Ap classes and their consequences

<p>So you're taking ap classes and you do exceptional in them but on the final exam it proves otherwise.... My question is: Do colleges judge you on your ap exam scores? And if so, does taking the ap class but not the exam make you look worse?
Really need these questions answered! Thanks in advance. </p>

<p>Colleges won’t know if you have taken the AP exams unless you have reported them in your Common App or if the scores are shown in your official transcripts. In essence, it really wouldn’t matter if you have taken the AP exams.</p>