Why aren't AP scores admissions criteria?

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<p>As much as we despise them in may, aren’t they more accurate than both GPA and SAT’s?</p>

<p>GPA’s are flawed since there is no uniform way to measure classroom performance (i.e. a 3.0 in one school could be a 4.0 in another). AP exams fix this problem by assigning a number out of 5 that measures performance.</p>

<p>SAT’s are considered flawed because test-takers feel as if they don’t measure anything relevant. Why is an engineer required to get a 700+ on CR and W in order to go to a top school? AP exams fix this since an engineer can take AP’s only relevant to their intended major.</p>

<p>Although this is starting to sound like the A-Level system in the UK, isn’t testing relevant subjects the best way to measure someone’s knowledge?</p>

<p>I understand AP exams have flaws themselves. APUSH and AP Bio are notorious for testing pure memorization requiring little/no analysis.</p>

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<p>Not every school offers AP. Also, for the record, CB is restructuring Bio and APUSH to make them more conceptual.</p>

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<p>exactly “Not all schools offer AP’s” </p>

<p>Besides one girl in my Lang & Comp class got a 3 and took the exam high…</p>

<p>And granted, on Bio/APUSH i would have to assume most students won’t struggle with the analysis if they are proficient in the facts. </p>

<p>That’s what college will teach analysis of college leveled materials.</p>

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<p>Not all schools offering AP is probably the biggest thing. Since AP exams are largely meant to be taken after taking the corresponding class, if your school doesn’t offer a class then you have to self-study or not take it. With the SAT or ACT, there aren’t a lot of people who take a class to prepare them for it; how well you do on the SAT or ACT is largely determined by how well you prepare on your own.</p>