<p>My son is homeschooled and is taking an online AP English Language course. Due to a miscommunication, I did not find a school that would allow my son to take the AP test (a frequent problem for homeschoolers) and the test did not get ordered. Apparently, the absolute last gasp deadline for ordering the test was April 20th. We appear to be sunk. I feel horrible that S has worked so hard all year on this course and now he can’t take the test! Taking it next year will be too late for consideration for college admissions. Does anyone know of any way I can still get him in on the May 16th testing date?</p>
<p>Probably the stop-gap is to take the most nearly corresponding SAT II test, and then to register for an AP test for next school year, and report in college applications that the AP test will be taken then (without giving any particular reason why it wasn’t taken this year). Taking the AP test versus not taking the test isn’t a deal-breaker in the overall context of an application, usually, but be extra careful about checking deadlines for registering for any tests (e.g., SAT II tests) coming up. He should begin work EARLY on his college essays and do those very well, and that should help make the case that he has learned something about English.</p>
<p>Even though the official deadline was April 20, many schools stopped accepting fees from students weeks before that. I spoke with Collegeboard, and it appears that you are too late for this year’s test.
Sorry. 
I know how that must feel.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t stress too much about it. My d took 2 ap classes junior year and did not take the tests. When she signed up for tests at the end of senior year she signed up for those 2 as well and did just as well as she did on the current year’s tests. Of course , taking 5 tests in one year was kind of a pain.
From what I have heard, colleges do not really look at AP tests for admission, more that the student took challenging courses.</p>
<p>You may try and ask high schools in your area, and see if they have any “extra” tests ordered. </p>
<p>When my son took an AP class as a sophomore, and did not register for the test because he didn’t know he was supposed to, he still got to take the test because the school apparently always orders a couple of extras for cases like this…</p>
<p>Yes- try the high schools, especially private. My D decided not to take the AP English Lit last year at a private HS (she cyberschools), and it worked out well, as the school had a student who wanted to take the test and hadn’t signed up.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip in posts #5 and #6.</p>
<p>SATIIs can often be done as walk ins and cover similar material…call College board.</p>
<p>Since S needs to take AP English Language, there is no corresponding SAT II. I do plan to call all the schools in town (College Board sent me a list of schools doing testing) to see if they have extra tests. One other complication is that S is homeschooled and some public schools refuse to allow homeschoolers to test with them. I needn’t mention how this makes me feel since I paid $2,000 in school taxes this year!</p>
<p>One other <em>teeny</em> opportunity rests in the acceptable reasons for qualifying for late testing. One of the acceptable reasons is “school mistake”. Hey! That’s me! Home schools are considered private schools in our state. So, I will also try that angle. I’ll keep you guys posted. Thanks so much for the suggestions!</p>