<p>I thought I would get some good responses here so....</p>
<p>Does self studying APs really make your college app look any better? Share your thoughts on something that has probably been posted to many times.</p>
<p>Yes, it shows you like to challenge yourself.</p>
<p>Self-studying AND passing APs looks awesome. I did this and I don’t know if it helped my application any but it sure did bump up my nerdy reputation at school!</p>
<p>I am just wondering (this may sound stupid) how do colleges know if you self studied an AP?</p>
<p>If you send them your AP scores during the admissions process. There’s a way to do so on CollegeBoard.</p>
<p>^how and what’s the cost?</p>
<p>They know you self studied if the class is not on your transcript.</p>
<p>And either way it’s another AP credit to add to the last.</p>
<p>The admissions people must see the scores and know people self studied just to look good, but it is still impressive.</p>