didn't take an AP test?

Applying to College
1

<p>My junior year, I arrived at the test center 10 minutes late for my US History exam(no legitimate reason other than that I spent all night studying. no, please don't accuse me on this part. I'm not here for that). Although they had yet to start the test, the proctor denied me entrance. </p>

<p>Will colleges wonder "why didn't she take the exam when she did take the class"? Since I did particularly bad my junior year, I'm really scared that they'll think I cringed from taking the test. Should I have my counselor from my former school tell my colleges, or should I send a note myself? thanks.</p>

2

<p>No, don't worry about it. Most college apps don't even ask for AP scores. They mainly want you to take the course because it's challenging, but I don't think most care about the scores - nor do you have to report them. Don't say anything about it.
Usually AP scores are sent to the college when you enroll - not when you apply, unlike SAT IIs.</p>

3

<p>I agree with ASAP. There is no room on the common app for AP scores and only rarely are they asked for on the colleges' own forms. Of course, there are a few exceptions. I think that Northwestern does, for example.</p>

4

<p>What about Ivy League schools? Some of them, if I remember correctly, do ask for AP scores on their supplements. Even the non-ivy league, such as Boston College, ask for AP scores. Of course, they're optional. Since I took four even without the USH one, it wouldn't fit in the boxes(3 or 4) anyway. But some of the ivies gave you EIGHT boxes.</p>

5

<p>Most colleges I know ask for your AP scores</p>

6

<p>You don't have to fill in the boxes. In fact unless your scores were 4s or 5s, I wouldn't advise reporting them at all.</p>

7

<p>I havent taken any ap tests for the classes ive taken because I couldn't afford it, but I doubt they would hold it against me, would they?</p>

8

<p>I reported my scores even though they were not 4's or 5's. It might hurt me, but whatever. I was pretty honest about all parts of my application. </p>

<p>fjm, you could've got fee waiver.</p>

9

<p>You'd have to have 4's or 5's to impress them. A 3 is what they would refer to as "evidence of solid work".</p>

10

<p>... most top 15 college app. I've seen have rooms for you to fill in your AP scores.</p>

11

<p>I took nearly all my Ap exams my junior year, which was when I screwed up my academic life. </p>

<p>I thought that not putting down your AP scores at all would be worse than putting down 3's.</p>

12

<p>Yeah my counselor is not the most helpful and forgot to mention that you could get a fee waiver. I'll definately look into that this year. Thanks!</p>

13

<p>They advised my class actually not to even bother taking the AP exam until the end of our senior year so it would not matter for colleges in the admissions process anyways.</p>

14

<p>^ Wouldn't you take the exam whatever year you took the class?</p>

15

<p>i don't think it's a big deal hideANDseek, b/c i may not take any exams this year. although i am enrolled in 7 ap classes. how i love senioritis.</p>

16

<p>7 AP classes? :eek: Wow. I was trying to decide if 4 would be too many for me next year :P</p>

17

<p>well a lot of them are in subjects that i think are easy. like calc bc, stats, and physics. it's all just math...</p>

18

<p>Oh... my school doesn't offer physics AP, only honors. If I took that, how do you think I'd do on the physics SAT II and/or AP test?</p>

19

<p>no idea. i did not take a physics sat II. but i know that at my school honors physics is the equivalent of physics B. i know a few students who took the physics B exam without any further prep besides just taking honor physics (this means no studying at all outside of class) and they got 3s and 4s.</p>

20

<p>Ahh, now I don't know what to do. Thanks, though :)</p>