AP Test Scores and Getting Recinded

Colleges and Universities A-Z Swarthmore College
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Hi all! I know I’m being paranoid, excessively paranoid. Swarthmore is my dream school and getting in feels unreal (so obviously to my brain that means there must be SOME strings attached!)

I’m terrified that I’m going to do horrible on my AP Test and have my acceptance rescinded. My grades have been the same as my past four years of work, but I’m taking 5 APs this year and, while I have a good grade in Calc BC, the test will kill me, I’m terrible at timed math. I’ve already gotten a 3 on AP Bio junior year (the rest were 4s and 5s), but I got a 5 in AP Euro as well, and because I’m going to be a History/Poli Sci major, I decided to send my AP scores to Swat (so I can get credit for Euro). I’m really scared I’m going to get a 2 in Calc BC or do really bad on one of my other AP tests (like a flurry of 3s) and that Swarthmore will rescind their acceptance.

I know that AP is used for placement, but it’s just stressing me out, I guess. Has anyone completely bombed AP tests and gotten rescinded for it?

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At a US university? Never in the history of the universe.

And with the very generous curve in Calc BC, I really doubt you will score a 2. Relax.

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They don’t know if that 1 is because you didn’t know the material or if it’s because you had a bout of stomach flu 10 minutes into the test. And they won’t care. They didn’t take you because of Calc BC, they took you because they liked your academics as a whole and they saw something in your essay. Relax. Take the test with a calm mind. It doesn’t matter for anything but bragging rights now.