<p>My school's always pressuring us to take the AP tests after taking the classes... and threatening us that a low score could substantially devalue the grade received in the respective AP class. The school makes it seem as if the AP scores are as important as SAT scores...</p>
<p>Is this really true, especially for top schools? I've heard some say that most colleges won't even look at the AP scores until after issuing acceptance... and that's only used for placement...</p>
<p>no they are important, especially at top schools. it shows that you are prepared for college work, and that says alot. also, if you do well in your AP classes and do poorly or don't take the test at all, that will devalue your grade.</p>
<p>yea symphonyofs0und is right, even if you get straight As in the class, if you get a low score on your AP test colleges won't even regard it</p>
<p>AP scores dont matter that much at all. I go 3's on almost all of mine yet i still got into Princeton, Duke, Northwestern, Columbia, Cornell and a couple other top tier schools</p>
<p>how could it happen?, did you do well on SAT?</p>
<p>Schools don't see your AP scores until after you've been accepted.</p>
<p>Colleges can see scores for exams you've taken before your senior year. AP scores come out in July, so junior and sophmore exam scores are out, but senior year AP scores are not.</p>
<p>well in that case do AP scores for fresh/soph/junior years count heavily towards college admissions?</p>
<p>the thing is, even though the classes are all called "AP", colleges know that the level of difficulty vary from school to school and depending on what teacher you have and where you go to school, your grades are highly subjective. AP tests are a way of varifying those grades, and are important in college admissions. as a matter of fact, i haven't heard of anyone with no AP scores who have gotten into top schools like HYPS.</p>
<p>At the very least, it says to colleges that you are willing to take a harder class, even better, a harder class you usually didn't have to take at all.</p>
<p>Colleges only see the scores if you decide to send them.</p>
<p>I'm not taking any AP classes this year as a junior. I am taking three AP tests. </p>
<p>1) So can I choose to send two tests' scores, and not the third? </p>
<p>2) Or, can I not send any of them? </p>
<p>3) Are they on a separate report from SAT scores (considering they are both by CollegeBoard)?</p>
<p>Yeah you can choose which ap scores to send :) Though sending/not sending will cost you more money. Yeah, collegeboard.</p>
<p>it seems that there are a lot of mixed views about this... I wonder what is the truth behind this matter...</p>
<p>AP scores are self-reported. Don't spend the money to send an official report because they don't ask for it.</p>
<p>The answer is... Yes.</p>
<p>oh wow.. but what if I don't send any AP scores at all? Will they feel that my AP courses aren't what they should be worth?</p>
<p>well, yeah. not sending your AP scores tells them that you either didn't take it or you got a bad score, so unless ithey're superlow and could possibly cost you your acceptance, it's best to do well and send them.</p>
<p>AP score don't matter terribly in the admissions process. Obviously if you got 1s and 2s that would not be good at all.
Do remember though that colleges give you credit for AP scores in certain subjects if you scored a 4 or 5, and some colleges even 3. If you come in with enough of AP credit you can graduate in 3 years sometimes, or place out of larger lecture-style classes and get into upper lever seminar courses.</p>
<p>will a 3 with an A in the class significantly hinder my stats if I apply any of the HYPS schools?</p>