<p>Well, AP Score Reports came back, and I'm screwed.
Here they are...
4 AP Biology
3 AP Physics B
4 AP Calculus AB
3 AP English Language
4 AP US History
3 AP Environmental Science</p>
<p>I have a 4.6 GPA, and currently ranked 10th in my class of 700.</p>
<p>For my AP Classes my grades are...
AP Biology -A
AP Physics -A
AP Calculus AB -A
AP English Language -B
AP US History -A
AP Environmental Science -A</p>
<p>Does this call for massive inflation? Will this overall destroy my chances.
Well, I understand I'm acting slippery slope. But I'm just so scared.</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard, AP scores don’t matter that much. It just counts that you took them. You still passed all of the tests you took.</p>
<p>AP scores don’t count for much for admissions. Don’t worry.</p>
<p>Well I don’t have a heart attack anymore.</p>
<p>Don’t fret! Many of the students from my school who were accepted to IVY Leagues did not even perform as well as you have.</p>
<p>No, but referring to the Ivy League as the “IV League” might.</p>
<p>If you score very high in the subjects and you receive low AP test scores, adcoms will just think that your class wasn’t hard enough and the teacher wasn’t up to par. Anyways, colleges use SAT II scores more than AP scores for admissions, since AP is optional</p>
<p>You’ll be fine you just probably won’t get any credit hours.</p>
<p>There’s too much going into it to say, but generally, those getting into the Ivy League (and similar) schools have mostly 5s with no to few 4s. Very good rank though. But with applications skyrocketing and acceptances plummeting, all applications are hard pressed to find admission.</p>
<p>A couple things besides. Don’t be overly concerned with the aura of the Ivy league. For one thing, the phrase itself means very little, just that they’re a sports league, which is coincidentally made up of schools with reputations for academia. And while they are good, they’re not the best. Stanford, for one, is overall far better than Cornell or Dartmouth or Brown. But what you really ought to know is that an incredible school is not the be-all-end-all. I (probably) made the mistake of going to a school with an outstanding reputation for far too much money. College is what you make of it, and aside from drive and talent, the most important tools a your disposable are outstanding peers and facilities, which you can find at an honors program at a state school. Those kids are as good as any in the Ivy League, but made the better financial decision. </p>
<p>I assume you are a rising senior, and thus the irrationality and general craziness of colleging must be setting in (especially colleging for the Ivy League), but if you take anything out of this, know that as soon as the process is over, you will wonder why you were so fixed on prestige in the first place. So try to get over that now. </p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>No, AP scores don’t matter that much in admissions. You still ‘passed’ all of them. Don’t worry so much, it doesn’t ruin your chances!</p>
<p>Those scores won’t really help you so much, we’re going to have to fess up to it, regardless of what the Ivy League really means or whatever.</p>
<p>My advice:
4 AP Biology- Don’t worry about it
3 AP Physics B- Take the Physics SAT II in October and get a 750-800
4 AP Calculus AB- Don’t worry about it; try taking the Math II SAT II and get a 750+ and/or make sure your SAT Math score is high
3 AP English Language- Try taking the Lit SAT II and make sure your CR/Writing SAT scores are high (although a 3 would explain you really busted your butt for that B)
4 AP US History- Again, don’t worry about it
3 AP Environmental Science- Volunteer to clean up a river? At least it’s some sort of redemption for one of the easiest AP tests around…</p>
<p>Basically, your just going on a path of redemption for your AP scores by showing off that you’re easily capable of it through other standardized tests. It may not fully be the same as all 5’s (there’s a difference between SAT IIs and AP tests), but you’re showing something.</p>
<p>College Admissions NEVER see AP scores unless you self report on the application or your high school shows the scores on your transcript (which few do).</p>
<p>My advice - Talk to your GC and see if your school reports on transcript.</p>
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<p>If you don’t report any AP scores, there’s a good chance that the adcoms are going to assume that you bombed all your AP scores anyway. If you do do something like this (highly advise you not to), at least report your 4’s.</p>
<p>Does it look bad not to self-report scores if you took the tests? Say you got a 3 on something but don’t want colleges to see it…</p>
<p>What is this intravenous league of which you speak?</p>
<p>Just cancel the scores you don’t want on your record. No big deal. All will be well.</p>
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<p>A 3 isn’t <em>THAT</em> bad, but when it’s not reported, colleges can easily assume it was a lot worse than it really is. Personally, I would kind of go with my idea of ‘redemption’ by doing well on other tests/competitions that prove your expertise in whatever field whose test you didn’t do so well on.</p>