did well in ap class,but bad on the actual exam.

Applying to College
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<p>I got my scores today.i got a 2 on AP USH and a 4 on AP CHEM.But I got a 91 in my AP USH class and a 99 in my AP chem class.</p>

<p>How much is it going to hurt me?
I'm going to apply to NYU,Cornell ED,JHU,etc.</p>

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<p>It won’t really hurt you because AP grades are not heavily considered by adcoms.</p>

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<p>might indicate some kind of grade inflation at your school that might be a red light to an admissions officer…but I doubt it would screw u over at those schools…</p>

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<p>It won’t be a killer or anything, but shows grade inflation in your USH class.</p>

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<p>Haha, I’m the exact opposite. I got B+'s in two of my AP classes and got solid 5’s on all of them (US and Bio). THe classes are notoriously competitive and the average was a C+ though… :/</p>

<p>Anyway imo, your case is better than mine. I think doing well in the class is more important even if adcoms CAN become suspicious. And you did fine on AP Chemistry, a 4 isn’t bad at all! Don’t worry about it :D</p>

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<p>so the grades that i got in my classes are going to “hide” the scores that i got?(not for chem of course)</p>

<p>btw,should i report my scores?both?or just chem?</p>

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<p>I would absolutely not report the history test…that could hurt you</p>

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<p>just don’t report the 2 on your application. it’s not too big of a deal.</p>

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<p>You may still be able to get college credit for USH by taking a CLEP test. 3,500 schools accept CLEP credit and you can take them anytime at a local university. That’s what my son did when he got a “2” on his AP Spanish test and a “B” in the class. He thought the CLEP test was easier.</p>

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<p>The AP exams are designed to test knowledge roughly equivalent to that of a standard first year college course in the subject area. It is entirely possible that your HS courses were as good as (or even better than) many college courses, but that their focus was not precisely on the points covered in the exams. Don’t worry about this. Your grades are fine.</p>

<p>If it is extremely important to you that you can place out of first year college-level courses, you should investigate other credit-by-exam options at the colleges/universities that you apply to. If you don’t care one way or another about placing out of first year courses, you don’t need to waste another second of your life in an AP exam room.</p>