<p>I have a question for anyone who might know: if you take an AP exam, and later you pay to have it withheld from colleges, will the colleges see that you took the exam and had the score withheld, or would it just look as if you'd never taken it? I know you and the high school you go to will still have the scores, but does anyone know what exactly appears on the college grade reports when you've had a score withheld?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>yeah i have the same question.. also can we see the scores before we cancel them? anyone know...</p>
<p>oh the questions are apparently answered on the above post</p>
<p>I worried about this same thing a couple of years ago when my son scored a 1 on the AP World History exam (don't ask!). I thought he was ruined!</p>
<p>But then I realized that there is no need to report AP scores at all until you decide on a college. The ones you are applying to don't want official score reports from AP -- you can self report your scores on your applications. The only official reports you need when applying to colleges are SAT/SAT II or ACT.</p>
<p>Once you have been accepted and decide where to matriculate, then you have the official scores sent to that school. Some colleges will give you course credit for your high AP scores, others will use your scores only for placement (higher level math or English classes, for example). So if you have a low score, I don't see the need to have it withheld at all. You just won't get course credit for that particular AP score. Hey, you're already accepted -- they're not going to rescind your acceptance because you bombed an AP.</p>
<p>sorry, Patsmom, but some schools, such as Harvard want to see the ap scores according to their Dean of admin</p>
<p>Bluebayou, I've never seen a college ask for an official AP score report during the admissions process. All they ask is that you list your scores on the application, so you can selectively write/omit scores.</p>
<p>There is, however, one problem with this: even if you do omit scores from your application, your school may report them. Many schools include AP scores on your transcript and even if you withhold scores, you can't hide scores from your high school.</p>
<p>You can always talk to your gc and get those scores withheld on your transcript (I don't see why they would deny such a request)</p>
<p>my school doesnt offer ap courses so a few students each year (10 or so) take the ap's. i wanted to use them as a way to differentiate myself from the rest of my class in college apps.</p>