<p>On your application, you should definitely report those scores and/or report that you self-studied and took those exams. However, it is not necessary, not is it recommended (as far as I know), to actually SEND a AP score report. That doesn’t become necessary until you have already been accepted and enrolled and are trying to claim college credits.</p>
<p>Colleges aren’t too concerned with AP scores because they just care more that students take rigorous AP courses in school and get good grades in them. If you had taken the classes and they were on your transcript, I’d probably recommend you not report 3’s.</p>
<p>However, if the AP courses are not on your transcript, those AP scores suddenly become much more valuable. It’s been shown consistently on this forum that being self-motivated and self studying/taking AP exams when your school does not offer them is verrry beneficial to your profile.</p>
<p>There is a section on the CommonApp specifically set aside for reporting AP and other test scores, but I don’t believe it leaves room for comments. You can use the “additional information” section to mention that you self-studied and took three exams and report your scores there. You may wish to mention that your only resources were school textbooks and they were not exactly in line with the AP curriculum.</p>