<p>I am also a lifelong NYS resident, and it is my impression that the Regents exams these days are not as difficult as the ones I took as a high school student back in the seventies. D tells me that the Regents are much easier than her school’s own exams, with maybe the exception of physics (which has been changed recently). In any case, all that is needed to pass is a 65. There are lots of review books for sale that enable any student, with a little effort, to master the subject. I’m sorry if this seems harsh, but I think that any student looking to attend college should at least be able to pass a Regents.</p>