AP CALC AB rescore?

I took the the AP Calc AB exam this year. I was very confident about my score especially when i found out that 5, was like 60%. I thought I would get nothing less than a 4. I checked my score and found out that i scored a 2 on the exam that I felt was fairly easy and I was well prepared for.
Did anyone else get a score 2-3 points lower than expected on this exam?
and
Do you think I should get the exam re-scored for a fee of $30?

I don’t think it’s worth it to rescore. Why were you so confident that you could score a 4 or 5? Did you score extremely high on practice exams?

Nothing less than a 4 on the practice exams I attempted

Spend the $30 so you won’t keep second guessing.

@bopper yea maybe i should do that, i don’t know the chances of my score changing but i need it for college

Fret not…colleges are much more concerned about your grades in those classes as opposed to the AP tests.

Why is that?

  1. Doing well in a class shows you can learn over the year and work hard over a period of time. That is what they want in college.
  2. Not all HS have many APs.
  3. Many people take AP tests senior year which is too late for admissions

For example, Stanford says:
Students currently enrolled in AP courses are not required to submit AP scores as part of our admission process. AP scores that are reported are acknowledged but rarely play a significant role in the evaluation of an application. Grades earned over the course of a term, or a year, and evaluations from instructors who can comment on classroom engagement provide us with the most detailed insight into a student’s readiness for the academic rigors of Stanford.
http://admission.stanford.edu/basics/selection/prepare.html

Where does this leave you?

  1. It tells you that you cannot place out of those classes in college…you will need to take them in college like many many other people do.
  2. Do not self report your scores

@booper Thanks a lot for explaining all that.