Accepting a 1 or Cancel Score?

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<p>As of now I am fairly certain I will fail AP Chem and maybe USHistory. Our class just doesn't emphasize on these subjects and I have a hard time understanding the concepts.</p>

<p>Now when filling out College Applications will it be better to have Cancelled on these tests better than a "1" mark? I am also taking AP Calc and fairly certain I can get a 4 or 5. Can I just fill my score for AP Calc and leave Chem/USH blank on the application? I could care less for the actual college credit. I just don't want it to stick out on college application.</p>

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<p>If you cancel your score, you can certainly leave that AP off your application.</p>

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<p>i am in the same situation as you. i really dont want to take my ap chem exam cause i am not going to get higher than a 3 and the top colleges i am applying to wont even accept 3's.</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure that you self-report AP scores on your application.</p>

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<p>colleges dont really care what you get, unless you get a high score. Even then, I took 10 aps and I didnt even include the scores/send it to my college until i got here to get credits.</p>

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<p>A 1 is better than a "cancel."</p>

<p>1 = you're willing to give it the best shot</p>

<p>cancel = you're obsessed with hiding anything less than "perfect."</p>

<p>Colleges all prefer "best shot" to "perfect"</p>

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<p>^A 1 is completely removed from perfection. Cancelling a 3 or 4 would suggest an obsession with perfection. I highly doubt colleges would look in any way favorably on a 1 score.</p>

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<p>depends on what school you go to...& you shouldn't cancel a score because you might end up with a good score...i know someone that got two 2's on their AP exams - more specificially APUSH & AP Physics, & they ended up getting accepted to ucla</p>

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<p>UCLA does not care about AP scores.</p>

<p>I got a 4 on APUSH and a 3 in AP Bio, but they do not base admission on AP scores. However, being an AP scholar might help.</p>

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<p>@BigIs
"Colleges all prefer "best shot" to "perfect" "</p>

<p>you're an idiot...</p>

<p>am I the only one that noticed this stupidity?</p>

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<p>Hey, hey, don't have a hissy.</p>

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<p>nhsharvard how do u know UCLA does not care about AP scores...i actually believe u because i got 3 2's and still got in...but where did u read that or who told u?</p>

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<p>Do you honestly think you are going to get a 1? I mean, really. You are on CC. I am sure you can at least scrap up a 2 or even a 3 if you apply some logic to both the tests, especially U.S. History. Although Chemistry is pretty hard. My honors Chemistry class is pretty tough (we don't offer any AP science).</p>

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<p>Do you think you can't even get a 25% on these exams and get a 2?</p>

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<p>Is that your best shot? It's far from perfect.</p>

<p>I assume you count several placement counselors and admissions directors amongst your acquaintances, and at lest one psychologist who helped you to make this diagnosis of my statement.</p>

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<p>A 1 is definitely not a best shot. It means you're not qualified at all. 2 means you're possibly qualified (and at least understood part of the material).</p>

<p>There really is no difference between a "best shot" and getting a 1 and Christmas treeing the test and getting a 1. It's all the same on your grade report. Similarly, barely making a 5 is the same thing as getting a perfect score.</p>

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<p>^ True, but having three AP Courses on your transcript and not having scores for any of them is worse than having three mediocre scores. That's what I mean by "best shot."</p>

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<p>Well, you could be at my son's school where they plan to take the Calculus AB exam knowing they will get a 1 and do not care about the score. They just want the weight so their GPAs go up.</p>

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<p>I am fairly certain I can atleast get a 4 on the Calc test if not a 5. We have been doing full ap packets every night since second semester. (almost 50 now).</p>

<p>Chemistry on the other hand, I have a mid A in the class and that is only because I seem to have good short term memory and the tests/quizzes are over small sections only requiring few concepts and 1 or 2 equations to work with. It is just hard for me to maintain and understand the concepts in chemistry so when I take practice AP questions I usually remember learning the topic but have no idea how to solve the answer. Multiple choice kills me too. We had a Mock Multiple choice test last week and it felt like the test was in german for me. And no, I dont understand german :X </p>

<p>History wouldn't be so bad but we had a very very slacking teacher and never had homework assignments. 95% of the class never even read the textbook. So basically i'm just going in taking the test with my prior common knowledge.</p>

<p>I really could care less if I get college credit for chem and ushistory. I just dont know what SAT II to take other than Math IIC though... My chemistry and history are both too weak to score mediocre and I haven't learned physics yet. I'm guessing my only choice is Math and English Lit?</p>