<p>No, you don't have to if you don't want to. And no, and this is so important that I'll write it on a different line:</p>
<p>You do not send a score report of AP scores from the College Board to the college you're going to, until AFTER you get in.</p>
<p>I don't know if they EFFECT (cause) it, but they might AFFECT (influence) it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info dchow08! That question has been on my mind forever.</p>
<p>From what I've gathered, AP scores are not very important admissions factors. They are looked at if you send them, but they aren't too important.</p>
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<p>I wish I could second-source a statement I read once here on CC to the effect that Harvard admission officers want complete information from applicants, period. The statement came from a student who said he heard that said by a Harvard admission officer who visited his prep school. I've never heard this exact question asked in any other setting, but that's my sense too of what would look good to an admission committee: not hiding the ball but rather telling the whole story.</p>
<p>I've heard they can't hurt.</p>
<p>tokenadult: I think I agree with that assessment. I think college admission officers generally prefer that you basically don't try to mislead them. It doesn't mean that you have to list them, but that you should, and I'd imagine that if you took 8 AP classes and only list, say, 3 AP exam scores...</p>
<p>What if you take AP classes and not the AP, like i took AP Chemistry and AP Comp Sci, APUSH, and AP English but i only took the tests for US history and english, bc i wanted to ensure i had enough time to study and ensure i got some credit.</p>
<p>can't change it now, can you? :P</p>
<p>I was told you report all AP scores, even the non passing scores.
Even 1s and 2s are better than none at all - colleges wonder why you backed out from taking a test that you essentially agreed to take by enrolling in an AP course. (Of course, there are always exceptions, like illnesses. but for the most part...)</p>