Failing an AP Test

Gumbymom
Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:04:38 +0000

AP Scores are not used in the admissions decisions for the UC’s. They are only used to determine if you will receive college course credit. That said, @theloniusmonk is correct that the UC’s calculate their UC GPA based on 10-11th grades and will cap the extra honors points in the calculation to 8 semesters of UC approved Honors and AP courses, however, UCLA and UCB also state they will use the uncapped weighted UC GPA so this means an unlimited # of semesters of AP credit for 10-11th grades.

There is no magic # of AP’s to take to get into the top UC’s. Much will depend upon how many AP courses are offered at your HS and what is considered a rigorous course schedule at your HS.

My suggestion is to take the AP classes that you think you will do well in and that you will enjoy.

Here is the AP credit list for UCB: http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/exam-credit/ap-credits/