<p>I am unsure why studying old exams is a problem. That is what the teachers tell students to do here. They even give them copies. In fact, it is one of the things I do not like about the AP tests here, and TAKS, and STAAR, the student spend much of the year just studying and practicing on copies over past released tests. Even the study guides you purchase at the store have sample tests, some are even real former released tests. Kids are just learning to do the tests, not the subject matter.</p>