<p>My son just got back from Coast Guard, the admin folks told us that want to see his AP scores as part of the process. This surprised me.</p>
<p>Also UCF, wants to see them too. So I would ask each school your child applies to if they want to see them as part of the admissions process. My son's school doesn't include them on the transcripts, so I am paying the fees.</p>
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Regarding the value of scores on a transcript, it is called data. Or information. If you can't see the value in that, OK. I have no argument with you. You are welcome to your opinion.
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<p>It's data that the school forces the individual to reveal. I think that high schools need to be careful about forcing students to reveal certain types of data. Students might prefer to have the choice to either share the information with colleges or withhold it.</p>
<p>afa:</p>
<p>You might wish to double check with UCF before spending the $$. From what I remember last year, they only required the AP scores for matriculating students, not applicants, so they could award college credit for a 3 or better; however, their documentation was not particularly clear.</p>
<p>Step 6 on the completed on-line application on the UCF instructions.</p>
<p>Please include all AP or IB scores.</p>
<p>So things may have changed.</p>
<p>"Want to see them" does not necessarily mean you have to send the official report. Stanford, MIT, etc. also ask for the scores, but only self-reported. I'd call the school and ask before paying for those reports.</p>
<p>I've heard of people photocopying the scores as unofficial proof. That's more than enough at this point. The fact is the colleges could probably call up the GCs if for some reason they thought you were lying about your self reported scores.</p>
<p>Our kids' HS puts ACT & SAT scores on transcripts but not AP scores. Our S self-reported his AP scores (got 5s & a 4). At his & our request, his counselor confirmed his AP scores in his rec on behalf of our S to all the Us.</p>
<p>By the time S took the AP exams senior year, he listed the college he planned to attend & they got an official record of his AP results for junior & senior year & credited him with taking all 13 AP exams which he had completed. He was "officially" a sophomore before he began class this fall.</p>
<p>nmd:</p>
<p>Since I assume you are a Boston Brahmin, you are correct in your house assesmment, particularly since my 'house' is a park bench. </p>
<p>But, more importantly, data points only become information when there is a value proposition association. Again, I raise the question, if for no other reason than I am ignorant: what is the value prop to placintg test scores on a HS transcript? </p>
<p>Incidentally, finance 101 says that money and resources are fungible. If you district has all the money it needs to staff an admin position to sit and enter thousands of test scores, I'm happy for you. Personally, I'd rather those funds go to counseling, health staff, smaller classes, etc. But, again, a Brahmin school district would have all the staff in those positions it needs. :-)</p>
<p>NMD,</p>
<p>Not all schools put the actual AP score on the transcript. The school my children have attended did not. I think it stems from them not listing SAT scores on the transcript either. I think they view that those test scores belong to the students and it is their responsibility to report them. Personally I think the scores should be on the transcript to confirm the grade for the class. The colleges that accept AP credit only do so for the AP grade, not the grade earned in class. So I believe that grade is more relevent than the one on the transcript.</p>
<p>To the OP, my son self reported his AP scores on his applications last year. No need to have official scores sent until a school has been chosen in the spring.</p>
<p>bluebayou,</p>
<p>Value proposition? Fungible resources in staffing an office? Park benches? Thousands of scores, for AP????</p>
<p>I think we are living on different planets, and will bow out of this discussion.</p>
<p>zip+4 in our area could put you in a mansion or a rented duplex, even going around the block does it.</p>
<p>My son's GC (and he's a really good one who got input from all kinds of people for my son's essay and solicits all kinds of input from parents, teachers and kids before writing a rec.) says my son should send official AP scores. I'm going to call all 10 colleges to check, but???huh??</p>
<p>I wonder if he would give the same advice if he was the one paying for it...</p>
<p>It can't hurt, but there is no reason to do it. But sure, call the schools (and then tell your GC what they said).</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, my S self-reported his AP scores but also sent in a photocopy of the score report. He sent in the official report some time in the summer to the school where he matriculated.</p>
<p>Our GC told us S should just self report (which he did) & GC confirmed in his rec that S did get the scores he self-reported. When he registered for APs May of senior year, he listed the school he'd be matriculating at & they got all his AP scores from junior & senior years. Heck, we paid enough in fees for all the AP exams not to bother paying extra.</p>