A one on an AP Exam - Consequences?

winterpolaris
Mon, 09 May 2005 00:42:02 +0000

BewareOfNerd - You have to pay $95/test? That sucks… :(

dropofwater - Are you worried about not receiving college credit? Or high school credit? A failing grade is not going to affect your high school credit. (Or, at least, not at my school…) Different schools may have different systems, but for my school, our weighted AP point is given as long as you pass the course with a C or better, and it doesn’t matter what you receive on the actual AP test itself. (Most kids at my school failed AP Chem our sophomore year, but still got the extra AP point for their GPA.) If you fail the exam, you just won’t receive college credit (assuming that your college takes AP credit in the first place because some don’t). Like BewareOfNerd pointed out, the only real consequence (as a senior) is wasted money, IMO. A failing AP score (but passing AP course grade) will not affect admission in any way. If your college’s condition of admission comments on a failing AP score having an affect on admission, you can always cancel your score.