medavinci

How did you get your AP scores? Did you call the College Board? I received a yellow slip stating they would not be online. I checked anyway, and they are not there.

aaron024

@medavinci

Yup I checked on the phone.

aaron024

Bump, suggestions please?

TheNextBuffett

I dont care. I myself couldnt take APs last yr coz i am poor and had an expired passport.

GCLawmom

Now that my son is on the other side of college admissions, hopefully I can offer a little insight.

He was in the exact same position as many of you. He had a 5.1 weighted GPA (3.7uw), a 33 ACT (34 Superscored), ranked top 2%, 12 AP classes, Varsity Athlete, Student Government, good ec's and great rec's. The weakest part of his application was his
sub-par (for him) AP scores. He struggled with whether to report them on his Common App. He knew he could report being an AP Scholar but he had (at time of application) two 4's, three 3's and a 2. He has never done well on any College Board tests (AP or SAT 1 or 2).

Anyway, his college advisor told him to report them. She explained that if a college sees you took all these AP courses with no scores, they will wonder why they were not reported and whether you even took the exams. She alo said AP scores are an afterthought to admissions and are mostly used for placement. My son reported all but the 2.

In the end, he was accepted to a number of great schools, with good scholarships at a few. He will be attending Washington University in St. Louis (a top 20 school) in the fall.

I don't believe that reporting his AP scores hurt him but we will never know. He applied to a number of top 20 schools but was not interested in applying to HYPSM.

My only advice would be to not spend too much time worrying about this. Instead focus on the parts of your application that matter most (grades, SAT & ACT, EC's and Essays).

aaron024

@GCLawmom

Thank you so much! (:

jdindigocrab26

What about a 1 on an AP exam? I was a sophomore taking one of the hardest APs--European History--and on top of that it was my first AP, I had a terrible teacher, and history is my worst subject. Will sending this 1 be detrimental to my application?

yoamogatos

I think there is the case for not reporting scores of 1 or 2, since those are not considered passing and no college will offer unit or placement credit for those scores.

jennieling

Thanks a lot, GCLawmom. That was really helpful since I am in a similar situation (GPA 4.0 uw, ACT 34, SAT II's 800 and 760, fewer AP's- just 7, but similar in having a two lower AP scores, ie 3's). I really appreciate your input!

aaron024

Bump... wanna hear more suggestions!!!

grv113

ap scores have no affect on college admissions. i don't know why everyone thinks they do. they simply allow you to get out of classes.

donuts1227

How do you check your ap scores i still didnt get mine yet and i believe i did REALLY BAD ON MY AP ECONOMICS AND US HISTORY can i cancel it once i get my score? im pretty sure im going to get a 2 or 3 -_- and how do i cancel it?

rspence

I had two 2's (yes, 2's!) and still made it into MIT, one of the top engineering/math schools. AP scores are only part of the college application.

aaron024

Thx guys!

If I only report the 5 and 4 during application but later send the official report to the college where I decide to go, is that kind of dishonesty or like I am hiding something? Can I do like this?