It's that time of year again.

Every July, students flock to the CollegeBoard website as they release Advanced Placement Exam scores. Students who are on the end of the staggering system of release dates scour the Internet for proxies or other students willing to check their scores for them, disregarding any possible danger just to see their scores on the first day.

As we review our scores and compare them to our peers, it’s important to remember that there are a few important things that the CollegeBoard forgets to consider when grading these exams.

1. How Much the Student Enjoyed the Class.

You could love the class, the content, and the teacher but still fail the test. While enjoyment is often linked to success, a bad score does not mean you disliked the class.

2. The Amount of Sleep Lost While Preparing for the Test.

If tests were scored on how many all-nighters pulled during the semester, the percentage of students receiving a five would grow exponentially.

3. How Many Tears Were Shed.

4. The Will it Takes to Live During AP Exam Season.

Try taking multiple tests and keeping up with the work in other classes in the same week. You will freak out too.

5. How Boring Crash Course Videos Are.

Even though John Green can make us swoon through Augustus Waters and Hank Green can make any girl fall in love with glycolysis, there are only so many crash course videos one can handle before their brain implodes. AP students have tested this fact.

6. How Mentally Exhausting a Three Hour Test Can Be.

Once you add in all of the time it takes for the proctor to pass out and collect test materials and repeat the same directions six times each, it’s an extra hour. Or two.

7. How Cold Exam Rooms Are.

I’m not sure if it’s just me, but it seems like testing rooms are always ten degrees colder than the rest of the building. If it’s some technique to help us score better, it doesn’t work.

8. Unexpected Sickness.

Did you get sick the day of your test? Don’t worry. Just raise your hand every time you need a tissue.

9. Test Anxiety.

Test anxiety is real and it has caused many failures for students who knew the content, but couldn’t tackle a huge test.

10. Any Abilities Besides Brute Memorization.

[awkward laughter here]

All jokes aside, AP Exams only measure one thing: the amount of content you can remember from one class. Many times, especially for those who have block scheduling in their school and were forced to take the class months before the exam, students are forced to recall facts. While some tests like the updated 2013 AP Biology test are continuing to test problem solving based on the content, many tests are still tackled with content memorization.

The tests don’t measure any other quality that will get you into college or into the workforce besides that. No test score can measure your likelihood for future success.