AP Exams Taken During First Year of High School

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<p>A “good” AP score at Harvard is a 5 – scoring a 4 or below on any test doesn’t cut it.</p>

<p>Harvard does not grant AP credit unless a student opts for “Advanced Standing” – graduating in 3 years instead of 4. The only exception is AP Foreign Language. If a student scores a 5 on the AP Foreign Language test, they are exempt from Harvard’s Foreign Language graduation requirement.</p>

<p>A quick look at the Harvard Handbook, reveals courses where a score of 5 on an AP test will suffice to place-out of a course. There is no mention in the handbook of when a student took that AP course (freshman, sophomore, junior or senior year of high school). So, I would definitely report all AP courses and tests – even those taken during your freshman year. See: <a href=“http://handbook.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k104674&pageid=icb.page673463&pageContentId=icb.pagecontent1470403&view=view.do&state=maximize&viewParam_q=AP%20course”>http://handbook.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k104674&pageid=icb.page673463&pageContentId=icb.pagecontent1470403&view=view.do&state=maximize&viewParam_q=AP%20course&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;