2 on an AP exam

If you got a 2 on an AP exam, can you choose to not report that on the UC application online? And if you’re allowed to just omit it, would it really be better to omit it or just report the 2 anyways? College Board states that all AP score reports are cumulative, so it seems like they’ll see that I got a 2 on an AP exam anyways?

AP scores are not considered in admission decisions. Yes, you can omit the score and you do not send the AP score report until you have graduated and to the school that you eventually plan to attend. AP scores will be used for college credit, so in this case you will not receive any credit for the 2.