As the title says, I’m a senior who’s going to apply early. I didn’t get an SAT score that I wanted, so I plan on retaking the test. However, what I would like to know is if I even need to care about AP exams.
Most of my classes in school are APs, and one of the aspects that make an AP class difficult is the need to constantly remember the entire curriculum for the exam.
But because I’m a senior, do I even need to care about this? I would like to take my time after school to continue prepping for the SATs and just maintain a good grade until I get accepted into a college. Do AP exams even matter for me? I was told that while passing an AP course lets you get out of the corresponding class for college, this only happens in subpar colleges like community colleges.
- Some schools care about course rigor; they want to see you challenge yourself. Taking all regular classes for an easy senior year is a great way to get rejected from those schools.
- No, you don't have to take the exams. But if you want to, go ahead, because...
- "Only subpar schools accept AP credit" is a baldfaced lie.
Well, if you consider schools like UT Austin “sub par”
It really depends on the college. My D will not be taking her AP English lit exam because the college she will be going to will award credit for both of her required core English classes because she scored a 5 on her AP English Language exam. The exams aren’t until May so you should know what school you are going to by then and have time to research your school’s policy on AP exams.