<p>Trying to understand the relative weighting schools put on the various exams that are discussed.</p>
<p>SAT - basic SAT is obvious</p>
<p>SAT subject vs AP - is there one that is considered above the other? SAT tests typically give you percentile rankings while AP tests do not. Anyone have any idea on what % of students taking AP Chemistry for example would get a 4 or a 5?</p>
<p>If there is another thread that covers this, please let me know.</p>
<p>Sat sub> ap</p>
<p>“2012 AP Chemistry scores: 15.3%=5; 19.1%=4; 20.2%=3; 15%=2; 30.4%=1. These may shift very slightly as late exams are scored.”
By comparing this to the score breakdown for the chemistry subject test (<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools), one can see that the top ~15% who get 5s corresponds with about a 760 or above on the subject test and a 4 corresponds with getting between a 690 and a 760.</p>
<p>Something to be aware of: no college requires AP scores for admission. Majority of colleges ignore scores if sent. For high ranked colleges, far more important is having AP courses and high grades in them; you can self-report the scores if you want college to know them for admission but do not assume the scores are given any signficant weight.</p>
<p>The scores that count are either SAT or ACT and, contrary to myths that many try to create on this site, either test is fine and colleges do not consider one better than the other. The exception is that some colleges require no tests and thus sending them takes on much less importance at those. Also important are SAT II scores for the minority of colleges that require them (29 US colleges) and recommend them (another 23), and of lesser importance for colleges that will consider them if sent (another 51); most colleges do not consider them in admission.</p>