AP Human Geography Exam

lesliehz
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 18:24:18 +0000

I noticed that UVA and countless other schools don’t take the AP Human Geography exam credit. I happen to be in that class unintentionally, as I was supposed to be in AP Economics, but had to chose Human Geography due to a scheduling conflict. I’ve been considering whether or not I should take the exam. At our school, the exams are $83 each, and I’m wondering if it would be worth it to pay that much money at the risk that I may attend a school that doesn’t even take that credit. It’s not that I don’t think I would be able to get a 5 on the exam, it’s just that my main concern is whether it would appear as “lazy” if the general college admissions team saw that I took an AP course but didn’t follow up with the exam for it.

In addition to AP Human Geo, I’m also taking APUSH and AP Lang, and I plan to take those two exams. I feel like if I didn’t take the Human Geo exam, it would give me more time to focus on the other two, but I’m not really sure.

In addition to whether I should take the Human Geography exam, I’d also like to know how much value more selective schools place on the actual AP score. Last year I got a 3 on the AP World exam, which most of the schools that I like don’t even take. Is it necessary to show all AP scores, especially if I scored pretty low on them? If I do, and I don’t get a 4 or a 5, will it hurt my application?