AP Classes and Scores

tanman
Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:57:14 +0000

I think this is the most important thing paco said:
“[Your AP scores show] you took a challenging and rigorous courseload (of course, this is relative to your particular school’s AP course selection)”

AP exams that you take in high school, especially the free-response parts, are the closest thing to college exams that the admissions officers can judge you based off of. (I’ve never had a college exam with multiple choice questions). However, most people only submit their “good” scores, so the weight they carry is probably small. The fact that you took challenging courses is probably more important.