<p>Folks, keep in mind that admissions is an art as much as a science. I suspect that an admissions officer could not even describe how s/he uses AP scores because they are not part of the “formula” usually used, yet they are relevant, valuable information.</p>
<p>So folks, please stop trying to second guess the process:
- it varies from college to college
- no college accurately describes how they make their decisions (whether deliberately or not, and I think it is deliberate at the top places), so we are in the dark anyway.
- NO ONE requires “official” AP score reports at the application level. Save your money.</p>
<p>FWIW, I am glad this application madness is behind me. In retrospect, we spent way too much trying to second guess the system and position for maximal impact, especially because information I learned later told me you can’t second guess…</p>