I know aps are used for credit, but say if you receive a 5 on all the aps you take, that must help admissions somewhat, wouldnt it?
<p>I think at some places it will (most good schools for example), but only marginably so (it won't give you too much of an edge) unless we're talking about maybe 10 5's by the end of junior year.</p>
<p>Many argue that AP exam scores have little or no effect in admission process since the scores get sent after u've been admitted. But cant u send them in beforehand along with the app.?</p>
<p>Certainly at top schools, AP exam scores are important. As far as I'm aware, MIT and harvard app provide spaces for you to fill in your AP scores. But few 5's won't realli give a dramatic impact I'd say. Like sherwin has said, 10 5's will def make a difference but if not, don't think that stellar AP scores can get you in (was this obvious? :P). </p>
<p>But it will certainly distinguish you from others.</p>
<p>I think that poor scores will hurt more than good scores will help. If you have good grades in your AP classes, and 1's on the exams, i would think that your class is too easy or has too much grade inflation. Luckily you don't have to submit AP scores. If you have good scores though, there doesn't seem to be any reason not to write them. Any little boost helps.</p>
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<p>I don't see why it wouldn't.</p>
<p>Of course good AP scores help you in admissions!! The app frequently has a place for you to put them down it's optional, so you don't have to list the bad ones). They are probably the best indicator of a challenging high school program, but colleges cannot require them the way they can require SAT II scores because not all high schools offer AP courses. And you don't need a large number for them to help you. For schools like MIT, having just two 5s will help you a lot - if they happen to be calculus and physics.</p>
<p>Taking AP classes would help, if only because it proves that a student is taking a challenging courseload. However, scores may not affect addmissions.</p>
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<p>You might want to reword that. You're making it sound as it scores cannot affect admissions. ;)</p>
<p>at my interview with the Beloit dean of admissions, I mentioned my AP 5's and he said they definitley want the score reports.</p>
<p>I haven't sent them though. I ran out of money.</p>
<p>It seems to me AP exams are so popular that they have become the norm. Top colleges expect their applicants to have taken at least some APs.</p>
<p>Good AP scores help with admissions!!!!!! Most applicants to selective colleges have at least a couple of APs. A good AP score will balance out a poor grade in an AP course. But if you have a poor AP score and an A in the course, they will just assume that the course wasn't very good.</p>
<p>Sorry about that. I should have said that good scores will not always help in admission, but they might. :o</p>
<p>good AP scores "always" help with admissions to exactly the same extent that good SAT II scores or grades "always" help with admissions. Schools that use a formula will probably not include AP scores as a direct part of the formula, but they will include it under some catch-all category that goes into the formula. Here's what Rachel Toor (former Duke ad com) says about AP scores in "Admissions Confidential":</p>
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Although the scores on the tests were meant, originally, for placement into higher level college courses and were not intended to be used in college admissions, they are. We expect students to score fives on their tests..... We don't require that students report these scores for admission; if they do, however, we use them... Many schools place the test scores on the transcripts.
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<p>Also go back thru the CC archives and find that video clip from inside an ad com meeting (I think at Weslayan). They clearly mention at least one student's AP scores as they discuss the applicants.</p>
<p>I am sorry that I gave incorrect information. I had thought that colleges do not see the scores until after the applicant is accepted.</p>
<p>I don't know how important APs are, but if you take a whole bunch then it will definetely help. If you don't take any, it might hurt if you had the change to.</p>
<p>I'm assuming colleges understand that some kids have better schools that offer more than others. If you take advantage of the AP's at your school and take the tests if you take the class, it will definetely look good. If you aren't taking the tests or don't take the hardest classes, it would probably not look so good.</p>
<p>thanks alot guys, I just don't want to think that studying for the aps is done solely for placement.</p>
<p>My guess is theres one step where people simply count up your APs and your scores, and then look at your test scores. Then you move on to essay readings and stuff like that, while people who dont 'pass' are sent to other people who look at you in more detail.</p>
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<p>Yemaya, you're not necessarily wrong. People aren't <em>required</em> to disclose their AP scores, and plenty of people don't. If you don't disclose them, and your high school doesn't put them on the transcript, then colleges won't see them until after you are accepted, and then only if you want credit. It's kind of a win-win situation, really. Good scores can help you, but bad scores can (usually) be hidden.</p>
<p>My friend knows someone that went to stanford a few years ago and worked at the admissions office when he was a student. this person said that admissions officers are impressed by high AP scores, esp. 5's.</p>
<p>Middlebury accepts APs in lieu of SAT or ACT....</p>