AP Test > SATII subject tests

randombetch
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:48:20 +0000

I’m wondering if it’s worth it to argue this late at night. I should be sleeping to grow.

Anyway, you were trying to back up your beliefs about AP tests with your college reps saying that a rigorous high school curriculum is vital. Why mention high school curriculum at all when AP test scores have nothing to do with it? You were trying to back up your statements with a non sequitor.

I think that generalization of AP scores’ influence of college admission is a bit too speculative and/or generalized. They say in the next paragraph that AP scores help get students college credit, but we all know several schools that don’t give any credit at all for AP tests.

I may be a bit biased because I did so much research on Stanford’s admissions that I may have been generalizing their policies. However, a reputable school like Stanford usually has their admissions process mimicked by many other schools. Here’s what Stanford says about AP test scores:

“AP scores that are reported are acknowledged but very rarely play a significant role in the evaluation of that application.”

Source:
[Stanford: Applying to Stanford | Academic Preperation](http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_2a1_acaprep.html)

There, something that’s not a “belief” but a fact.