<p>I'm just wondering if it would be possible to convey my knowledge through AP's, and if anyone else has tried this 'route for Georgetown. I know not submitting my SAT II's would be a big mistake, considering they strongly recommend they be sent. However, I did very well on my Calc, APUSH, and AP Bio AP tests and want to know if I can do that instead of the SAT II's. I didn't do that hot when I took them last May. Thanks. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, the answer is: not really. </p>
<p>The ‘problem’ with the AP exams is that they’re not scaled/curved, so you can’t really use them very well to compare a student to other students. First of all, there’s only 5 possible grades. Moreover, performance on them varies widely: IIRC, something like 40% of people taking Calculus BC get a 5, while something like 5% of people taking the U.S. Government exam get a 5 (this is, obviously, caused by self-selection - pretty much only people who are good at math take BC, while lots and lots of people take USGov). As a result, these scores are not readily comparable across populations the way the SAT IIs are.</p>
<p>Would retaking the SAT IIs be a possibility?</p>
<p>I would agree submitting no SAT 2s would definitely not be the best idea. I agree on retaking them also. Im currently a sophomore, and I took my sat 2s in january which is very late for regular decision but I ended up doing well and they didn’t mind at all that I took them late. If I was you I would take them in January but be sure to let adcoms know your Sat 2s are coming soon. Applying with none at all wouldn’t be a good idea.</p>
<p>Georgetown is not a score choice school. You have to send them all your scores, if you don’t and they find out it can cause problems!</p>
<p>Definitely consider taking the SAT II’s. Georgetown, and many other schools I would imagine, look at your AP classes purely to register what type of course load you are pursuing. The scores themselves are not that significant. SAT II’s will give them a much better idea of how to compare you to the rest of the pool, as dzleprechaun mentioned . Plus, blatantly ignoring strongly recommended (aka: basically required) tests does not put you forth in a very good light. </p>