AP Test > SATII subject tests

enderkin
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:13:27 +0000

AP courses are important. You should also take those exams to prove that your course had meaning–for instance, if you get a 5 on an exam, then that A in the class is probably deserved (and that B understandable). if you send the scores, then adcoms can get a slightly clearer picture.

however, be sure to understand this: SAT IIs are actual admission criterion for some colleges. AP exam scores are not. A low AP score probably will not damn you. A low SAT II (especially if that test is required) can. Colleges will look at those SAT IIs and use that to form a picture of who you are. It is not known whether AP exams will be as equivalent in forming a representation of yourself to the committee. Do not hope too much–AP tests are not high on any adcom’s list. The exams simply might be a checkmark.