For most New York students, the Regents exams represent the final obstacle to summer vacation. Besides the anxiety of the thick packets given in preparation, these tests offer an academic advantage. They act as a thorough review of the year’s curriculum. They provide an opportunity for students to get the kind of scores that significantly strengthen a high school transcript.
The typical school year is set up to learn the material, take the test and move on to the next grade. But it’s easy to forget everything that was taught within a couple of weeks. Without a cumulative year end exam, that material that was taught rarely becomes permanent.
To get a score on the Regents exam in the 85+ range, students must start studying and understanding the material instead of trying to just memorize it. The most effective way to achieve this is to take previous New York State Education Department exams. Since these tests are so consistent, it is easy to get better results by taking these old tests rather than just reading a textbook, or doing a packet given by a teacher.
New York State Regent exams needed to graduate:
- English Language Arts
- One Math
- One Science
- One Social Studies
- Additional exam in Math, Science, or Social Studies
By noticing the patterns and looking at the reasons on why you got certain answers wrong, it would be very helpful, and easy to do well on the tests.
While there aren’t many regent specific websites to help study, there are digital platforms and video reviews that help guide you through the process.
To succeed on a regents exam, it isn’t about being lucky, and guessing, it is a result of having good study habits that you build in the weeks leading up to it. The road to a higher grade, it starts with a single practice packet.
