<p>Do you think colleges will want an A in the class more than a 5? I am worried that anyhing less than a 5 on an AP exam makes the AP course look like it was a joke.</p>
<p>just a bit worried about all those nights of studying for tests in an ap class and then facing the realization that a score less than a 5 will make the ap class seem like a joke.</p>
<p>Nope, the A is more important, colleges don't even get your AP score report until summer of your senior year but they do get your transcript with weighted AP course averages.</p>
<p>What if your a junior?</p>
<p>Tufts asks for your AP scores, and assuming I do well I'd be more than comfortable to enclose it.</p>
<p>Let's say I get a 4 or a 5 on AP English, and I get a low 80 in that class. Does that make them realize that the grade was wrong?</p>
<p>The A is helpful in maintaining a high cumulative average.</p>
<p>However, the score is what really matters in the long run.</p>
<h2>I honestly don't understand why many of you are so apprehensive about AP scores; the exam scores are only sent at your liking. So, for argument sake--if Connie Cheerleader scored a 5 on her physics, a 5 on her math, and then a 1 on her English--she could then optate the 5's, while the 1 on the her English won't be submitted. </h2>
<p>Yes, disparity between class grades and AP's do make a considerable mark in admission. For the most part, it would be better to have a lower grade in a class and then score a 5 on the AP. In that respect, colleges get the notion of a quasi imitation of college more or less; it also forces them to question the academic programs of the school (Yeah, did you read about the valedictorian who scored a "9" on the ACT--yes, valedictorian, and that is by all means a single digit).</p>