AP's in college admissions

glucose101
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 23:44:53 +0000

“I don’t think a high score on one test should make up for a year’s worth of slacking off; or also high grades all year shouldn’t be hurt by a low AP score that could be the result of a bad day or whatever.”

I think the test should count more. The whole point of the AP exams are to give credit of a college-level course to a student that has mastered the course, thus not having to take the course in college. The test proves that you can handle the work. In college, all that REALLY matters is the final exam and the midterms. In AP classes, you get too much fluff stuff, such as homework, which could tilt your grade up. If you get high grades in an AP class, you shouldn’t have any problems with the AP exams. If you were sick: you shouldn’t have taken the exam, or take it again next year.