<p>So, I am currently making an Inquiry into the relevance of a particular self-studied AP. I'm a junior, and this year I self studied AP English Language and scored a 5. I've never in my hitherto 3 years of high school taken an Honors /AP English course and I only took the AP test because I am trying to exude the persona of someone who, despite having been in A level, is still skilled and has an intellectual interest in the subject. In conjunction with taking the AP test, I also will be taking AP Lit. next year.... But does the test at all matter transcriptwise? Will colleges look at it as a measure of skill the way they would an SAT II, and say, "Wow; he self studied and got a five; Verily, he is a more proficient and motivated english student than his lack of honors courses would suggest." ? It seems as if most schools only use AP's either for credit exemption or merely to corroborate the difficulty level of underlying AP classes. I'm wondering whether or not they will evaluate my test positively or whether they'll skip over the score completely, thus rendering my decision to take the test a waste. </p>
<p>Any answers to my questions and concerns would be greatly appreciated.</p>