AP's vs. SAT II's? Help Me?

zachboy
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:39:45 +0000

I have taken three AP Exams (Chemistry, Environmental Science, English) and gotten a 5 on all three. I plan to apply to Harvard, who requires three SAT II Subject Test scores, so I took subject tests in Chemistry, Literature, and Math II.

I received a 750 in Chemistry, 700 in Literature, and 630 in Math.

I will not be able to re-take the subject tests, so these will be the three that I send to Harvard.

Is it a good idea to put any or all of these scores on my Common Application for the other schools that I am applying to to see (Vanderbilt, Yale, Furman), or does a 700 on a Literature subject test negate my 5 on the English AP Exam? Do you think I should possibly put just my Chemistry score on the Common App, or just English and Chemistry, but still send all three scores to Harvard? I really am not sure how AP exam scores compare to subject test scores, and don’t know how good my SAT II scores are.

Thanks!