<p>You tell me. If you were on the admissions committee and saw the exact same thing, what would your reaction be? What justification would you think of to explain why this student performed so poorly on the AP tests? How would you compare this student with others who performed just as well (or maybe even slightly worse) in the classes but scored 4s and 5s on the AP tests?</p>
<p>I'd also like to note that it's widely understood that the quality and rigor of AP/honors classes can vary between schools. So US history AP at school A could be much easier than US history AP at school B. Meanwhile, the AP test itself stays the same.</p>