<p>The actual situation with AP classes is that they have gotten too popular. At one time, they were elite and meant to be on par with a college course. Now, Newsweek is ranking high schools by how many AP exams are taken with no consideration of what the scores are. AP courses have filtered down to inner city schools. If you have a great AP class, you will get a better grade than a terrible AP class with a mediocre or worse teacher. The terrible AP classes are starting to outnumber the great AP classes. In terms of colleges, there has been a lot of discussion about whether AP courses should be allowed to substitute for college credit. In terms of adcoms, AP scores were never meant to mean more than a single grade in a class.</p>
<p>If you have a bad AP score, I would no more feel obligated to report it than I would to write my essay on how I sometimes drink beer without my parents knowing it. There is no need for full disclosure. Keep this in mind later for job interviews.</p>