...Will this make me look really bad?

oldfort
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:32:10 +0000

Technically, AP scores do not need to be sent to colleges until you are accepted. But some HS include your AP scores on your transcript. What my D’s high school does is to send colleges their students’ profile. It will show x number of students in AP History, number of students got A, B, C… grades and number of students got 5, 4, 3… on their AP exams. It gives collegs a good picture of how you stack up relative to your peers. If most people from your class got 4s and below, it’s an indication of how the class is taught at your school.

Find out if your schools includes AP scores on the transcript and then decide if you want to send your score in. That being said, most top tier colleges would expect you to take AP exams if you took AP classes. They may think it’s strange not to see your scores.