<p>I am looking to go to very competitive schools (Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Cornell). Every aspect of my application is basically up to par (ECs, grades, rank, SAT). My grade in AP US History was great (98) but I did terribly on the AP exam (1). </p>
<p>Is it going to hurt a lot that I got a 1 on AP US history?</p>
<p>Should I hide it from schools?</p>
<p>id hide it, shows ur AP program is weak</p>
<p>Wouldnt it look bad that I took the AP Class and I am not showing the score?</p>
<p>if I hide AP US, do i have to his AP Chem (3) and Bio (5)?</p>
<p>how the hell did you get 98 in the class and get a 1????????</p>
<p>grrrrradddeee innnffflllaaatttiiooonnnn</p>
<p>hide the score. No score at all does not look as bad as a 1. Lots of people take an AP course and do not take the exam for one reason or another. They can assume you were sick the day of the exam.</p>
<p>You can self-report the other scores and leave out the 1. Or you can pay the College Board a fee ($15, I think) to have that one withheld when they send the official score report. (the fee is per school receiving the report)</p>
<p>Would the same work if I had my SAT I scores withheld and left only my SAT II scores to schools that don't require the SAT I?</p>
<p>It'd be expensive, but could that work?</p>
<p>Scott</p>
<p>College Board does not allow SAT I or II scores to be withheld. Colleges will get all SAT Is and IIs taken by the student together on one report.</p>
<p>kriegz writes... "how the hell did you get 98 in the class and get a 1????????</p>
<p>grrrrradddeee innnffflllaaatttiiooonnnn"</p>
<p>It wasnt grade inflation, I was sick during the AP exam!! Thats why I also did sucky on chem, (99 in the class, 750 on SAT II, but only a 3 on the exam)</p>
<p>Is it possible to withhold one grade only? How would I go about doing this?</p>
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<a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_rep.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_rep.html</a>
(scroll down to "grade withholding")</p>
<p>Thanks texas...</p>
<p>Collegeboard states "Grade Withholding You may have one or more grades withheld from the report sent to the college you indicated on your answer sheet. To have a grade withheld from the indicated college, AP Services must receive your written, signed request by June 15 accompanied by a $10 fee per grade, per college. If your request is not received by June 15, the grade is automatically sent to the college indicated on your answer sheet.</p>
<p>The grade will be withheld from any future grade reports sent to that particular college. You may later release the grade to that college by sending AP Services a signed written request.</p>
<p>If you later decide to send an AP Grade Report to a different college, however, you need to contact AP Services to have the grade withheld from that grade report.</p>
<p>A request to withhold a grade does not permanently delete your grade, and all exam grades, even those withheld from grade reports sent to colleges, are sent to you and your school." </p>
<p>If I didn't send my scores to any college yet, does that mean I dont have to worry? I heard that some college want the AP scores on the supplement but no official score report is sent until later. True?</p>
<p>"signed request by June 15 accompanied by a $10 fee per grade, per college"</p>
<p>ARE YOU SERIOUS?! why do much money. geez.</p>
<p>Most colleges don't ask for an official report until you are accepted and choose to attend. So, why not just include it on your application? However, many lists of AP scores show up on transcripts, so they may find it that way.</p>
<p>hmm... i dont think my school shows AP exam scores on my transcript</p>
<p>honestly though that is some major grade inflation. Even if you are sick you should be able to get at least a 2 with the multiple choice alone on US if you had a 98 in the class. Thats just ridiculous.</p>
<p>Basically, many people told me not to send the scores, and I am not going to send them (esp for $15)... but what if the application ASKS for the scores? I know that BC and Cornell have a separate section for AP scores. Do I totally ignore it if I dont want colleges to see the score?</p>
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what if the application ASKS for the scores?
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only list scores you want them to see. </p>
<p>The app asks for things like ECs, employment or awards also. But that doesn't mean you have to list every one; you get to just pick the best ones. Let's say your only awards are in competitive hotdog-eating. You could reasonably decide that you would prefer to have colleges think you had no awards at all rather than list those, so you leave it blank. Same with AP scores.</p>
<p>Should I hide 3's that I got on exams? Or will colleges not really care about that?</p>
<p>A2Wolves6 - 3s would be considered a "good" score and maybe even get you credit at some colleges (not highly selective colleges). Look at it in the context of the schools you plan to apply to, what subject it's in, and your other scores. If you've never made above a 3, that's probably worse than having a single 3 mixed in with a bunch of 4s and 5s. Similarly, if you claim to be a math person, a 3 in calculus would be a lot worse than a 3 in French Literature.</p>
<p>I would say only report grades you know will help you. Anyway, they're much more important after you're admitted and are decided what courses to take.</p>