<p>I don't think i can get 3 for AP euro.
I got an A for school class GPA, but
the class is damn easy that the teacher
didn't teach us anything for whole year.
I'm cramming my studies with REA,
but i dont see a hope of getting a 3.</p>
<p>How bad would i look if i got less than 3?
(in our school we just don't write the score
if we got 1 or 2, which could also mean
"I didnt take the exam")</p>
<p>how bad would i look?</p>
<p>What colleges are you looking at? For UCs, AP scores can only help you and not hurt your chances. I got a 2 on the AP Euro exam and I still got into Berkeley EECS (A very competitive major). Unless you plan on majoring in a field that is related to European History, I wouldn't sweat it that much.</p>
<p>European is totally not related to my major. I'm planning
to go to an engineering school.
And i'm probably looking for colleges that are as tough as
UC berkley in the east.
Ah man, this is so distressful.</p>
<p>any other opinions?</p>
<p>bump bump more opinons plz</p>
<p>Just don't send the scores.
You only need to send scores to earn the credit just prior to registering for freshman classes.
Admissions only wants to see APs in view of a challenging courseload.</p>
<p>I think it takes alot to not get a three. If you try to study, study, study for a few days before the exam, knowing you've gone through most of the material, you might even get higher than a three. Just study your butt off.</p>
<p>I know someone that just read the study guide book for AP comparative a short while before the test and got a 5. But you do have to make sure you know most of it.</p>
<p>Would it look negative on my apps to tough schools??
at least i got A's in the school course...</p>
<p>Don't sweat it, AP Exams are there to help you out not to make you look bad!</p>
<p>If you get an A but fail the AP exam they doubt the accuracy of your GPA (as in, they start thinking your school is too easy and that your grades should be lower) and that is a very bad thing to have.</p>
<p>Get at least a 4. A 3 might be tolerable, but any lower, say if you apply to Yale, is a bad sign.</p>
<p>Don't stress out too much though. You should be able to pull off a 4 with cramming. For USH, I felt like mush on the day and pretty much crammed it and I got a 4. So just study study study. You might even get a 5 :)</p>
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<p>dont report your scores to the colleges or something?</p>
<p>i'm definately not going to report if i get <3
but my question is would it affect my app much.</p>
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<p>Dude, forum etiquette holds not bumping your thread multiple times everyday (especially when you barely wait an hour or so before bumping your thread again). Bump once a day if you feel the need to bump your thread often, but your thread is no more important than other people's threads.</p>
<p>To the OP:</p>
<p>It really depends on the school that you're applying to.</p>
<p>Some of the more competitive colleges want to see the high results (even if they don't take them for credit) as validation of your GPA, as another poster alluded to.</p>
<p>Other schools merely want to see that you're taking high-level coursework, in which case, it really shouldn't matter one way or the other what your scores are.</p>
<p>The best way to find out the answer to your question is to determine which colleges that you may want to go to, and ask them. Some websites may offer answers to these questions as well.</p>
<p>What do the admissions people think if you get a C on your report card and 4 or 5 on the AP test?</p>
<p>What do the admissions people think if you get a C on your report card and 4 or 5 on the AP test?</p>
<p>I guess that you weren't working in the class... I know someone who did that. Or that your class is too hard? but most likely that you weren't working up to potential.</p>
<p>I think admissions people know that not all teachers are equally competent. It would be a concern if all of your scores were low compared to your class grades, but if your other stats are in line for the schools you are interested in, you should be ok. Even with a good teacher, you could find yourself with an A in a class but a low score on a test like the AP or SAT II. Especially in a class like history, I think it is very possible to have a rigorous course that just does not line up with the AP curriculum well enough or that did not cover enough material. When I was in high school, I had a fantastic history teacher, but when we did American history we barely made it to the 1900s. We had a great time studying the Constitution, however.</p>