<p>I am planing on applying to Notre Dame next year, and feel that I have petty much their average stats for SAT, GPA, and EC. I was just wondering how important AP Scores are to the ND application and if a score of a 1 or 2, even if it is with a few 4s or 5s for other APs, will hurt my chances?</p>
<p>And Good luck to all those applying this year.</p>
<p>Well, I don't think your AP scores affect your application at all. Those scores are only being used to see if you could possibly receive college credit. That's just my opinion.. but I think colleges think the same way</p>
<p>Thanks. Anyone else have any thoughts/experiences on low AP Scores (mine will be in Spanish) and admission to Notre Dame?</p>
<p>I would imagine that they would take AP scores in the context of other AP scores from your high school. If your school has a solid record with the APs and you don't---- that would count against you. However, if you are one of two people to get a 3 or higher in large class, that would probably help a lot. APs show dedication and passion because of how difficult they are. Take the classes and the tests. They are important.</p>
<p>We don't have AP around here, we have 1-8-1-8 dual enrollment credits from St. Louis U at most Catholic schools in our area. </p>
<p>Do you have to taken an AP-sanctioned class as a requirement to sit for an AP exam, or are they just called AP classes because the curriculum reflects what will be on the AP? Silly question, I know, but AP isn't offered at our kids' school--we paid money for 1-8-1-8 SLU credits that Notre Dame won't take. (Murphy's Law--if we hadn't paid, they'd have been rejected from ND and then been able to use those 1-8-1-8 credits at SLU or a state university.)</p>
<p>Also, can a student who takes an AP exam and gets a certain score be able to test out of any ND required courses--like calculus, Spanish, etc?</p>
<p>Bottom line is my daughter is looking for a way in which she will never have to take either of the aforementioned subjects again in her lifetime. She plans to major in business.</p>
<p>If you can find a school in your area to register with, you can take any AP test you want. Collegeboard doesn't care if you took the course, they just want your money. You can fairly easily test out of many ND classes with AP tests. I have about 15-18 hours done already, not counting the tests I will take in May. Being able to get out of required courses like Freshman comp means that I can take more classes that I will enjoy. Most AP tests just take a basic understanding of the subject to pass, so I say go for it.</p>
<p>Thanks, Dan!</p>
<p>From what I remember, AP scores aren't really looked at until after you're admitted. AP Classes, yes, but doing poorly on a few tests probably won't affect anything too drastically. Don't worry too much.</p>