<p>I know many students may not take some APs in school for variety of reasons, but they can self study it or take it in a community college, and then pass the college board test.
My question is if these APs are equivalent to those taken in school when college looks at your profile. (I know these APs won't be reflected in school transcript, but I heard colleges would recalculate your GPA, which involves all the classes you took in and outside of school. Is that true?)</p>
<p>Many schools recalculate GPAs but which grades they use is not standardized. Questions about what is and is not included in a specific school’s calculation are best directed to the admissions office at the school. </p>
<p>Generally, self-study which culminates in take an AP exam is not the same thing as taking a course at a community college and then taking an AP exam. It’s the grade - not the AP score - that gets factored into your GPA. If you make a C in the class, but get a 5 on the AP exam, what gets factored into your GPA is the C - assuming they are factoring in this grade. (Most would - although some schools do not include your grades in 9th grade so a cc course taken in 9th grade may not be factored in, even if you then took the AP exam.)</p>