Can good APs redeem poor SAT2's?

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<p>Hey everyone! So I was really disappointed in June when I got my SAT subject test scores because they were sort of lower than I expected and lower than the norm for my top-choice schools (Harv, Yale, Prince, etc). Then I got my AP scores and was OVERJOYED with the results. My question is: could the good AP scores make up for the bad subject test scores? Let me know! My stats are below! (For more info check my profile) </p>

<p>THANKS!!!</p>

<p>SAT II's:</p>

<p>Biology-M = 720
Spanish = 710
Math I = 740</p>

<p>AP's:</p>

<p>BC Calc = 5
English Lit = 5
Spanish = 5</p>

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<p>shut up, your sat II scores are fine.</p>

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<p>I agree with stephennn…anything above 700 is the same</p>

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<p>Usually AP tests aren’t considered in college admissions, so I don’t think so. I think the Ivies definitely look at these scores, but overall I wouldn’t rely on it. I would just retake them.</p>

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<p>Okay, which of them do you think I should retake? I still wanna take EnglishLit and MathII, so I can only retake one of the ones I took in June. </p>

<p>MathI maybe???</p>

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<p>I would take Math II. The curve is way more lenient than the Math I. Otherwise, I can’t really answer for you. Depends on what you want to major.</p>

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<p>the answer is no
colleges don’t really care about AP scores, they just want to make sure you have a tough courseload</p>

<p>so if i were u, i would retake Bio M and Spanish. then take Math II. math 1 is not really respected by top notch univs</p>

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<p>Honestly I doubt APs are considered much lower than SAT 2s. When you think about it cheating is far more prevalent on SAT II’s because of the quantity of students put together within a room and the lack of an ordered list of which tests can be taken during which hour. I know mist top schools accept ACTs in place of both SATs and SAT IIs, but I have heard from my counselor that APs are very important if an applicant chooses not to send CB tests as they serve the same purpose as SAT IIs in the given instance. I would also seem to think that an applicant who had a poor test day for SAT IIs could probably mitigate the effects of a bad test by having a strong AP score.</p>

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<p>i would agree with the post above.</p>