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<p>Bluebayou said that the AWARDS were slick marketing, not the tests. I think the tests do have an impact on your college applications.</p>
<p>A student with mostly 5s on the tests has demonstrated to an unbiased audience that s/he did master the material. On the other hand, a student who presents a schedule heavy with AP classes in which s/he received As, but who has 3s or lower on all of the tests is a student who may have come from a HS with serious grade inflation. That’s why schools look at standardized tests: HSs aren’t uniform. It’s all part of the picture.</p>
<p>Even colleges that don’t give credits toward graduation for APs demonstrate that AP tests are meaningful by using them for placement.</p>