<p>I got my test scores today and found that I got a 2 in macroeconomics and a 3 on microeconomics. Is this bad? I really thought it wad. I was crying so much. I'm a freshman and I'm going to be a sophomore this year. I got high Bs in the actual classes. I'm scared that these will hurt my dreams of going to an Ivy league. Any college students or high school students with advice?</p>
<p>They were my first AP exams. I think the pressure might have gone to my head that day. I was panicking the entire time.</p>
<p>First, stop being so worried…you’ll realize in a couple of years that you don’t need to get into an ivy to succeed. Second, APs don’t matter in acceptances. Especially if you want to go to a graduate school, your undergraduate school means very little as long as you still do well there.</p>
<p>Just don’t send those scores 
Don’t list them on your Common App. After you get accepted, then send your scores to the college you will be attending. It’s not like they’re going to kick you out because you didn’t pass 1 AP exam your freshman year…</p>
<p>As long as you don’t send your scores to the college until you’re accepted and don’t list them on your Common App, your chances of being accepted won’t be hurt. They might assume that you just didn’t take the exams if they see you took the classes, though.</p>
<p>You could also try retaking the exams next year! I know it’s unnecessary, but it’ll give you a sense of accomplishment :D</p>
<p>@LosingCrayon Say you got an A+ in the class, but I didn’t report the standardized scores. I’ve been hearing on here that colleges will assume grade inflation if you do this. </p>
<p>@humbugs I really don’t know 
I didn’t think about that, but it is a possibility. However, I’m sure they wouldn’t think of that as the only reason as to why scores weren’t sent. The OP got B’s in both classes, so I don’t think they would assume grade inflation in this particular case Even if you got an A+ in an AP and sent a score of 2, there’s still a chance they might assume grade inflation.</p>
<p>A lot of schools don’t care about AP scores at all and won’t even accept self reported… I didn’t report on the common app, but then again I sent official reports when I applied because I got a B- in Calc BC but a 5 on the exam (the class is super hard at my school). All the schools I applied to wanted official reports and not self reported</p>
<p>Thank you for the advice everyone. So this also applies to top universities? I’m aiming for a top college, with my asian parents and all, and it is also my goal. If anyone else reads this, I also have another question. Do my B’s factor into my GPA badly? This year I got all A’s in both semesters so do two AP B+'s have a negative effect on my GPA? I took both classes online so it’d be two extra classes. Btw @LosingCrayon I love your profile picture! XD</p>
<p>Your B’s factor into your gpa as well as your B+'s. I don’t understand why you are asking if they will factor into your gpa? Of course they will , any high school class, online class, dual enrollment class will all be factored into your cum GPA when you apply to colleges.</p>
<p>@GA2012MOM I apologize for the misunderstanding. I was asking that since I got all A’s this school year then two extra B+'s, would the two B+'s lower my GPA? I heard somewhere that AP B’s actually are as much as A’s so I’m unsure. I’m in IB if that says anything else. Could someone also explain what grade inflation is? I’m not familiar with it. I’m new here sorry XD.</p>
<p>I’m wondering why you jumped into two AP classes as a freshman when you were evidently not ready for this. I’m also concerned about the pressure your parents are putting on you (which I assume is related to my first concern) to get into a top school.</p>
<p>Some high schools weight grades in AP or honors classes. Often a B in an AP class would count as a 4.0 in a GPA calculation instead of a 3.0. That’s mostly for the purpose of determining class rank. But colleges don’t pay much attention to these weightings because different schools use different systems and some schools don’t weight at all. If you are getting high school credit for those classes, they will appear on your transcript and of course they will be included in your GPA. </p>
<p>Grade inflation refers to the fact that grades are getting higher and higher compared to what they used to be. A B+ in a class shouldn’t really correspond to what colleges consider to be a failing grade on the final (AP) exam.</p>
<p>Try not to let your parents ruin your high school years with excessive pressure and unrealistic expectations. Figure out what <em>you</em> want to do and work hard at it and don’t forget to enjoy those irreplaceable years of your life. There are many bitter posts on here of kids who say they “wasted” time in high school doing things they didn’t want to do and it still didn’t get them into the college of their parents’ dreams.</p>
<p>Thank you for the advice @mathyone. I’ll try to make my high school experience more enjoyable. I’m taking 3 AP’s I believe next year, as it’s part of the IB curriculum to take AP world and AP lit. The other one is AP music theory which I’m pretty worried about because it has the lowest passing rate. But with my experience of taking AP exams I think I’ll do a lot better this time.</p>
<p>If you took on line classes they probably won’t factor into your GPA at all. Most schools refuse to include the grades for classes not taken in their shcool.</p>
<p>If the school gives credit then I think it would be included in the GPA. At our school, it’s possible to take most of the AP classes online. That’s so that kids can still take the classes even if their school doesn’t offer it. </p>
<p>@lostaccount isn’t there like a weighted and unweighted GPA? Like different ones? I don’t understand the difference when it comes to those two types. I feel like it would count but I’m not so sure.</p>
<p>@parakeety Colleges don’t really care about weighted.</p>