High scores on AP's add strength to admission application

vicissitudes
Thu, 03 May 2007 20:18:05 +0000

I agree with Azure326. First of all, getting a 1 or 2 doesn’t really hurt your chances. Second of all, and more important, getting all 5s doesn’t seem to really help you, which I think should be changed because I see AP scores as as good of an indicator or possibly a better indicator of future college success than GPA. GPA varies from school to school, and the SATs, while standarized, often doesn’t test material that’s relevant to college material. AP exams test material that is often directly related to the first-year intro courses at most colleges, and since it’s not just one test (like the SAT I) but often 5-10 tests, it’s a better indicator than the SAT I. In many intro classes I’ve seen, the ones who scored well on the AP test are the ones who tend to do better in the class.