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marite · 07-20-2007, 05:21 AM

I don't think that Tokenadult's and siserune's reasonings need be at odds as they apply to very different things.

It is indeed possible for Harvard to consider only the best SAT scores (and indeed, many colleges claim to do so, not just Harvard).

Unlike the SAT exam, which can be taken multiple times, AP exams are only taken once for any particular subject. So it is indeed reasonable for a college to want to know how a student did in every AP subject the student took. For a student to list AP courses on his or her transcript but not AP scores (if taken before senior year) might lead to speculation as to the worth of the class or the performance of the student on the AP exam. If the student list only the good AP scores, that, too, might lead to speculation that the scores were less than stellar. The only way that a student could avoid listing low AP scores without giving rise to negative speculation is if the exams were self-studied for.

07-20-2007, 05:21 AM	#18
marite Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,257	I don't think that Tokenadult's and siserune's reasonings need be at odds as they apply to very different things. It is indeed possible for Harvard to consider only the best SAT scores (and indeed, many colleges claim to do so, not just Harvard). Unlike the SAT exam, which can be taken multiple times, AP exams are only taken once for any particular subject. So it is indeed reasonable for a college to want to know how a student did in every AP subject the student took. For a student to list AP courses on his or her transcript but not AP scores (if taken before senior year) might lead to speculation as to the worth of the class or the performance of the student on the AP exam. If the student list only the good AP scores, that, too, might lead to speculation that the scores were less than stellar. The only way that a student could avoid listing low AP scores without giving rise to negative speculation is if the exams were self-studied for.