How does a 4 look on college applications?

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<p>I'm looking at the top tier Ivies.</p>

<p>How would two 4s and a 5 look on a college application?</p>

<p>4s on Physics B and English Lang
5 on Calc AB</p>

<p>Thanks (:</p>

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<p>AP exams aren’t really meant to be used as tools for measuring achievement, so colleges usually don’t look too deeply into AP scores. A 5 is obviously better, but a 4 isn’t really going to hurt you very much.</p>

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<p>Perfectly fine.</p>

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<p>thanks (:</p>

<p>But is the difference between a 4 and a 5 large in terms of HYPSM applications? D:</p>

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<p>Large? Most likely not.
Are they considered? Most likely, though minimally.</p>

<p>You will probably NOT get rejected simply because you got a 4.</p>

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<p>The scores are used more as a measure for giving college credit, so a 4 is not going to get you rejected from a college.</p>

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<p>I just looked it up, actually. A 4 will actually give you acceleration credit for certain classes at Yale.</p>

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<p>Look at it this way: your AP scores are self-reported on college applications. The fact that even HYPSM are going off of self-reported AP scores underscores the fact that they’re not considered very heavily in the admissions process.</p>

<p>So, a 4 versus a 5 will have minimal effect (if any).</p>