so i talked to an admissions officer from macalester recently and i was talking to her about how i took ap gov, but didnt take the test. she asked why and i told her its because i really wasn’t prepared for it whatsoever and she said that that was perfectly understandable…
if i explain these things in my interview or on my application, will admissions officers understand that i didnt take the test because i didnt feel prepared/didnt take an ap that was offered to me because i already had a lot on my plate/etc…??? or is it all aboutlooking good and doing so so in an ap class???
i hope some admissions officers have some sort of scrupulous mindsets…
wahtd u think?
<p>I think that they would understand your situation. For example, I am also eligable to take the AP calc. AB and AP English exams at the end of this year. Right now, I’m planning on taking them, but I’m not so sure if I’ll report my scores to the college that I go to in the end. I’m not so sure how well I’ll remember the material if I skip out of a lower class no matter what grade I get on the exam.</p>
<p>I’m sure that all admissions officers understand that there are many reasons why a student does or does not take the test. Like the officer said to you, they understand since they know (in a way) what we’re going through right now.</p>
<p>you never had to mention it as you would not need to release your scores until after yo have been admitted and then if you were looking to use them as for credit/placement purposes. </p>
<p>You would be suprised at the number of people who don’t release them because in order to get credit you need to take a higher level course so some people since they know the course have no problem sitting through it again (because of the depth and breath of the material which is ususally not provided in h.s. AP).</p>