
25. Run a 10K
26. Sit for a caricature at Disneyland
27. Learn a Red and Gold dance
28. Heal a broken bone
29. Wait in line at Knott’s Scary Farm
30. Get through a 9-5 shift

What I am trying to say is that some AP exams gave WAY TOO MUCH time, while others do not give nearly enough. Hopefully College Board rethinks the allocated time for each section to make it reasonable for the amount of questions being answered because I have a long list of things I need to get through.