<p>Just got my AP results (self-studied): one 5, one 4, two 3s. I feel so bad, though my SAT and SAT IIs are decent. Do I even need to report my sucky AP scores to colleges when I apply? </p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I’m also interested in knowing if it’s possible to COMPLETELY cancel bad AP scores after June 15.</p>
<p>@asianbboy</p>
<h2>Unfortunately that is not possible…</h2>
<p>Suggestions please…</p>
<p>Don’t report the scores. No problem.</p>
<p>@Sherpa</p>
<p>Don’t report all four subjects or only the two 3s? Do 3s really put me in a disadvantaged position? Thx!</p>
<p>First of all, you can cancel scores at ANY time. But if you don’t do it by June 15th, they’ll still appear on this year’s score report. </p>
<p>Secondly, you can’t report some scores and not others. The WHOLE score report will be sent (unless you’ve canceled scores before June 15th of the year you’re applying to college). </p>
<p>Third, you don’t HAVE to send any scores at all for admissions. I didn’t send any AP scores when I applied, and only did so after I was accepted in order to get credit for certain courses. It’s your choice whether you want to send them or not. However, in your case, I’d suggest sending all the scores because they’re really only going to help you. A 3 is NOT a bad score. Considering you self-studied, your score report is pretty darn impressive. AP scores are really just extra credit anyway. They’re not in the same category as GPA, SAT, ACT, class rank etc, which are core to your application. Extra credit is never going to hurt you.</p>
<p>I don’t believe that any colleges require AP scores as part of admission.</p>
<p>No school asks you to send AP scores. Yale’s supplement specifically says not to send them for example. AP scores are designed for credit, not admission.</p>
<p>Sent from my DROIDX using CC</p>
<p>@ezgranet: Wait, so AP scores don’t matter at all to colleges? WHAT!
EDIT: I realize that they can be used for better placement - but no effect on the admissions process?</p>
<p>Aaron024, I am in the same position as you are. I had a 4 last year (World) and just got back a 5 and two 3’s (5 on Calc BC and 3’s on U.S. and Lang). I have a 760 on U.S. on the SAT subject test, so I’m hoping that will make up for the 3 on the AP. I have heard that colleges do not expect you to send the official AP scores until you are acccepted and matriculate. The BIG question is this: is it good to write down the 3’s on the Common App (there is a section for AP’s/SATII scores with room for 8 scores)? Or is it better to list all AP classes but only put down the scores that are 4’s or 5’s (but then wouldn’t the college guess that you had a low score since you left it out…?). So in sum, the question is whether to write down “3” scores on the Common App or not.</p>
<p>Bump… tenchar</p>
<p>@asianbboy Since AP scores are designed only to be sent after admission, AP scores on apps are self reported and almost never asked for. Colleges will not give much weight to self reported scores (no harm putting them down in the achievement section though). However, the GPA boost from AP classes is very helpful. </p>
<p>Sent from my DROIDX using CC</p>
<p>You can list your good scores on your application. Otherwise, colleges will NOT see your AP scores until you have decided to enroll.</p>
<p>@unctarheels</p>
<p>I want to study polisci but my US Gov&Pol is a 3… In this case should I report it?</p>
<p>Guys, can I report my 5 and 4 but not report two 3s during application (I will send them officially before matriculation)? Would this way work out?</p>
<p>How did you get your AP scores? Did you call the College Board? I received a yellow slip stating they would not be online. I checked anyway, and they are not there.</p>
<p>@medavinci </p>
<p>Yup I checked on the phone.</p>
<p>Bump, suggestions please?</p>
<p>I dont care. I myself couldnt take APs last yr coz i am poor and had an expired passport.</p>
<p>Now that my son is on the other side of college admissions, hopefully I can offer a little insight.</p>
<p>He was in the exact same position as many of you. He had a 5.1 weighted GPA (3.7uw), a 33 ACT (34 Superscored), ranked top 2%, 12 AP classes, Varsity Athlete, Student Government, good ec’s and great rec’s. The weakest part of his application was his
sub-par (for him) AP scores. He struggled with whether to report them on his Common App. He knew he could report being an AP Scholar but he had (at time of application) two 4’s, three 3’s and a 2. He has never done well on any College Board tests (AP or SAT 1 or 2).</p>
<p>Anyway, his college advisor told him to report them. She explained that if a college sees you took all these AP courses with no scores, they will wonder why they were not reported and whether you even took the exams. She alo said AP scores are an afterthought to admissions and are mostly used for placement. My son reported all but the 2. </p>
<p>In the end, he was accepted to a number of great schools, with good scholarships at a few. He will be attending Washington University in St. Louis (a top 20 school) in the fall.</p>
<p>I don’t believe that reporting his AP scores hurt him but we will never know. He applied to a number of top 20 schools but was not interested in applying to HYPSM.</p>
<p>My only advice would be to not spend too much time worrying about this. Instead focus on the parts of your application that matter most (grades, SAT & ACT, EC’s and Essays).</p>