College Discussion - View Single Post - Colleges That Request AP Scores on Their Application Forms

calmom · 07-21-2007, 04:15 AM

Actually, the submission of AP scores is optional when the student matriculates, and students will only submit if they are going to benefit from the scores -- that is, if their schools award credit or advanced placement based on the tests they have taken. As far as I can tell, Harvard gives AP credit only for scores of 5, and does not recognize AP for all courses -- a student with 4's on all the exams which Harvard recognizes would not qualify for AP and would have no reason to submit the scores. Having all 4's is not bad, especially coming from a weaker high school -- so it is not inconceivable that a kid who qualifies for admission to Harvard would still not have accumulated the right combination of scores and would never submit them.

07-21-2007, 04:15 AM	#38
calmom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Threads: 69 Posts: 5,476	Actually, the submission of AP scores is optional when the student matriculates, and students will only submit if they are going to benefit from the scores -- that is, if their schools award credit or advanced placement based on the tests they have taken. As far as I can tell, Harvard gives AP credit only for scores of 5, and does not recognize AP for all courses -- a student with 4's on all the exams which Harvard recognizes would not qualify for AP and would have no reason to submit the scores. Having all 4's is not bad, especially coming from a weaker high school -- so it is not inconceivable that a kid who qualifies for admission to Harvard would still not have accumulated the right combination of scores and would never submit them.