<p>My APUSH teacher sat us all down this week and talked to us about test taking strategies. One of the approaches she discussed was the "what's done is done" strategy--you have learned what you have learned and you don't want to bother spending hours and hours studying something that you have little interest in. She is a supporter of this philosophy. She insisted that colleges don't see AP test scores--true or false?</p>
<p>Not saying I'm not planning on studying at all, but I really haven't retained a lot of information in the class (pretty uninteresting to me) and don't want to kill myself studying for hours and hours on something that I probably won't get credit for in college anyway. The only reason I would feel disappointed without a 4 or 5 would be if it would hurt my chances applying to school.</p>
<p>Summary: do colleges see your AP test scores when you apply?</p>
<p>Colleges do no see your AP test scores unless you provide them in, say, your resume. Your teacher is right in pointing that out, although it certainly doesn't help with motivation.</p>
<p>Getting good scores is a good indicator in conjunction with good grades. It seems to have helped me in the college application process; they were a really strong point, in fact. I'm going to Amherst, who doesn't dish out any credit at all, and yet, I'm still going to end up paying $1000+ to CB.</p>
<p>If you don't report the score, colleges will assume you didn't do especially well on the test, which will make you less attractive as an applicant.</p>
<p>^ Imagine how much you'd be paying if you submitted all your scores to schools before applying...1 free, the rest x $15. Your wallet would not be happy. </p>
<p>Yeah, db123, CB is so not the nonprofit organization it claims to be. Add in the SAT fees and everything else and I guess I've reached handing over $2000, since our school charges that $84/test. Wow, that's awful when I think about it.</p>
<p>Self studiers report their scores so the colleges know that they took the time to learn the subject and (hopefully) do well on the exam. Otherwise I wouldn't worry about AP tests.</p>
<p>It looks better to submit your scores to colleges especially if they're good (obviously).</p>
<p>I applied to UNC Chapel Hill and didn't give them any of my scores and still got in. So it's not crucial but it certainly helps if you need that extra push or anything like that.</p>
<p>You'd be amazed at how many people enjoy their AP courses. You'd also be amazed at how just a few hours of study can mean the differences between a 2 and a 5.</p>
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<p>Well, making all these tests is expensive. And they lose a lot of money by offering lots of fee waivers to lower income students (and its ETS not the CB that makes the exams, but that's a trifle).</p>
<p>Can't remember what schools, maybe Yale (anyone???) asks you for your AP test scores on the supplement, of course you don't have to report all scores but there is some belief that if the course is listed on your transcript but no grade is given that they will assume you either didn't take the test or you bombed it. Some propose honesty no matter the score but I'm not convinced of this strategy ...Most schools do not ask for scores, but u should supply it via resume if it's impressive.</p>
<p>^can you report the official AP scores AFTER you're admitted? I mean, if I had to officially report my AP scores via collegeboard, that'd mean my wallet gets significantly lighter, and the last think I want to do is make CB's pocket fatter than it is.</p>
<p>My experience has been that schools couldn't care less about AP scores. I did great on last year's tests, and told schools about them, but it didn't seem to make any difference to me. Good luck though!</p>
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<p>This is not really true, because many students take some APs after they have already applied, been accepted, and made decisions. You may report scores if you like, and if you want credit or standing for the scores. If half, or so, of the scores of all the APs on your r</p>