AP Importance

Applying to College
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<p>I am an student currently accepted to William & Mary for Fall 2009. I am also currently preparing for an AP exam. I'm a first generation AP student at my school seeing as this is the first year they are offering any AP classes, and as a result the program has been a bit of a fiasco. To top it off, I have recently realized that I have plans this spring that would conflict with my AP test date.</p>

<p>My question is, how important are AP marks to my college acceptance? Is there a chance that my acceptance could be revoked based upon not taking an AP exam that I reported on my college application?</p>

<p>From what I can tell, it seems that they are only relevant for gaining additional college credit. If so, I've researched it, and I could gain the same credits through a class that I need to take anyways.</p>

<p>Any answers or comments?</p>

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<p>I would say that there is a 99.9999999999999…% chance your admissions will not be revoked for not taking an AP exam. They are generally just used for placement. The fact you took the class and challenged yourself was the important part :).</p>

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<p>^^do you think the colleges care about what i get on the ap exam? im talking about schools like cornell,johns hopkins.(im a junior)</p>

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<p>Umm probably a yes and a no… They will see your AP scores, yes, but will they be the make or break point in your application? I’d guess probably not.</p>

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<p>^^which one is more impressive? 4/5’s on ap chem+ap us with 750+ on sat II chem+us+math II with 1900+ SAT </p>

<p>OR</p>

<p>3/4’s on the same aps with 700+ same SAT IIs with 2200+ SAT?</p>

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<p>^ the former</p>

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<p>Fwew! Thanks for reassurance.</p>

<p>I need to call up the admissions office on an unrelated topic anyways, so I might bring it up, JUST to make sure. But thank you for the help.</p>

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<p>To yipyip, I kind of disagree with what sherpa said. I think the 1900 is a bit low. If that were a 2000, then I would say it would look just as good. The goal for SATs for top schools is to get 700 or above in every section (including the SAT IIs). I think since the SATs are a college entrance exam which most students take multiple times, whereas the APs are college-level exams and are a one-time shot, SATs are more important than AP exams. APs are more about placement.</p>

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