Got a 5 on APUSH and a 97 in the class. Got a really mediocre 690 in the SAT Subject Test. To be honest, I really don’t want to retain all that material and I don’t think even if I study ill be as knowledgeable as I did when I took the AP’s/ SAT Subject Test…
Should I just scrap this score and study for some thing else? It sucks because I really did put a lot of effort into this test…
I had the same situation. First, realize what each tests… AP is a COLLEGE course, SAT is a HIGH SCHOOL course. So, your 5 should change perspective on your 690. Plus, the SAT tries to trick you in ways that AP doesn’t. Admissions knows that. If you report both scores, I think that your 5 will supersede the 690 easily. Of course, if you have time to just take a different test and get a better score, then by all means do that.
@evanian15
Thanks! Do you recommend I still send my SAT Subject text or is my AP score sufficient?
There are no offsets; one does not take the place of the other from the admissions point of view.
Try a different subject test.
To take a student’s 690 on a 50 minute test and look down upon it when s/he’s performed well both in an AP class and in a 4 hour AP exam (that’s recently been revised to be more difficult) seems backward to me. I understand that the score is still a 690 and that won’t be ignored, but if it’s a holistic process, wouldn’t an admissions officer at least consider that s/he did so well on a much more difficult and intense exam?
I wouldn’t send it unless it’s in your top 2 scores when you apply.
AP scores carry little to no weight in the admissions process. The AO’s might glance at the score, but s/he is also aware that it only takes a score of ~62% on the AP exam to get a 5. Obviously the 5 validates the rigor of courseload, which, depending on the college, may or may not be more important than an SAT Subject Test. So congrats on that.
I would still, however, strive to submit 2 subject tests with higher scores.