<p>Do AP tests help you in admissions. My AB calc teacher advised me to take the BC test next year(my senior year), along with the AB test, but then I won't be able to send a calc AP score in with my transcript. He said AP scores don't matter in admissions and only work towards college credits so it won't matter if I take it junior or senior year. Is this true? Will scoring 4's and 5's on 5 AP tests by junior year help in admissions? THanks for the advice.</p>
<p>nopeeeeeeeee</p>
<p>so showing you can do college level work proficiently sophomore and junior year versus high school classes has no affect on admission?</p>
<p>Taking the classes will look good, but the AP exam scores really don't affect admission.</p>
<p>yupppppppppppp.. it counts</p>
<p>it can help standardize the rigor of AP classes among schools...for example, if u have all As and Bs in AP classes, but are consistently scoring 1s and 2s on the exam..that can be a sign of major grade inflation. So it can have some basis for the decision but not as much as an SAT II score or transcript would</p>
<p>It doesn't matter much though. You're not even required to report AP scores, and even if you do, you don't have to send/verify them until after you've been accepted.</p>
<p>I'm with smder99. I think there was an article in either the Times or the Post about an AP Calculus AB class with 24 students. 22 of them got Bs in the class, and 3 of them got As. When the AP score report came back, 22 of them got 1s, and 3 of them got 2s.</p>
<p>If that is not insane grade inflation, then I do not know what is.</p>
<p>Also, if one takes a lot of AP classes but doesn't take the exams, what kind of message does that send to the adcom?</p>
<p>they dont help u in admissions
its purpose is to put u past the freshman part of that class and excell u to a higher one</p>
<p>and fabrizio, if one takes a lot of ap classes with no or hardly ne e/c, then they will think that ur just focused on school 24/7. they want balance when they see ur apps, not just a buttload of ap classes and tests. if u have lots of e/c's and ap's too, then they will think that u have the capability to balance everything thats going on in ur life and that u focus on things outside of school as well.</p>
<p>isnt it true that say you were majoring in engineering and got a 5 in ap chem, you would still have to take first year chem anyways?</p>
<p>AP classes are extremely important. Taking them shows that you are trying your hardest. What many of you are overlooking is that colleges evaluate how rigorous of a course load you are taking compared to what your options are. For instance, if your school has 5 AP classes, I would take 3-5..But, if like my school, you have 23 most colleges recommend around 5-8, closer to 8. You scores are also important, as someone pointed out, because they accurately reflect how well-prepared you were and the level of intensity of your AP class. In comparasion with duel-enrollment, AP is deifnitely the way to go, since they can compare you with other students.</p>
<p>But, to the OP, I would take AB first and then BC, if your school allows you to do that. At our school you have to have had AB first, which makes BC a breeze. Plus, it makes it way easier to score higher and get credit. if you like math, do two years, because Calculus rocks =).</p>
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and fabrizio, if one takes a lot of ap classes with no or hardly ne e/c, then they will think that ur just focused on school 24/7. they want balance when they see ur apps, not just a buttload of ap classes and tests. if u have lots of e/c's and ap's too, then they will think that u have the capability to balance everything thats going on in ur life and that u focus on things outside of school as well.
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<p>I'm going to have to say that you put words in my mouth.</p>
<p>I said nothing about extracurriculars or even balance. I said that it would definitely seem weird if a student took a lot of AP classes but did not take many AP exams or did poorly in them (while making good grades).</p>
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But, to the OP, I would take AB first and then BC, if your school allows you to do that. At our school you have to have had AB first, which makes BC a breeze. Plus, it makes it way easier to score higher and get credit. if you like math, do two years, because Calculus rocks =).
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<p>BC is AB plus improper integrals, arc length & surface area, sequences, and series. If OP wants to take BC, then he should just take BC directly.</p>
<p>alright, thanks guys, i'll just save the AP calc test till senior year and take BC and AB together</p>
<p>LifeUnfolding, when you speak of number of APs, do you mean by the end of senior year or by junior year (when grades can be reported for college admissions)?</p>
<p>Senior year. You still have to put the intended classes for senior year, and your admission to the university is still hinged on your performance in your senior year, especially first semester. Thuis, you can't just say "I'll take 6 APs" and then not follow through with it, if you are like me and apply right after junior year. But don't take a lot of AP's if you plan on getting a lot of C's, maybe one is ok if it's not in your major (especially if your AP score is higher), but when you have more than that it looks like you are taking them just to boost up your weighted and aren't capable of doing the work. They just want to see you are challenging yourself and doing well, not that you are perfect or taking every single AP.</p>