<p>What kind of role do the scores you get on ap exams play? </p>
<p>Should I withhold scores below 4?</p>
<p>AP’s can earn you introductory college credit (depending on the college). For example, if you get a 5 on AP Calculus, you can probably skip the first semester of calculus while in college. Usually, a 3 or 4 is enough to obtain credit, in other cases you may need a 5.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t withhold any 3’s. I’m not so sure if you can withhold a bunch of 2’s or 1’s (since sending an AP score report would send <em>all</em> AP’s taken).</p>
<p>You self-report your AP scores on applications, meaning you can choose which they see and which they don’t. You don’t actually send your scores until you’ve been accepted.</p>
<p>For selective schools, withhold 1’s and 2’s. A 3 may be worth withholding if it happens to be related to your major, and even then, you might as well still report it. </p>
<p>AP exam scores don’t matter too much. They are more interested in seeing you take AP courses and get good grades in them.</p>
<p>So colleges wouldn’t hold it against me if on the application I only sent in my 4’s and 5’s?</p>