<p>I always believed that colleges didnt see your AP exam scores until after you decided to attend a certain college and gave them your scores if you want the credit. But I've been reading some threads about AP scores being considered for admissions. So how does this work? Are we supposed to send colleges our AP scores? Do we have to pay to do that? I know there's a space on the bubble sheets of every AP exam for you to write a college you want to send your AP score to, but I always left that blank thinking that if I didnt do well on the exam, I didnt want colleges to see my score. So, does any1 know anything about this?</p>
<p>i dont think they see your scores until after you have been accepted. some schools, however, do put your ap scores on your transcript which is sent to colleges, so it think that it depends.</p>
<p>ml is right. There is almost always a place on the application to list standardized scores you deem important.</p>
<p>As much as I hate to admit it, the score itself will probably not influence admissions outcomes for MOST universities.</p>
<p>Regardless of what some people here have said about this issue, I am firmly convinced that the Ivy Leagues, Caltech, MIT, and so forth take your AP / IB scores into consideration. They would very much like you to not only take advantage of the hardest courses your school has to offer but also excel in them.</p>
<p>Some people cheat by taking the class and not taking the exam. Sure, it looks nice on your transcript (adcom: Ooh...this student took all the APs his school had to offer!). But, what's the point? You're just cheating yourself.</p>
<p>Unless you attend some uber-l337 school, most likely the class itself is not good enough to simulate the rigors a demanding university requires. Now, on the other hand, that test is a nice example of what a final is like.</p>