<p>Although AP grade reporting is cumulative (all your grades are sent), you can withhold or cancel a grade....for a fee, of course. Here's the CB website page with info about that:</p>
<p>Thanks a lot Monty :)</p>
<p>i wonder where all the money college board makes off these standardized tests goes to.</p>
<p>I'm sure that a good portion of the money goes to making and administering the standardized tests.</p>
<p>How many AP classes should you take if you're interested in applying to Ivies - I know it depends on the school, but if there are a substantial number of APs offered, how many do you have to take to look to Ivies like you "challenged" yourself?</p>
<p>The more the merrier. But more seriously, the Ivies are really interesting. I had friends who took 5 & didn't get into to any/very many ivies (w/ all A's too) & i know a girl who took 3 & got into harvard.</p>
<p>generally, i would say 4+ (but i'm trying to skate by w/ 3 this year & 6 next yr) ;)</p>
<p>do you mean 4+ senior year (geez!), or 4+ total?
I'm only taking 3 junior year and 3 senior year, probably...</p>
<p>Well, I think you guys forgot to factor in age. Don't admissions officers say: Hey, this kid took Statistics in 9th, and Physics B, Comp Sci AB, and calc BC(self-study) as a sophomore, and then took even more as a junior, would be more impressive, than say, someone who just crammed like 12 in junior year? Also, it is easier, since you can spred them out.</p>
<p>BTW( the above is me. How do i stand for MIT?)
Also, I know that ppl are like: "HAHA, I got a 5 on 5 subjects, like
phsychology(sp?)
Chem
Phsyics
Calc AB
Calc BC</p>
<p>But since I never took AB, skipped straight to BC, I won't have as many!</p>
<p>Don't forget the easy, cheap, and entirely acceptable way to pick and choose which AP scores to send to colleges without having to send them all
-- just list the good scores on your application without sending an official report. No college requires official AP score reports as part of the admissions package -- you only need to send an official report once you've accepted a spot in the class and want the AP credit.</p>
<p>Don't give the college board your money unless you have to.</p>
<p>I've heard that if colleges see that you took an AP class but not the AP test, they will assume that you got a 1 and just withheld the score.</p>
<p>To what extent is this true? Is it better to tell them that you got a 2 on an AP exam, or to just leave that score off entirely?</p>
<p>I've seen plenty of stupid assumptions on this board, first off if you take 12 in senior year, that's not going to go on your transcript so how the hell would colleges care about it when they didn't get it. second off it doesn't matter when you take them, they can't make decisions based on opinions ,it has to be objective and unbiased as possible. Secondly you can't second guess a 1 on a test, some schools require aps to be taken, some don't.</p>