<p>Hi all! I looked through this forum to see how colleges use AP exams in admissions and saw a lot of mixed responses. I didn't do so well on my AP Spanish exam last year as a sophomore because I was put into the wrong class and we literally learned nothing, so I will not report that. My school isn't the most academic and although I've put as much time on the side into studying for the AP exams as possible, I'm afraid that I won't do well on the three I'm taking this year. I got 2300+ on the SAT and should get 780+ on the subject tests. Will it hurt my chances at the top schools to be reporting so few scores and perhaps only one or two fives?</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>I would also like to know the answer to this question.</p>
<p>It all depends. Because I go to a low-tier school where people generally do poorly on AP exams, the good AP scores I got last year definitely really enhanced my application. However, I’ve also heard that colleges just use AP scores to check against your school (a.k.a. you get an A+ in the class and a 2 on the exam, something is wrong with the class and the A+ is given less credit) I think they aren’t super important but schools do want to see good scores from you.</p>
<p>Okay. Say that I get a 3 or 4 on my AP Physics B exam but I’m applying to engineering programs at say, Yale or Princeton. Will this severely hurt my chances, even if I get 750+ on the physics subject test? I had never done the FRQs timed and ran out of time for the last three (got each started but not finished)</p>
<p>Leaving aside the question of why someone who wants to go into engineering would take the Physics B exam, AP scores are self-reported and are only used in admissions decisions by schools that allow submission of AP scores in lieu of SAT II scores (e.g. NYU)</p>
<p>You took the exam less than 12 hours ago. Relax. You don’t know how everyone else did because you would certainly not talk to the other students about the test and violate CB rules. Wait until you actually get the scores in July. If you find you don’t do well, don’t submit the scores.</p>
<p>Oh, and Yale and Princeton are super selective so a 750 on the SAT II won’t get you admitted automatically, Spend time writing some quality essays. Good luck.</p>
<p>My school only offers Physics B… in fact, they only offer it to seniors, the teacher moved me up because she thought I was too good at physics for honors (which apparently wasn’t the case). I haven’t discussed it but from poking around on threads here the reviews seem mixed so the curve should be around the same as 2009’s, which would mean I have probably a 4, maybe a 3. I know that they’re self-reported but there must be some reason why they allow you to report them.</p>
<p>For most schools, you do not submit AP scores for admission application. You only self report them. Also, AP classes are not available to everybody. It would be hard to make comparison and judgement for those that do not have that AP score. It has very little weight if any in admission. For some schools like Harvard, they will consider AP scores just like additional SAT2. For a few schools, they may use SAT2 or AP scores for admission in lieu of ACT/SAT.</p>
<p>So, does anyone know which schools care the most/least about AP scores?</p>