<p>I’m honestly not that anxious/worried about my AP scores at all. They’re not THAT big of a deal. SATII’s I can understand, but AP tests dont have much influence at all on admissions. I’m just waiting for mail…</p>
<p>they say that APs have no weight on your admission, but yet they make you list your APs scores
if APs dont have any weight in admissions right now, then they should because scores on AP tests are better indicators of a student’s potential performance in college and a student’s overall intelligence than an SAT 2</p>
<p>yea, i def dont buy that AP scores have no weight in admissions</p>
<p>I think AP’s have some weight, but probably less than SAT II’s. Of course, different schools do different things. For example, my school, even though it’s very rigorous, does not teach to the AP curriculum. Some classes, like Biology, go so indepth in a few subjects (like making you write out the ENTIRE process of glycolysis krebs cycle, etc etc and EACH AND EVERY enzyme w/ correct spelling) that the class just completely leaves out human physiology and plants. Thus, only like 5 juniors took AP Bio. The school also doesn’t emphasize AP tests, because tests and papers can be scheduled during your AP. Many times, students will only take 1 or 2 their junior year, and getting 5’s aren’t that easy. But, the school still managed to send 9 kids to duke, out of a class size of 60.</p>
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<p>It’s certainly a big deal for the class of 2007, we have orientation coming up and we need the credit!</p>
<p>english language and comp. 4!!!
I seriously thought I got a 2 because I suck at english, this is such a great surprise!!</p>
<p>HOLY CRAP THAT WAS THE WORST PRANK EVER!!!</p>
<p>I got a letter from CB today, but that was to report my june SAT scores, not my AP scores. Meanies.</p>
<p>first of all they dont MAKE you do anything. Theres no designated spot for AP tests. You have to write it in an additional info area. And, it’s definitely not standardized because so many schools are different and so many people have different opportnities. Colleges understand that some schools teach 20 AP’s and some dont teach any at all. You also have to consider how much tehy cost. I’m sure many people are disadvantaged because they can’t afford to take like 10 AP’s.</p>
<p>I’m not saying they carry no weight at all. Sure if someone has a string of 4’s and 5’s it’s going to be a sure plus. But, I’m sure it carries much less weight than SATII’s. Plus, I think SATII’s can be used to distinguish between students better. The AP scale is soooo broad. It’s really NOT that hard to get a 5, considering the range, and definitely harder to get an 800 (most of the time).</p>
<p>Sorry, this is somewhat unrelated but I was wondering whether AP scores are included with SAT score reports? And do they ever get put up online?</p>
<p>AP scores are never online, and they aren’t included with SAT score reports.</p>
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<p>There is a spot though for many applications. However, it’s optional to report them most of the times since no official score report is required. I do think taking AP tests, however, show initiative that cannot be measured just with SAT 2. SAT 2 shows how much skills in certain areas you have, but AP shows your ability to cope with higher-level thinking and organization of thought (like the essays in history and english AP scores). I also think colleges place relative weight on different AP exams. For example, a 5 in English Literature or Physics might be viewed more favorably as a 5 in Psychology or Human Geography.</p>
<p>an AP test is essentially a college final (at least the collegeboard tries to make it so), so getting a 5 (which equates to an A) def indicates greater potential to succeed in college than an SAT 2, which just shows how much youve mastered high school material…also, any top tier college application designates scores for AP Test Scores…and if you take an AP class, but do not report the score on the application, it looks incredibly bad because the college assumes you did poorly on the test (straight from the mouth of a college admissions representative)
APs are gaining greater and greater weight in the college application process, and rightfully so</p>
<p>4 - AP Calculus (was expecting 1/2)
3 - AP Government (was expecting 4/5)
3 - AP English Lit (was expecting 2/3) [I wrote an essay on male chauvanism)
2 - AP Bio (expected 1/2) [yeah… ranting essay… drew pictures…etc]</p>
<p>Biology: 5
English Language: 5
World History: 5</p>
<p>Sooo surprised about English: my teacher did absolutely nothing all year and didn’t explain anything about the exam. Biology I had always expected but was worried that maybe the free response had brought my score down cause it was pretty difficult. And since World is kind of a joke I had only a surface understanding of everything and still thought it was ridiculously easy.</p>
<p>US Gov - 4
English Lit - 4
Stat - 5
CS AB - 5
Microeco - 5
Macroeco - 5</p>
<p>Bio - 5
Calc BC - 5
CS AB - 5
English Lit - 5</p>
<p>spanish language - 5
Physics B - 3 (i was a little surprised by this. took the makeup and it was easy, so i figured i got at least a 4. but if its easy for me its easier for others)
US History - 5
Not worried about physics since I plan to major in political science. SCREW SCIENCE!</p>
<p>The college board (and reading all of these posts!) convinced to give up $8 to hear my scores early!</p>
<p>US History - 5…yay!
Biology - 5…yay again!
French - 2…o well, I still got an A in the class but a 3 would’ve been nice!</p>
<p>Chem - 5
US History - 5
Calc AB - 5 (I am schocked because FR was sooooo hard - curve must have
been generous)</p>
<p>Hey does anyone know how to get there AP testing number if they didn’t keep there book thing?</p>
<p>seriously… people need to stop asking questions that have been answered 10 times in this very thread. call the AP hotline. give them info and they give you your AP student number.</p>