<p>will top schools (vanderbilt and emory) view this kind of student with a positive or negative view?</p>
<p>Ap CAlc Ab= B+ in class 5 on ap
AP USH= B in class 5 on ap
AP English Lang= B in class 5 on ap
AP ES= B+ in class but 5 on ap</p>
<p>will the ap scores override the low grades in the ap’s</p>
<p>if those are the ap’s for junior year (school allows 4 ap’s per year)
will colleges see this AP courseload as heavy or light?</p>
<p>Depends on the school, but the course load should seem average to heavy (I doubt any college would consider that a light load, specially if you mention that your school limits you to 4 ap’s per year).</p>
<p>May I ask why the B’s and B+'s, if you clearly knew the material well enough to get 5’s on the exams? Some colleges may think you fall into the “smart but lazy” category and be off-turned by that. Others may not mind that much; B’s and B+'s are perfectly respectable grades, after all.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure they won’t think about that much. A’s are A’s, 5’s are 5’s. AP scores won’t factor into the GPA calculation.</p>
<p>my school is extremely challenging…one of the top private schools in america… for example,
97% get a 3,4,5 on AP CALC
95% get a 3,4,5 in AP USH
92% get a 4 or 5 in AP ENGLISH
90% get a 3,4 or 5 in APES
average sat’s= 1290/1600</p>
<p>DanityKane: very interesting Q that I happen to have personal experience with…</p>
<p>It’s not necessarily the AP scores that will negate the grades in the class necessarily; it’s whether Vanderbilt and Emory will get to know your HS and it’s challenge.</p>
<p>Last year, exact similar situation (not taking demographics into consideration) Vanderbilt accepted the kids with B’s, B+'s in AP’s, and made a strong effort to learn about the HS the kids came from. (did the research, talked to guidance, etc.)
Not one person has been admitted to Emory from our challenging, grade deflated HS since 2005. No contact whatsoever with guidance, no visits, nada…and, yes, we have very similar AP test results, even with B’s in the classes.</p>
<p>ohh – so does that also mean that more APs = good? (given that you are taking them, get As in them, get 5s in them, and are self-studying only the ones that your school doesn’t offer)</p>
<p>@ potentenum - they want to see you challenge yourself, so taking more than the average person will definitely look good.</p>