<p>I got a 660 on lit, but a 5 on AP language. Could colleges feel that they could overlook the relatively low subject test score because of the 5 on a somewhat similar test?</p>
<p>Maybe! I mean if they require the subject testand you don’t have others to submit, then they have to look at it, but AP Lang is also much harder and a 5 on AP Lang and good grades in English classes will only help you , not hurt you.</p>
<p>And on average, a 660 really isn’t dreadful. Not amazing, but it’s still decent, especially on the SAT which in my mind is really hit or miss because of the guessing penalty.</p>
<p>I doubt that colleges would “overlook” any grade, but a 5 on AP Literature (not AP Language) would most likely make up a 660 on the Literature SAT II Test.</p>
<p>Colleges don’t really utilize AP scores when making admissions decisions, so I doubt it.</p>
<p>^ How do you know?</p>
<p>Er, a counselor at my school told me that AP scores have more of an impact than SAT 2 tests in that same subject area.</p>
<p>“could it?” Sure. Will it? Not if a bunch of other candidates to the same school have 700+.</p>
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<p>Ehh pretty sure that’s not true…</p>
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<p>Just do good on CR on on the reasoning test. SAT 2 and AP scores don’t matter that much in admission…</p>
<p>There are a few other threads on this. In answer to another question about AP scores, I contacted an Ivy adcom. She said that AP scores are heavily considered because seeing how students score on a college-like test after taking a college-level class is much more telling about the student’s academic performance than a 4-hour test. She also said that colleges look for consistency in SAT II and AP scores in comparable subject areas (but a high score on the AP and lower on SAT II looks better than the opposite)</p>
<p>^ exactly what I’ve heard and read</p>
<p>Well since they don’t require AP scores but they require SAT II scores you don’t have to report your low AP test scores if you don’t want to… And I find it extremely odd that someone (especially an adcom) can claim a two to three hour test in May reflects more on a student’s ability to perform than a four hour test (obviously the length of a test does not matter). Plus a student may be able to score a 5 on an AP exam in May right after learning the material but I bet if the same student took the test 6 months later they would not receive the same score.</p>
<p>^The same point could be made for the SAT subject tests. You said it yourself: “the length of a test does not matter.” And likewise, a student may be able to score a 750+ on a subject test right after learning the material, but again probably wouldn’t be able to receive the same score a few months down the road.</p>
<p>Regardless of our bickering, I do agree that the weight one places on a single examination lasting only a few hours should not be too heavy. Personally, I’ve seen people get C’s in AP classes and proceed to get 5’s on the AP exams. One friend of mine got a 750+ on a biology subject test after some extreme study sessions, but when working on an assignment in our AP biology class, she had to come to me for questions she should have been able to easily answer with that SAT score.</p>
<p>Oh well. What are you gonna do, right? :)</p>