If colleges see the APs you took, and the list of APs offered, and you don’t specifically write an AP test score on the application, will they still see it?
Will the school automatically attach the AP grades?
Or is it in a score report with the SAT or something?
<p>I'm not totally sure, but I do know that when you take an AP test you have the opportunity to report your scores to a college. This does make me think that they need the report just like they need the SAT report from the college board. But, again, thats just a guess.</p>
<p>You send your A.P. scores for credit, if you want it. The scores are not part of your college application, however the class is. Including your final grade in the subject.</p>
<p>So colleges won't know if you took the AP test unless you indicate your score on the application?</p>
<p>sarorah> correct.</p>
<p>Wait though, according to sars88:
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Oh, when I was taking the AP Euro test yesterday it said in the student pack that all AP grades show up on one AP transcript. (That's what I meant, should have specified). Then you fill out the form on the back to tell them where to mail it.
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So you could just choose to not send an AP transcript, but put the desirable grades you want on the application?</p>
<p>if u dont write down on the application that u took an AP test, but they see on ur transcript that you took the class, its obvious that u either didnt do well and dont want to report, or u didnt take the test (which is worse than doing poorly) so i would just state watever score u got anyways.</p>
<p>Well, I just found out there's an option of not letting colleges see a specific grade on the AP transcript (10 bucks per grade).
I don't see why it's worse to not take the test, a lot of people can't afford it, especially when taking multiple AP classes during the year.</p>
<p>Colleges will see you took an AP class, it's on your transcript. However, if you want the credit, towards the end of your school year you will, at some point, send it to them, OR wait until you get to college.</p>
<p>I am not sure when you can show the colleges your AP scores, but I do know that colleges are not required to see it. You have the right, and the power, to cloak your A.P. grades from the prying eyes of the admission dept..</p>
<p>Nonetheless, it can not hurt you. By taking an AP course, you are tasting college. Thus, you will be more prepared for college. And COLLEGES LOVE THAT. After all ever student counts on their statistic, and they want the highest AVG of GPA as possible for the rankings.</p>
<p>Applying to college is a buisness, on the colleges part. They want to profit. And they profit from a student who takes AP courses. Because an AP student is -- as aforementioned -- better prepared for college work, believe it or not!</p>
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I don't see why it's worse to not take the test, a lot of people can't afford it, especially when taking multiple AP classes during the year.
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if u cant afford u it tell the collegeboard/ur AP organizer at ur school and they usually waiver the tuition</p>
<p>but yes college adcoms always say to just tell them ur score. not reporting just shows that u most likely did not do well on the test. but really AP scores dont mean anything anyways so i dont know why u wouldnt report? lol</p>
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You have the right, and the power, to cloak your A.P. grades from the prying eyes of the admission dept..
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Haha, sounds good. Don't worry, I'm taking almost all of the AP classes offered, and I'm even considering self-studying 2 APs. </p>
<p>It's just this 1 test I'm worried about..and if you can't get credit for a bad score, I don't see why you would want them to see a bad grade. Especially if you got an A in the class or a B..and a bad grade on the test..it could show that the class wasn't as challenging. The class might have been challenging though, but maybe you weren't specifically prepared for the test or something went wrong..
Don't you want to show the best aspects of you in the admission application? Why write the bad grades when you know it won't give you any credit?</p>
<p>Your over-thinking. After-all, who knows what the college admission dept. thinks. Maybe he/she was a bad test-taker, and he/she assumes you were to.</p>
<p>The benefit is: You took an AP course.</p>
<p>The Facts: Did you know the A.P. results come back during the first week of July? No?!</p>
<p>Well, it does! So the only way a teacher grades you is based on your preformance in the class. So it can be easily assumed that you had a bad day. Its not that you recieved a bad grade, then the teacher saw it, and --despite the poor A.P. grade -- gave you a 90+.</p>
<p>"Why write them the bad grade if you won't get the credit."</p>
<p>That is true, don't do it. Besides, it is a waste of time. If you recieved a poor grade on an A.P. you obviously do not know the materials, thus you need to do the work again in college. Note: This time it will be easier for you.</p>
<p>Some high schools put the AP scores on their transcripts. Ask the registrar at your high school.</p>
<p>Of everything in an application, I think AP scores are the least important. Adcoms care VERY much about whether or not an applicant takes AP/Honors courses, but there doesn't seem to be much concern about the exam grades. The College Board will not send a score unless you tell them to send it (and pay them). I have not seen a college application where there is a space for you to fill in your AP scores.</p>
<p>"I have not seen a college application where there is a space for you to fill in your AP scores."</p>
<p>you must not have seen a lot of applications :P</p>
<p>That is true of everyone and I shouldn't have made that general statement. I still don't think that AP scores are that important. Certainly, in my experience, nobody ever indicated that the scores needed to be sent from the College Board. The applications I saw were WUSTL, Tufts, Vanderbilt, Emory, Rutgers, Boston U, UMass, and Pitt. Some of these overlap since they use the Common Application.</p>