AP Scores? Are they typically sent to schools or only self reported?

So I was just wondering, do colleges in the admissions process consider AP scores? I have them self reported on my common app but I wasn’t sure if I should send them as well. If they are used as part of admissions I will definitely send them (which is kind of expensive but ok) but if they aren’t required I won’t send them. I know they can be involved in placement or credit, but are they part of the admissions process?

would like to know this as well…

Self-reporting should be all you need to do within the applications process, as few schools state that they use them during the applications process. You would do best to know the policies of each school to which you are applying.

Checking the Common Data Set information, section C, will also show you what the colleges report as their usage for the respective standardized tests.