Cancelling AP Scores - What's the story?

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<p>So, the deadline to cancel AP scores is Wednesday the 15th. </p>

<p>I have been feeling pretty bad about my AP Physics C: Mechanics score and despite the fabulous curve, I am predicting either a 3 or 2 (based on past curves and whatnot). </p>

<p>So, should I cancel? And if I do not cancel, must I send that score to colleges? Or is there a way to hold it back and not send it? Will there be any fees involved?</p>

<p>If I could get some answers to these questions, that'd be fantastic. Thanks!</p>

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<p>According to the CollegeBoard, scores can be canceled any time, even AFTER seeing your score.</p>

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<p>Unless you’re a senior who’s going to college this fall, wait until you get your scores to cancel (see above post).</p>

<p>If you’re a senior and are paranoid that a bad score on the AP Physics test will cause the school to rescind your acceptance (no American school I know of does this), then you may want to consider cancelling by the deadline. </p>

<p>IMO, don’t cancel either way.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input. I am a rising senior and am really just afraid that if I do get a poor score (for example, a 2 on Physics), that I will have to pay a fee to hold it back for each private college I apply to. Is this true?</p>

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<p>No. Witholding costs money, but cancelling does not. If you cancel after you get your scores, the bad Physics score will be on your 2011 report. However, it will disappear (at no cost) from your 2012 report, which is the one that gets sent to your school.</p>

<p>Also, AP scores are self-reported on virtually every US college application.</p>

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<p>Do you think it really matters? My D thinks she got lower than a 3 on econ and she is embarrassed. She doesn’t want her high school to see it and think less of her. She isn’t even continuing at that school because she was accepted at UWC Armand Hammer and will now pursue an IB diploma. I don’t think she should bother with canceling. What do you think?</p>

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<p>AP scores are self-reported for admissions purposes; you only report the scores which you wish to report. You then only send a copy of your AP scores to the college at which you matriculate, and at that point, poor scores don’t matter; US colleges don’t rescind or anything for poor scores. There is absolutely no penalty for poor scores, and likewise there is absolutely no reason to cancel.</p>

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<p>Unless this is a ultra-high-level, super-competitive high school, I think your daughter may be a bit paranoid.</p>

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<p>It kinda was but she’s out of there now. I don’t know… She did fill out the form so I guess I should make her happy and fax it.</p>

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<p>Hmm. Does the report say somethin like “AP GOV AND POLITICS : CANCELLED” when you cancel a score, or does it just disappear off the paper?</p>

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<p>From what I have heard, you can cancel/delete ap scores AFTER you see them, right? And, do you know if colleges will see a “canceled” score when applying to college? Lastly, if you can delete scores AFTER you see them, will you see that score on next year’s score report for 2012?</p>

<p>Thanks in Advance!!! :)</p>