AP Classes and Scores

innoc3ntboy12
Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:20:12 +0000

5s do not really play that big of a role in admissions. However it can confirm a case of grade inflation. If you get a 2 on a test but receive an A in the class it is pretty obvious that you have an easy teacher.

However AP tests can play a role in applications. Consider getting a national ap scholar in for your application. That is a pretty rare accomplishment 8 aps by end of junior year.

Even better for getting 5s is the Siemens AP Award. That award gives a scholarship for someone who takes the 8 science Aps and receives 5s on all of them.

Of course, colleges say they don’t look at your AP scores. But if your AP scores are on your transcript there has to be some sort of subliminal effect if you took 16 APs and all of them were 5s.