I’ve seen that other colleges have already posted their AP scores. Does Yale do this, and if they do, have they already done it and where can I find them?
I’m not sure what you mean by other colleges posting AP scores. As far as I know, Yale has never published the AP scores of accepted students. It’s not something that is listed in their Common Data Set: http://oir.yale.edu/sites/default/files/CDS2014_2015.pdf.
As Yale only grants credit for a 4 or 5 on an AP test, you should assume that most accepted students have those scores. See: http://yalecollege.yale.edu/new-students/class-2019/academic-information/acceleration/award-acceleration-credit-based-advanced and http://yalecollege.yale.edu/new-students/class-2019/academic-information/acceleration/table-acceleration-credit
I’ve seen threads where people get their AP scores about a week early. I got into Yale and wanted to see my scores, not everyone else’s.
Although Yale may have those scores, they are not available to incoming students. You must go to the College Board AP Score website and log in to find out you scores: https://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores#/
FWIW:
Yale only accepts 2 AP scores for acceleration credit – and those AP scores don’t appear on your Yale transcript until after your freshman year has been completed.
@mwesigwa , maybe I’m being dense, but of what interest is your AP score? Did you have a bet with a classmate?
@IxnayBob No, it’s just that one of my friends got his scores early via his college’s website, so I was wondering if yale did the same thing. My friend goes to Georgia Tech.
@mwesigwa, I was just curious because after gaining admission to Yale, the last thing my DS wanted to do was to accelerate anything (ie, he wanted to take every course he could in his four short years).
@IxnayBob ,this AP thread is a good idea to open the discussion as to what to do now that we have our scores. I am still a newbie as to what, if anything, I will do with my AP scores when I enter Yale next month. Here is what I think may happen and am open to suggestions/appreciate insight. None of my scores were from self-studying, all were from taking the courses in high school:
- AP French (score = 5): Fulfills two of the three required foreign language classes. I may very well eventually take multiple semesters of French because I really like it but am not required beyond this term;
- AP Physics C both parts (score = 5) --> Places me in higher level? Acceleration credits worthwhile if I decide to do a BS-MS in 4 years;
- AP Calc BC (score = 5) --> Places me in higher level, but I’ve already taken multivariable and linear algebra so need to shop around for the right courses? Acceleration credits worthwhile if I decide to do a BS-MS in 4 years;
- AP Chem (score = 5) --> Places me in higher level? Sit for Chem placement test?
- AP Bio (score = 5) --> Places me in higher level? Sit for Bio placement test?
Edited to add @gibby, I appreciate your insight, is my comprehension correct?
When my son entered Yale he was in a similar situation to you.
First off, Yale chooses for you which 2 AP credits they will add to your transcript for acceleration credit – and those credits didn’t appear on my son’s on-line transcript until sophomore year. For my son, he was given acceleration credit for AP Calc BC and AP Spanish, although he had 6 other AP’s that Yale could have chose from, all of which he scored a 5 on. So, Yale may automatically give you 1 acceleration credit each for AP French and AP Calc BC come sophomore year (total of 2).
FWIW: My son was never able to figure out what those 2 acceleration credits counted for on his transcript, as they did not count towards the 36 credits he needed to graduate. As my son was not “short” on credits, he never bothered to investigate.
Secondly: As you scored a 5 on AP French, you are only required to take 1 semester of Level 5 French at Yale, although can can take more if you want. Or, you can opt to take 2 semesters of another language. See: http://yalecollege.yale.edu/foreign-language-requirement
Lastly, have you looked at Yale’s AP chart? This may help you figure out what to do with Math, Physicis, Chem and Bio:http://yalecollege.yale.edu/new-students/class-2019/academic-information/acceleration/table-acceleration-credit
Thanks, @gibby, for the reply. I have seen the acceleration table, and it says that “Two is the maximum number of acceleration credits that can be earned in any subject.” Subject, not total, so maybe I earn the following but only two show up on my Yale transcript(?):
Foreign Language: 2 credits for 5 on AP French test.
Math: 2 credits for 5 on BC test.
Physics: 2 credits for 5 on both parts of Physics C test with requisite score on Calculus BC test.
Chem and Bio offer no acceleration credits for AP scores but appear to if you take upper classes as a frosh.
I agree that these credits cannot be used to take fewer credits over the eight terms and I do not think I will want to take advantage of graduating a term or two early. The BS/MS option in four years is appealing. I will plan to discuss my tentative fall schedule along with this topic when I meet with my advisor. Thank u 
@cttwenty Nope. 4 credits.
@skieurope, where are you getting 4?
@cttwenty15
http://yalecollege.yale.edu/new-students/class-2019/academic-information/acceleration/eligibility-acceleration
unless I’m not interpreting this correctly, which could very well be the case.
@skieurope, I appreciate the input and see where your 4 came from (that 4 equates to skipping a term, and a 9 would equate to accelerating a full year as 36 credits to graduate/4 years = 9 credits/year).
I’m on my phone, so I can’t copy and paste from websites with ease. But based upon my reading of the above Yale website, if you do not plan on graduating in less than 4 years, it doesn’t matter how many acceleration credits you receive from AP scores. What matters more is making sure the Yale class you are interested in is not at the same level as the AP course you will get acceleration credit for. If you take a lower class than the equivalent AP, then you loose the opportunity to skip that class and also lose the AP acceleration credit.