<p>In my son’s Columbia application, he simply listed the AP courses and scores. I doubt they ignored that portion of his application, but who knows? He was accepted ED.</p>
<p>My counselor says that AP scores do not matter, and i’ve heard somewhere that they dont affect admissions. but everyone here seems to think otherwise. So is it?</p>
<p>It won’t make or break you, but AP exams are meant to give you college credit and help a lot with GE requirements.</p>
<p>I am taking them because I know taking them will save me money in college, and possible provide me with some college credit.</p>
<p>In short, they are important for your own interests and well-being. :)</p>
<p>Completely agree blair91, my ap government teacher told our class that college admissions officers mainly look to see that you challenged yourself. If you do well on the test and earn a college credit, well thats icing on the cake.</p>
<p>AP tests are of interest to admission officers, so prepare well for them, take them, and report your scores on your application. See the first post of this FAQ thread for more.</p>
<p>so do they? would they affect admissions?</p>
<p>idk I’ve never gotten a straight answer to this questions =/
well for UC schools they wouldn’t affect your chances because all the UC schools including berkeley and UCLA take 3s for everything…so as long as you don’t fail you’re fine</p>
<p>If you get fours or fives it will.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/668953-can-ap-scores-hurt-admission-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/668953-can-ap-scores-hurt-admission-chances.html</a></p>
<p>That will be a helpful thread for you.</p>
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<p>Yes they do. Very eagerly, in some cases.</p>
<p>If I attend a school that does not offer AP courses to juniors (besides AP USH), can good SATII scores make up for an almost complete lack of AP classes? Will it hurt my admission chances if I have no APs? Should I still take AP exams without taking the class?</p>
<p>Personally, I think one should report all the scores for courses that are on the transcript labeled “AP”. Otherwise I think admissions officers are free to assume that unreported scores are 1’s. I don’t think one is under any obligation whatsoever to report scores for APs where one self studied for the test. If you were sick during AP week, I believe I’d report the scores and then add in parentheses that you were ill that week. It’s too bad you don’t get a makeup date. (If I were the one at a school where I got a 2 and everyone else got a 1, I might ask my GC to mention it.)</p>
<p>Here’s a link for AP scholar award counts in 2008. Note that the linked document is on Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format. </p>
<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/2008_AP_Scholar_Counts.xls[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board;
<p>I am a junior at a public school that functions on a block schedule, with full year classes each lasting one semester. Due to the nature of the scheduling system and the fact that I took band, I have only been able to take four AP classes during my time in high school, and only two of the four have been in the second semester of the school year. Those two AP classes are the two that I have taken AP tests for, because of the challenge of reviewing all the AP material from a class I haven’t taken in five months. These two scores are the only ones I will have in time for the application process; though next year as a senior I’m taking seven APs, the colleges I apply to will not be able to factor my scores into the admissions process.</p>
<p>What are your thoughts on the impact of AP scores in admissions? As a senior graduating with eleven AP classes, but only two AP test scores to give (one of which is mediocre, the other I have no idea as I took it this week), what impression would that give the admissions committee? Is there a good way to explain to them the difficulty of the block system and the challenges that it presents for AP-testers at my school? Do committees even consider AP scores? </p>
<p>Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!</p>
<p>A student at my school got 1 or 2 in AP Spanish but still got into Harvard and Dartmouth. He canceled his scores.</p>
<p>Would reporting no AP scores look better than reporting only the 4s and 5s ?</p>
<p>I have a 5 in US History. I just took AP Calc, Comp. Politics and Human Geography.</p>
<p>If I get a 3 or below in any of them, I am leaning towards not self reporting any AP scores.
I got As in all of my the AP classes.</p>
<p>I would send an official score report only to the school that I was going to attend.</p>
<p>Please advise.</p>
<p>I am a junior in high school and I have just taken some AP tests (6 to be exact) this past month. I was wondering that if I don’t do as well on some of them as I had hoped, do I have to report all of them when I begin writing my applications next year? Or should I just stick with the better scores?</p>
<p>We’re just going to report everything here.</p>
<p>Do any schools allow self-reporting of AP scores <em>without</em> requiring that an official score report be provided by those admitted? For instance, an admitted candidate might claim certain AP scores on the application and then decline to seek AP credit once enrolled. In such a situation, does the college have any way of knowing whether the self-reported exam scores are correct? (Assume for this question that the high school does not list the scores on the transcript).</p>
<p>The latest preliminary version of the Common Application </p>
<p><a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/2009-10CommonApp_highlightedUpdates.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/2009-10CommonApp_highlightedUpdates.pdf</a> </p>
<p>still doesn’t mention students sending official reports of AP test scores to colleges, although students would generally have incentive to do so after being admitted, and the Common Application includes an affirmation that the student’s application is “factually true and honestly presented.”</p>