Don't Submit AP Exam Scores?

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<p>Hi all, </p>

<p>I'm in the process of self-studying a few AP exams and I was wondering, in the even that I don't perform well on one, could I choose to submit the other exam scores to colleges like Harvard without any consequences? </p>

<p>I won't have AP classes on my transcript since my school doesn't offer them, so this is entirely independent of my high school transcript. I am just trying to figure out whether or not universities will have automatic access to all my scores (as they would with the SAT) or if I could choose to send specific ones and leave them with the impression I never took the exam I blundered on? </p>

<p>Thanks! (Sorry if this is a really silly question, my school isn't even remotely familiar with AP so I'm just figuring things out as I go along.)</p>

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<p>Harvard doesn’t have instructions for reporting AP scores, but Yale does: [Frequently</a> Asked Questions - Standardized Testing | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“Standardized Testing | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions”>Standardized Testing | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

<p>QUESTION: Must I submit an official report for Advanced Placement (AP) test results?
ANSWER: No. You may self-report AP scores in the spaces provided on the Common Application or on the Yale Supplement. Only students who ultimately enroll at Yale and choose to apply for acceleration credit will need to submit an official score report.</p>

<p>It’s the same for Harvard. That said, students are expected to be truthful when completing the Common Application, which includes the self-reporting of AP scores. If you just self-report the 5’s and don’t mention your 2’s or 3’s that you might also have, that would leave you open to the misrepresentation of credentials, which you don’t want to do!</p>

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<p>Unless a form says you must report all of your AP scores or none of them, I don’t see how reporting only your good scores is dishonest.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/573874-ap-test-scores-admission-faq.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/573874-ap-test-scores-admission-faq.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^^^ In addition to the above, please also see: [Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: Requirements](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/application_process/requirements.html]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/application_process/requirements.html)</p>

<p>Misrepresentation of Credentials</p>

<p>"Occasionally, a candidate for admission will make inaccurate statements or submit false material in connection with his or her application. In most cases, these misrepresentations are discovered during the admission process and the applicant is denied admission. If a misrepresentation is discovered after a candidate has been admitted, the offer of admission normally will be withdrawn.</p>

<p>If a misrepresentation is discovered after a student has registered, the offer of admission normally will be revoked and the student will be required to leave the College. If the discovery occurs after a degree has been awarded, the degree normally will be rescinded.</p>

<p>The determination that an application is inaccurate or contains misrepresentations rests solely with the Admissions Office and will be resolved outside the student disciplinary process."</p>

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<p>Not submitting low scores isn’t misrepresenting anything. Admissions counselors themselves have told me that it’d be better to leave off very low scores, as AP scores are self reported and optional for admission. Submitting a 4 or 5 and leaving out a 2 isn’t submitting false or inaccurate information it’s just opting to leave out optional components of the application, which is perfectly fine.</p>