Thanks to the folks who posted links to check early. The results are somewhat disappointing (4s – and a 3 in Chem, which we expected). I’m going to stop recommending to D18 that she reach higher in admissions than her current favorite. Any school that seriously looked at her transcript would realize that she simply won’t apply herself to her classes. I was the same at her age … but I didn’t have plans for higher end colleges (StateU was fine with me).
@Traveler98 of course the roll out is ostensibily to protect the server. But there are other ways to protect the servers (why not roll out by test type rather than by state?) And 6 weeks for SAT scores this go around is unnecessary and frankly poor customer service. Although I guess the intended customer for College Board is not the students/parents. Admittedly, I have a prejudice against College Board and their “services”. 
Woot! DS18 got 5’s on everything Calculus BC, English Language, Physics C, Psychology. DS20 got 4’s on Comp Sci amd Human Geo and is very upset about the Comp Sci score.
Not the best AP scores for DS18 - 5 in AP Lang (yeah!) & 3’s in Latin & Physics 1. Do you think he should report the 3s - guess so bc otherwise schools might think he did not take them or did worse?
@CA1543 yes report them, many schools give credit for 3’s
@CA1543, I’m having an internal debate about whether D should report a 3 from last year. Older D had taken APGov but didn’t end up taking the AP exam, so she had no score to report, but reported her others scores. She did well in admissions. It’s tricky, and I think you’ll get a variety of opinions on this.
Well on this forum we may be the underachievers - D18 got a pair of 3’s and a 4. She is happy enough as it gets her credit at most of her target schools.
Very impressed with all the 4’s and 5’s being shared here!
Two 5s, one 4. S is a little confused and disappointed by the 4, but happy overall. He thought he’d done very well on that one.
Editorial:
Yes. To be blunt, explaining the staged release of June (or any) test scores as a way to protect the infrastructure is embarrassing for College Board.
I’m not saying college board is a commercial entity selling goods to the public, but just imagine a retailer throttling their website in this manner. (“Only eastern time zone customers may order a book from us today”) If the incentive to have a robust enough infrastructure was a priority, cb could certainly implement it, and given their volume delta, they could do it at not a great cost…
Still waiting since D went of to work without checking…
Is there any cause for concern for logging into the college board account thru the 3rd party “hack” site? I’m just a little leery about telling DS about it.
Update from the road: S texted that College of Charleston has moved up to a “solid 2nd!”
Apparently I will receive a full report when they get home.
:-*
@texasmom18, depending on the hack site it might be fine or it might be skimming your personal info. If you have a trusted VPN that you use for other things (again, not all VPN services are reputable) then I’d use the VPN rather than the AP-specific hack sites.
@DavidPuddy and @labegg, I’m not making excuses for College Board. I think their score report delay is ridiculous and the staggered rollout by geography is silly. However, they do clearly have infrastructure issues considering that just this morning there were access problems.
I rolled the dice again and tried the site that @suzy100 referenced above & was able to get D’s scores.
How can you get a 1 in physics? D & I had good laugh over it though & she knows for sure now that she isn’t going to major in physics!!
I also used the site @suzy100 referenced with a password switch. I feel pretty comfortable with that after reading the coder’s info on reddit.
But I would use a phone or iPad, just in case.
Yes, report the 3. It is a passing score, nothing to worry about. They will probably care more about the grade in the AP course. Some schools will give course credit, some don’t, but for some classes like chem and bio, it is probably better to take the class again in college anyway.
The AP is more to show rigor, to show they challenged themselves, and to get AP scholar, etc. Which might or might not matter as far as admissions goes.
Our school refunds the AP test fee for any score of 3,4 or 5.
A 4 or 3 could also mean that the test was just harder.
Re: FAFSA and FSA ID. It is a username and password. The student who files the FAFSA needs one (it is also used for their student loans later), and one parent needs one to sign the FAFSA.
I would sign up for the FSA ID in the summer/fall, ahead of October 1, in case there are any snafus. Make sure you have the actual social security card there when filling out information, and keep the info in a safe place.
You can create a FSA ID here https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm
We agree. They HAVE them, but SHOULDN’T… 
Question on IRS Dependents and other states of residency:
Can your college age student attain residency in a different state* while they attend College, and still be considered your dependent when by definition they do not reside with you? **
- assuming the State has rules that enable this. I know the requirements vary. ** Please don't make me look it up in an IRS pub. Pretty sure I have looked at this and the answer is yes but ....
For those worried about reporting 3s on AP exams to colleges…if it’s a big concern couldn’t you just wait until after your student gets admissions decisions before tackling the AP score reporting? They really only need score reports to process AP credit for matriculating students, but AP scores are not required info for any application. Just report any AP Scholar awards and leave the scores until later. Your student can self-report any desired scores; the college won’t know the difference if not all scores are self-reported. For various reasons plenty of students take AP courses but not the corresponding exams.