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<p>Dont worry, one score wont screw you up. </p>

<p>In response to the first replier though, Its completely untrue to say good colleges dont care what u got on ur test. The test score is equally important, or in most cases more important than w/e you got in an 'AP' class, since now lots of AP classes are easy as heck but ppl get out with 1's. AP Tests vs. AP Classes is analogous to SAT vs. GPA. I cant see one reasonable admission officer not caring about AP Exam grades. If they tell you different, they're just plain old lying to you as always.</p>

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<p>thanks</p>

<p>another random question: does geographic diversity help in college admissions?</p>

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<p>You can always delete any grade you want from your record. Since I doubt any highly selective college looks at a 2 positively, you lose nothing from deleting the 2 from your record.</p>

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<p>Here's the deal.. I got a 1 on the AP Euro test. Very bad, I know! I was planning on canceling my score. Is there any downside to doing this?</p>

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<p>"I can assure you that none of the schools you name will hold your AP exam scores against you."</p>

<p>Yeah... That's like saying that they won't hold bad SAT IIs against you, complete garbage. </p>

<p>Oh well, just tell yourself whatever it takes to fall asleep at night.</p>

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<p>Yea i 100% agree with Root Beer Caesar's post #21</p>

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<p>I got a 1 on the Euro test. If I cancel that grade, will i still be ineligible for AP Scholar with Distinction? Meeting the rest of the requirements.</p>

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<p>If you self study an AP, do you HAVE TO report it in the application to colleges?</p>

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<p>^ No, you don't.</p>

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<p>okay, so if you get like a 1 and 5 on two self study aps, then you can only report the 5 one? thanks.</p>

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<p>a 3.0 on ap exams should be sufficient for a G.E.D. -
not a competitive school! not even a h.s. diploma.
believe it or not, some institutions ( i don't call them schools) will actually accept a score of (3) on an ap exam for credit!
seriously, a (1) or (2) on an ap exam should be retaken.
if you cannot reach a (4) or better in ap stat you are not prepared. plain and simple.</p>

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<p>its ok dancer98, i got a 2 in bio, and 3 in euro hist.</p>

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<p>Of course AP scores have some influence in admissions decisions, but not all that much. They're mainly for getting credit or advanced placement once you're admitted.</p>

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<p>Some colleges ask for your AP scores on their application forms. </p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=371690%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=371690&lt;/a> </p>

<p>If they do, I would simply report all the AP scores I have up to the time when I apply. (Of course, many seniors will be taking AP courses for which the test is scheduled AFTER they have already decided what college to go to.) If you are chagrined by your scores, consider that having SOME score may still look better than having NO score, and that being up-front may in itself look appealing to a college.</p>

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<p>It's probably better to take an AP test if you take the class. It shows that you really committed to the AP class, and that may look good to a college. Besides, a 3 is still a passing score.</p>