Getting Credit for lower AP scores

<p>Is it possible to get credit for, say, a 4 at a university where you need a 5 if you can present a case that you were having a bad day, etc?</p>

<p>Like if I get a 4 on APUSH, and need a 5 for credit, would a college pay attention if I took out an 800 SAT II history, show how I did better on older exams, was a borderline 4/5, etc?</p>

<p>i dont think so. however, there are unis that will give credit for a four, and sometimes even a three, depending on the course u took the ap in and the courses available at that college</p>

<p>[for ex. a three might get you out of a really basic course, but a five might get u into a higher level class…]</p>

<p>I think that you could probably make a case to the person in the history department who checks requirements. You can try to test out of it, with one of their tests, or something like that.</p>

<p>Where I’m going they will except 3s for somethings, 4s for other, and only 5s for other classes, like bumble said, but I’m sure if you can demonstrate your knowledge they may give you credit for it.</p>

<p>Haha yeah.</p>

<p>I mean, I was wondering if they would give it a second look if you were borderline.</p>

<p>I understand how a 3 wont get you the equivalent of a 5, but should a 4 that is sooooo close to a 5 keep you out if you can make a case?</p>

<p>How do you know if it’s a high 4 or not?</p>

<p>Aren’t they starting to send the score breakdowns to teachers now?</p>

<p>i dont know… we are going to get them online this year though =D</p>

<p>No we aren’t. [AP</a> scores - Online Scores for Schools and Districts](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ap/scores/reporting/online-score-reporting]AP”>AP Score Reports – AP Central | College Board)</p>

<p>Only schools/districts and the teachers will have online access. Students will still receive them by mail. It may change in the future to where students receive them online too, but for now, such is not the case.</p>

<p>=O well. that stinks. i was looking forward to getting it online =[ </p>

<p>welll… there’s something special about ripping open that envelope ;D</p>