<p>I'm wondering how much colleges take these into account. Because, in someways its a better way to see a student's qualifications thru AP than SAT or ACT. </p>
<p>How much do colleges weigh the AP exams in their admissions process?</p>
<p>They aren’t that important at all. If colleges see a string of 4s and 5s, then of course it’s going to help your application. But they aren’t really considered as an important part of admissions, unfortunately.</p>
<p>I believe colleges weigh your high school grades/ECs and especially your essays more than AP scores. </p>
<p>They still consider them, although they may look more closely at your application if you happen to have some AP scores of 1 or 2.</p>
<p>How about APs and SATII?</p>
<p>cause SATIIs are highschool level while APs are college level</p>
<p>Originally Posted by Mars2008:
"They still consider them, although they may look more closely at your application if you happen to have some AP scores of 1 or 2. "
However, if you assume that most applicants would not report such scores…?
Sorry, not trying to be contrary :)</p>
<p>However, if you assume that most applicants would not report such scores…?
Sorry, not trying to be contrary </p>
<p>what are you implying?</p>
<p>I was responding to Mars’ comment about the lower scores. I was under the assumption that a lot of applicants wouldn’t make an effort to report scores of 1 or 2.
Is it wise to do so? I really don’t know…</p>
<p>You can leave 40% of an AP test blank and get a 5. I doubt it would make a big factor in admissions.</p>
<p>Should I put score 4 in the application? 4 for a Asian is not impressive since all other Asians got 5’s. It may become a disadvantage.</p>
<p>BTW, I am in Oklahoma, not in California, so it’s not that bad. I guess admissions won’t compare me with California Asians.</p>
<p>As long as you don’t get a 1 /2 or multiple 3s, you’re FINE.</p>
<p>Yes. </p>
<p>Really.</p>
<p>They are, for the most part, useless. They only matter for college credit.</p>
<p>Amory: I was under the assumption that when you fill out the AP packet, you choose a college to send your scores too. Also, once you complete the registration before attending a college, don’t they also require you to send AP scores too? </p>
<p>My memory may be wrong… :P</p>
<p>If you take an AP course it will be shown in the transcript. You basically have to send them cause if you don’t colleges will be like why the hell did he take an AP and not take the AP exam or maybe he did take it but he sucked at it.</p>
<p>No colleges require AP scores. If you want to self report them on your application, you are welcome to do so. After you enroll in a college you can submit them if you want for credit in some classes. Every school has different policies regarding how much, if any, credit you can get for AP classes. They have very little impact on admission to most schools.</p>
<p>Whew, this is a good thing to know, thanks. XD</p>
<p>I think whether or not you’re taking AP classes (if your school offers them), and how you’re doing in those classes matter more than the AP score.</p>
<p>Important enough that you should do well on them. I hardly think they are “useless.” Let’s put it this way: if you have a 1 or 2 (or even a 3) on an AP test but an A in the class, that screams grade inflation and will hurt the way your transcript is viewed. </p>
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<p>I guess the fact that they are college level exams is entirely besides the point.</p>
<p>Still I think colleges would be skeptical and confused if it shows you took an AP course but didn’t report the score. It would be pretty obvious for them that you had to have done bad on the exam not to submit them.</p>
<p>In my school, we are required to take AP exams if we take the course.</p>
<p>Taking the class and not submitting the exam grade (or not taking the exam period) is probably even worse than getting a 1 or 2 on it.</p>
<p>thats what i thought, cause it totally destroys the point of taking an AP course.</p>