AP Scores: Difference between Grade Witholding and Grade Cancellation

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>What's teh difference between these two AP services? Why would anyone witholding their scores (which costs money) instead of just cancelling them (which is free)??</p>

<p>"Grade Withholding
You may have one or more grades withheld from the report sent to the college you indicated on your answer sheet. To have a grade withheld from the indicated college, AP Services must receive your written, signed request by June 15 accompanied by a $10 fee per grade, per college. If your request is not received by June 15, the grade is automatically sent to the college indicated on your answer sheet.</p>

<p>The grade will be withheld from any future grade reports sent to that particular college. You may later release the grade to that college by sending AP Services a signed written request.</p>

<p>If you later decide to send an AP Grade Report to a different college, however, you need to contact AP Services to have the grade withheld from that grade report.</p>

<p>A request to withhold a grade does not permanently delete your grade, and all exam grades, even those withheld from grade reports sent to colleges, are sent to you and your school."</p>

<p>"Grade Cancellation
Grade cancellation deletes an AP Exam grade permanently from your records. Grades may be canceled at any time. However, for grades not to appear on the current year's grade report, AP services must receive a signed letter requesting cancellation by June 15. While there is no fee for this service, your exam fee is not refunded. The grade report that you and your school receive will indicate that the grade has been canceled."</p>

<p>AP:</a> Grade Reporting Services</p>

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<p>To answer your question: withholding applies to one college at a time, whereas if you cancel it just looks like you never even took the test.</p>

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<p>I'm asking because I am thinking about self-studying a science AP. So if I get like a 2 on the exam, I can just cancel the scores after seeing them, rite?? So there isn't too much of a risk taking an AP exam after self-studying rite (except for the test fee)??</p>

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<p>I don't think you see the scores before cancellation, since I didn't get my score until like late June/early July. </p>

<p>If nothing else, wait to send your scores until you actually know them.</p>