<p>Social life is great – thanks to the mobility of Washington DC, you make friends with students from UDC, Howard University, Georgetown, GWU, UMD, and sometimes even George Mason and Johns Hopkins. So you meet just a huge assortment of different people. Partying is all what you make of it. Are there fraternities that host parties during the week and weekends? Yes. People also go to clubs and bars since AU is so close to public transportation. But DC also has a bustling nightlife completely unrelated to partying - there are free concerts at the Kennedy center, 5$ tickets to the Washington Nationals games, movies playing for free around the city, concerts. Again its all up to you. Like partying? Great. You don’t like partying? You’ll never be alone or bored.</p>
<p>I’m almost positive that AU does participate in Score Choice, but to be absolutely certain you may want to call your admissions representative ([Contact</a> Undergraduate Admissions Staff | Undergraduate Admissions | American University, Washington, DC](<a href=“http://www.american.edu/admissions/contactadmissions.cfm]Contact”>http://www.american.edu/admissions/contactadmissions.cfm)) it shows interest, answers your question AND you can ask if they’re sending any representatives your way to talk to about the school since you don’t think you’ll be able to visit. For SAT scores I would get at least a 600 in every category (or an 1800), and that’s the low end of the middle 50% for last year’s admissions. Keep in mind that AU’s acceptance rate dropped 10% this year as it grows more popular – it’s still a relatively young school.</p>
<p>SAT2 scores are recommended, but not required. So if you decide to take the ACT (avg. score 26-30 middle 50%), again it’s just a recommendation – if you’re confident that your scores and grades are high enough that it won’t matter, don’t send them in.</p>
<p>They do offer AP credits – that count towards fulfilling GenEd requirements. Here’s a table so you know what things you will be able to get out of.
[Credit</a> By Exam](<a href=“http://www.american.edu/provost/gened/CreditByExam.cfm]Credit”>http://www.american.edu/provost/gened/CreditByExam.cfm)</p>
<p>Don’t worry about asking a lot of questions. Applying to colleges should be exciting, fun, and an informed decision. :)</p>