<p>Hi everyone</p>
<p>I took two APs sophomore year and scored fives on both. </p>
<p>However, during junior year, I took five and got scores ranging from 3 to 5. :S</p>
<p>Is it possible to select which APs I want to send to colleges on the Common APP</p>
<p>or do I have to either send all AP scores or send none? </p>
<p>Thanks :D</p>
<p>Send 'em all, no one cares what you got. Adcoms don’t use AP scores for admission, just the classes you took.</p>
<p>Actually scores do mean something in admissions. They can mean a lot in admissions.
For college you do not have your scores officially reported. For example on the common app you simply choose which ap scores to include and type in the score. You do not have to go through the collegeboard sending your scores; it’s all self-reported.</p>
<p>First, AP scores are self reported on applications, an official score report is only sent to the school where you matriculate so they can determine if you get credit or placement.</p>
<p>You can leave out scores when you report, but colleges may wonder why you took the course but didn’t take/report the test. While AP scores are only self reported on applications, they do convey some information about the relationship between your grade in the class and your test score. Some people say that AP scores are only used for credit/placement, but if so, why are they asked for on college applications ;)?</p>
<p>thanks guys! i actually take IB, so i guess adcoms will not wonder why i didn’t take the APs?</p>
<p>“Actually scores do mean something in admissions. They can mean a lot in admissions”</p>
<p>…totally unsubstantiated…take a look at “standardized testing required in application” for even the most selective colleges. AP scores ARE NOT required for admission.</p>
<p>They aren’t required but, as most people would say it, “look good on an application”.</p>
<p>They mean a lot. It helps the admissions determine the difficulty of your class. If you scored a 5 but got a b in the class then they will look at the b as an a. Same goes for if you got an a in the class and you got a 3 or lower schools will view your a as weak. There are many options that can occur.</p>
<p>Ap scores aren’t required because ever school offers different amounts of ap classes. Some don’t even offer ap classes. Schools couldn’t require what kids don’t have.</p>
<p>just be sure that you do not falsify your scores if you choose to report them.</p>
<p>A girl at my sons’ high school self reported scores of 5s on several AP exams. When she submitted her actual scores later on so as to get credit, she had earned one 4, and the other scores were lower.</p>
<p>The school she had chosen rescinded her admission …</p>
<p>the actual scores did not matter to the school, the fact that she had lied on her application did. It calls the entire application, and the applicant’s morals, into question.</p>
<p>There is an assumption made that this applicant is likely to have lied/cheated on other portions of the application, in their high school classes, etc…and that this applicant is more than likely to lie/cheat/plagiarize in college as well.</p>
<p>"They mean a lot. It helps the admissions determine the difficulty of your class. If you scored a 5 but got a b in the class then they will look at the b as an a. Same goes for if you got an a in the class and you got a 3 or lower schools will view your a as weak. There are many options that can occur’</p>
<p>…can you provide a link from any college in the country that states this? I can find no mention of requiring or using AP scores in admissions for even the most selective colleges.</p>