<p>I'm a senior, and I'm taking a bunch of APs, two of which are English. I think I will get a 4 on one and a 5 on the other (I don't know which score with which test, though). With enough studying, I think I will get 5's on my other 6 AP tests. My question is do AP scores matter after senior year? Does it matter for grad school or anything? What about placement at college? Will a college see a "bad" (< 4 or 5) score on a test and treat you worse than if you hadn't taken the test at all? </p>
<p>I guess I'm sort of letting my pride get in the way of what is academically sound because I have five 5's already, and I would really like to maintain an average of 5, but getting a 5 on one english test is important for MIT placement, so the risk of taking an extra one to improve the chances of at least one 5 is worth it. I just wanna make sure that taking an extra AP test can't have more negative repercussions than not taking it at all, besides the $85 and 4 hours spent taking the test.</p>
<p>well the english one will matter because of MIT but i don't think AP Exams are used for placement of Seniors once they arrive in college, BUT if is still important because you want to save money in college and I know of some collegs like Harvard and MIT that may not accept a 4 even though it is still a very good score. So it will save you money if you work hard.</p>
<p>Nahh, I mean will taking an AP test and getting a 3 or a 4 ever be worse than not taking it all? And I don't think the "they'll think you were too dumb/lazy to take it" will apply if I don't take it because I'm already taking 7...</p>
<p>no i dnt think so...cuz u might get a 4 or 5 and get credit...anyway it depends on you because senior year is about enjoyment...i would lighten up the load a little bit and only take the APs i need or really like...its good you're taking 7 APs but getting 3/4 on them isnt going to harm you because its senior year...and you don't have to send them if you don't want to</p>
<p>ok, I'm a bit confused about sending scores. If we don't plan on using any of the scores (either our college doesn't take them or we're only taking them as a requirement for part of the class), do we still need to send them? Can we pick and choose which ones to send, or do we need ALL of them (like SAT scores)?</p>
<p>Just FYI: Harvard is the only college or university (to my knowledge) that does not accept a 4. I know Yale, Stanford, Princeton, MIT, Duke and all the other usual suspects accept 4's.</p>
<p>For me, they matter... just because I'm trying to get a headstart on my nursing requirements and, well, college requirements in general... (Trying to graduate in three years instead of four, and use the extra year to save money for grad school, hopefully.)</p>
<p>but if I didn't have that goal, I dont think I'd care about my score, so long as I felt I learned from my materials.</p>