<p>If someone were to get a 1 or 2 on an AP test, would it look really bad? What if they took the class, but did not take the test after all? I was decidng on whether to just take the class and not take the test. I mean, it costs a lot of money to take a test for each type of exam and there could be a possibility that I won't get the credit for it. </p>
<p>People have been saying that there is no point to taking AP classes if you are not going to do the exam, but what if you just wanted to take the AP classes for your grade to be bumped up? </p>
<p>Do UCs want people to take the AP exam even if they might fail it?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>It doesn’t look great to get a 1 or 2; likewise, it doesn’t look great to not take the test after taking the class.</p>
<p>My advice: take the exam and simply don’t send the score if it’s below 3.</p>
<p>Are any UCs ok with 3’s?</p>
<p>We have block scheduling at my school, and i’m in a conflict on whether or not to take the AP European History exam, since I might have forgotten a good chunk of the information. I don’t want to pay $86 for anything less than a 4, so…any suggestions</p>
<p>What grade level are you and are you in any other AP classes?
Grade level matters since if you are a senior colleges won’t even notice.
Other AP classes matter since they may realize you got two 5’s on your other exams and decided not to take AP Euro b.c you thought it would hinder you from excelling on your other AP exams.</p>
<p>It is very circumstantial so please provide some more info. :)</p>
<p>^I don’t know if you were referring to me, but for my case, i’ll be taking AP European History, Biology, Statistics, Human Geography, Environmental Science, English Lang, and US History. So in all, 7 exams. They’re spread out evenly between 1st and 2nd semester, except that European History is only 1 semester long and ends in January. I don’t want to take the European History exam because I would have forgotten a good chunk of the material between January and May. And also, taking 2 histories might be a bit much.</p>
<p>I’m guessing that as adcoms read through thousands of applications they don’t match up AP classes and the scores received on the test. Most colleges also say that AP scores are not considered for admission. Perhaps this is different for the schools at the very top.</p>
<p>^That’s what I was thinking, that’s why many colleges ask for you to self-report scores. I thought the point of AP in regards to college admissions, wasn’t necessarily to do well on the exam (which is important) but to be a part of a “challenging, rigorous course load”. </p>
<p>I’ve also heard that many top colleges don’t even look at AP scores, and that they are only relevant for college placement. What’s more is that many colleges will have you take an entry-level exam in that subject, despite you already having taken the AP exam for that subject.</p>
<p>Harambee, I hope that they don’t look at the AP scores. If you self-report the scores, does that mean that the colleges don’t see any AP scores at all and it looks as if you have never taken it or something?</p>
<p>Well, I’m only a sophomore and one AP class is offered to me this year. I was just wonderig since I will be taking a lot more AP classes next year.</p>
<p>I think it just means that you get to choose which scores you can report to the schools, but they might be suspicious if you took the AP class but not the exam.</p>